Paul G. Bens Jr.
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Paul G. Bens Jr. | |
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) Fort Mitchell, Kentucky, U.S. |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Covington Latin School Thomas More College |
Paul G. Bens Jr. (born 1964) is an American writer and former independent film and television casting director.[1][2]
Early life and education
Bens was born in 1964, in
Career
Bens' early career was a casting assistant on low-budget feature films such as
An
Although Bens' fiction tends to examine the darker side of man, he has also contributed to the gay erotica / gay romance genres with his Hawaiiana-based novella Mahape a ale Wala'au[13] and short story Me Ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou.[14] His first novel Kelland[15] was published by Casperian Books on September 1, 2009,[16] and has drawn largely favorable reviews[17] with the author's style being compared to Stephen King,[18] Michael Cunningham[19] and the better films of M. Night Shyamalan.[20]
Bibliography
- 1997: Next! An Actor's Guide to Auditioning (non-fiction, co-author)
- 2001: For the Love of God (short story)
- 2001: First Kiss (short story)
- 2002: Dwellings (short story)
- 2004: Toe Tag (short story)
- 2005: The Other White Meat (short story)
- 2006: The Perfect Date (short story)
- 2006: The Fifties (short story)
- 2006: Kama (short story)
- 2006: You're Gonna Love This (flash fiction)
- 2006: Dehiscent (flash fiction)
- 2007: That Lovely Land of Might-Have-Been (short story)
- 2007: Inside Out (flash fiction)
- 2008: Mahape a ale Wala'au (erotic novelette)
- 2009: Me Ka Hau'oli Makahiki Hou (short story)
- 2009: Kelland: A Novel
- 2010: The Beheld (short story)
- 2010: Ka Heleui Hope (short story)
- 2010: Talk Story: Three Tales of Hawai'i (collection)
- 2010: The Fear of Gay Men: A Roundtable Discussion on the New Queer Horror (non-fiction)
- 2012: If You Love Me (short story) in the anthology The Devil's Coattails: More Dispatches from the Dark Frontier edited by Jason V Brock
- 2012: [Namel3ss] Magazine (contributor)
- 2012: Dark Side of the Moon: The Quiet Horror of Space: 1999 (non-fiction, [Namel3ss] Magazine)
- 2016: Discoveries: Best of Horror and Dark Fantasy, (anthology reprint of The Beheld), Dark Regions Press
- 2016: "Da Manapua Man" (short story)
Awards
Black Quill Award 2010: Best Small Press Chill (Editors' Choice)[21] for the novel Kelland
References
- ^ McCroy, Winnie (August 20, 2009). "Edge Magazine interview". Edgeboston.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Small Press Reviews interview". Smallpressreviews.wordpress.com. August 24, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ a b IMdb
- ^ Scribe, Dark (December 2, 2009). "Dark Scribe Magazine interview". Darkscribemagazine.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "The First Garrett Wang Website". Osprey.net. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ISBN 0943728711.
- ^ "Bull Market Entertainment". Bullmarketent.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Cemetery Dance Magazine". Cemeterydance.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Velvet Mafia: Dangerous Queer Fiction Archived May 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Outsider Ink Archived January 7, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Agranoff, David (July 15, 2010). "Postcards from a Dying World". Davidagranoff.blogspot.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Scribe, Dark. "Dark Scribe Magazine". Dark Scribe Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Uniquely Pleasurable". Unique.logophilos.net. February 17, 2008. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "The Daily Horse Review". Ttthomas.wordpress.com. January 2, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Who is Kelland?". Whoiskelland.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Casperian Books". Casperian Books. August 24, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Who is Kelland". Who is Kelland. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Dark Discoveries Magazine review". Darkdiscoveriesreviews.wordpress.com. October 2, 2009. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Scribe, Dark (November 26, 2009). "Dark Scribe Magazine review". Darkscribemagazine.com. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ "Uniquely Pleasurable review". Unique.logophilos.net. September 1, 2009. Archived from the original on February 24, 2012. Retrieved January 12, 2012.
- ^ Scribe, Dark (February 7, 2010). "Dark Scribe Magazine". Dark Scribe Magazine. Retrieved January 12, 2012.