Lewis Shiner
Lewis Shiner | |
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Born | Eugene, Oregon, U.S. | December 30, 1950
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Southern Methodist University |
Occupation | Writer |
Lewis Shiner (born December 30, 1950, in Eugene, Oregon) is an American writer.
Shiner began his career as a
magical realism and fantasy elements. He was formerly a resident of Texas (and a member of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop), and now lives in North Carolina
.
Life and career
Shiner graduated from Southern Methodist University in 1973.[1]
Several of his novels have
anarchist culture. Perhaps because novels with music as a major theme are not generally considered mainstream genre material, his work has frequently been overlooked.[citation needed
]
He is a contributing author to the
Wild Cards, notably creating that universe's most powerful character, the tantric sex magic wielding pimp, Fortunato
.
In July 2007 Shiner created the web site Fiction Liberation Front (FLF) as a venue for his short stories. The stories are released under the Creative Commons license and are available in HTML and PDF formats.[2]
Since 2006, Shiner has been a card-carrying member of the Industrial Workers of the World.[3]
On July 22, 2007, The News & Observer began publishing a weekly column by Shiner, titled "Graphic Scenes", about comics.[4]
Bibliography
Novels
- Frontera. Riverdale, NY, US: Baen, 1984 (paper). ISBN 0-671-55899-4
- Deserted Cities of the Heart. New York, NY, US: Doubleday, 1988. ISBN 0-385-24637-4
- Slam. New York, NY, US: Doubleday, 1990. ISBN 0-385-26683-9
- Glimpses. New York, NY, US: William Morrow & Co., 1993.
- Say Goodbye. New York, NY, US: St Martin's, 1999. ISBN 0-312-24110-0
- Black & White. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2008. ISBN 978-1-59606-171-2
- Dark Tangos. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2011. ISBN 978-1-59606-396-9
- Outside the Gates of Eden. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2019. ISBN 978-1-59606-900-8
Collections
- Nine Hard Questions about the Nature of the Universe. Eugene, OR, US: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. No ISBN (Author's Choice Monthly #4)
- The Edges of Things. Baltimore, WA, US: Washington Science Fiction Association, 1991. ISBN 0-9621725-2-9
- Twilight Time. Eugene, OR, US: Pulphouse Publishing, 1991. No ISBN
- Private Eye Action As You Like It with ISBN 1-892300-02-8
- Love in Vain. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2001. ISBN 1-931081-14-X
- Shades of Gray (chapbook available with the signed, numbered limited edition of Black and White). Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2008.
- Love in Vain (Australian edition, includes previously uncollected novellas "Perfidia" and "Primes"). Greenwood, WA, Australia: ISBN 978-0-9803531-0-5
- Collected Stories. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2009. ISBN 978-1-59606-252-8
- Widows & Orphans (chapbook available with the signed, numbered limited edition of Collected Stories). Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2009.
- Heroes and Villains. Burton, MI, US: Subterranean Press, 2017. ISBN 978-1-59606-840-7
Wild Cards
- Wild Cards I: Wild Cards- contains the short stories "The Long Dark Night of Fortunato" and "Epilogue: Third Generation" written by Shiner in 1986
- Wild Cards II: Aces High- contains the short story "Pennies from Hell" written by Shiner in 1987
- Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild- contains segments of the character "Fortunato" written by Shiner in 1987
- Wild Cards IV: Aces Abroad- contains the short story "Zero Hour" written by Shiner in 1988
Editor
- Modern Stories #1 (April, 1983): A self-published fanzine featuring original fiction by William Gibson, Howard Waldrop, and Joe R. Lansdale, among others.
- When The Music's Over (World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology)
Comics
- Jose Marzan Jr. (DC ComicsFebruary 1990 - September 1990)
- "Scales" Art by Carlos Kastro (adaptation of the short story of the same name) in Omnibus: Modern Perversity (Blackbird Comics January 1992)
- The Hacker Files Art by Tom Sutton (DC Comics August 1992 - July 1993)
- "Steam Engine Time" Art by Doug Potter (adaptation of the short story of the same name) in Wild West Show (Mojo Press 1996)
References
- ^ "Marshall Terry: 50 Years of Vision". Archived from the original on 2012-03-08. Retrieved 2012-06-15.
- ^ "Fiction Liberation Front--Manifesto". Archived from the original on 2007-07-15. Retrieved 2007-07-12.
- ^ "Industrial Worker - Issue #1742, January/February 2012 | PDF | Industrial Workers of the World | Unemployment".
- ^ Shiner, Lewis (July 22, 2007). "Graphic Scenes". The News & Observer. pp. 4G.[dead link]
- ^ World Fantasy Convention. "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 4 Feb 2011.