Imaginative Fiction: SF/F/H and Beyond: A workshop/class
with John Shirley (10 weeks)
Author of more than 30 novels and numerous short stories, the original
cyberpunk, first writer of The Crow, Bram Stoker and IHG award-winning
John Shirley opens his mind and offers his guidance to writers. A freeform class
geared to those who gather for it.
Recommended text: Reading Like a Writer: A Guide for People Who Love Books
and for Those Who Want to Write Them by Francine Prose
John Shirley's novels include Demons,
Crawlers, Wetbones, and In Darkness Waiting. His novel
City Come-A-Walkin' and the A Song Called Youth trilogy --
Eclipse, Eclipse Corona, and Eclipse Penumbra are
considered landmarks of cyberpunk science fiction. His short stories have been
collected in seven collections. He is the recipient of the Bram Stoker Award and
the International Horror Guild Award for his collection Black Butterflies
(Mark V. Ziesing). Shirley's fronted punk bands and written lyrics for his own
music, as well as for Blue Oyster Cult and other bands. A principal screenwriter
for The Crow, Shirley also writes for television and film. The URL for the
official John Shirley Web site is http://www.john-shirley.com.
One of our best and most singular writers. A powerhouse of ideas and imagery. -- William Gibson
John Shirley achieves things that other writers wouldn't dare attempt. Brilliant. The true quill. -- Bruce Sterling
John Shirley is an adventurer, returning from dark and troubled regions with visionary tales to tell. I heartily recommend a journey with John Shirley at your side. -- Clive Barker
John Shirley never fails to produce work that is both relentlessly readable and truthful. His vivid, clear writing tells real stories. -- Pat Cadigan
With his electric intensity, elegant prose, and eye for details both sleazy and tender, Shirley is one of the most original voices in fiction today. -- Poppy Z. Brite
A postmodern Edgar Allan Poe. -- Larry McCaffrey
John Shirley's prophet-in-the-cyberwilderness voice deserves high billing among the best. -- Roger Zelazny
Shirley is a literary juggernaut, full of humor and relentless energy. -- Lewis Shiner
Barely street-legal, Shirley's Bosch-like visions mark him out as perhaps the closest thing contemporary American fantasy has to a genuine "outsider artist. -- William Gibson
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