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==Career==
==Career==
Born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], Sams has authored short stories, essays, and poems for both regional and national periodicals. His plays have been produced throughout Northern California. In 2004, a production of his play ''Love on the Loathsome Stage'' was shown at the Mountain Community Theater in Santa Cruz County.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.17.99/art&about-9907.html | author=Pratt, Rob | title=Critical 'Stage' | work=Santa Cruz Metro | date=June 16–23, 2004 | accessdate=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
Born in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]], Sams has authored short stories, essays, and poems for both regional and national periodicals. His plays have been produced throughout Northern California.


In 2004, his play ''Love on the Loathsome Stage'' was produced at Mountain Community Theater in Santa Cruz County.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.17.99/art&about-9907.html | author=Pratt, Rob | title=Critical 'Stage' | work=Santa Cruz Metro | date=June 16–23, 2004 | accessdate=October 3, 2012}}</ref>
In 2012, his first novella, "Wicked Hill," was published by Main Street Rag Publishing Company.<ref>[http://www.mainstreetrag.com/ESams.html Main Street Rag Author’s Page]</ref>


In 2012, his first novella, "Wicked Hill," was published by Main Street Rag Publishing Company.<ref>[http://www.mainstreetrag.com/ESams.html Main Street Rag Author’s Page]</ref> In 2018, his short story "Among the Fairies" was published in the 2018 anthology [https://www.amazon.com/Santa-Cruz-Weird-Nancy-Jarvis/dp/0997366745/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1540310078&sr=8-1 ''Santa Cruz Weird'']. Also in 2018, his play "The Circle Rules" was produced at [[The Players Theatre]] in New York City as part of its [https://shortplaynyc.com/ Short Play Festival].
Sams and his wife, Sally, are founders of Yellow Tulip Press, which publishes what it calls "curious [[chapbook]]s and hysterical histories."<ref>[http://www.curiouschapbooks.com Yellow Tulip Press Curious Chapbooks]</ref>

Sams and his wife, Sally, are founders of [http://www.curiouschapbooks.com Yellow Tulip Press], which publishes what it calls "curious [[chapbook]]s and hysterical histories."<ref>[http://www.curiouschapbooks.com Yellow Tulip Press Curious Chapbooks]</ref>


Regarded as an expert on [[Lizzie Borden]] and the [[Lizzie Borden#Murders|Fall River Murders]], Sams was the guest speaker at [[New York City Opera|New York City Opera's]] premiere of the opera "[[Lizzie Borden (opera)|Lizzie Borden]]."<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.17.99/art&about-9907.html]</ref>
Regarded as an expert on [[Lizzie Borden]] and the [[Lizzie Borden#Murders|Fall River Murders]], Sams was the guest speaker at [[New York City Opera|New York City Opera's]] premiere of the opera "[[Lizzie Borden (opera)|Lizzie Borden]]."<ref>[http://www.metroactive.com/papers/cruz/02.17.99/art&about-9907.html]</ref>

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Ed Sams is an American author and educator.

Career

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, Sams has authored short stories, essays, and poems for both regional and national periodicals. His plays have been produced throughout Northern California.

In 2004, his play Love on the Loathsome Stage was produced at Mountain Community Theater in Santa Cruz County.[1]

In 2012, his first novella, "Wicked Hill," was published by Main Street Rag Publishing Company.[2] In 2018, his short story "Among the Fairies" was published in the 2018 anthology Santa Cruz Weird. Also in 2018, his play "The Circle Rules" was produced at The Players Theatre in New York City as part of its Short Play Festival.

Sams and his wife, Sally, are founders of Yellow Tulip Press, which publishes what it calls "curious chapbooks and hysterical histories."[3]

Regarded as an expert on Lizzie Borden and the Fall River Murders, Sams was the guest speaker at New York City Opera's premiere of the opera "Lizzie Borden."[4]

He teaches in the Department of English and Comparative Literature at San Jose State University in San Jose, California.[5]

References

  1. ^ Pratt, Rob (June 16–23, 2004). "Critical 'Stage'". Santa Cruz Metro. Retrieved October 3, 2012.
  2. ^ Main Street Rag Author’s Page
  3. ^ Yellow Tulip Press Curious Chapbooks
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ San Jose State University Faculty