From "About the Authors" in Logan's Run:

WILLIAM F. NOLAN is the author of thirty books, half of which are the science fiction genre.  He also writes mysteries, and was twice awarded the Edgar Allan Poe Special Award from the Mystery Writers of America.  His work has appeared in over a hundred publications, ranging from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction to Playboy, and he has also been a book and magazine editor.  Mr. Nolan has written several television movies, including The Norliss Tapes, Trilogy of Terror and Melvin Purvis, G-Man, and his screenplays include Burnt Offerings and The Legend of Machine-Gun Kelly.  One of his television films recently won the Golden Medallion, presented at the Fourth International Festival of Science Fiction and Fantasy Films in Paris.  His work has been widely translated and selected for numerous "best" anthologies.  In addition, Mr. Nolan was recently awarded an honorary doctorate for his lifelong contributions to the field of science fiction by the American River College in Sacramento, California.  He lives with his wife, Kam, in Woodland Hills, California.