Marshall Moore
| Marshall Moore | |
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| Born | 29 June 1970 North Carolina |
| Occupation | Writer, Editor |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1990s-present |
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Marshall Moore (born in June 1970), in Havelock, North Carolina, is an American author living in Hong Kong. He attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) and went on to obtain a BA in psychology from East Carolina University and an MA in applied linguistics from the University of New England. He has also studied at Gallaudet University. He has lived in Washington DC, Oakland, Portland, Seattle, and Seoul. Fluent in American Sign Language, he worked for many years as an interpreter before moving abroad.
As of February 2012, four of his books have been published:
- The Concrete Sky (Haworth Press, 2003), a novel;
- Black Shapes in a Darkened Room (Suspect Thoughts Press, 2004), a short fiction collection;
- An Ideal for Living (Lethe Press, 2010), a novel;
- The Infernal Republic (Signal 8 Press, 2012), a short fiction collection.
In addition to these books, Moore has published dozens of short stories, book reviews, and essays. His short fiction has appeared in various anthologies and in such literary journals as Asia Literary Review, Word Riot, Thieves Jargon, Space & Time, and The Barcelona Review.
His short story "The Infinite Monkey Theorem" was a runner-up in the 2006 StorySouth Million Writers Award, taking third place. Another short story, "The Right Way to Eat a Bagel," has been adapted into a short film.
His work has been translated into Greek and Italian. In 2011, Signal 8 Press released an Amazon Kindle-only e-chapbook titled Il look del diavolo containing Moore's Italian-language translated short stories.
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