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Gregory Norman Bossert

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Gregory Norman Bossert
Born (1962-01-09) January 9, 1962 (age 62)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationWriter, Filmmaker
Period1981–present
GenreSpeculative fiction, science fiction, fantasy (genre), horror fiction
Website
www.gregorynormanbossert.com

Gregory Norman Bossert (born January 9, 1962) is an American writer and filmmaker. He has won the World Fantasy Award and is a finalist for the Sturgeon Award. He lives in Marin County, California, and works at Industrial Light & Magic.[1]

Writing

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Bossert's first sale was to Asimov's Science Fiction in 2009.[2] He attended the Clarion Workshop in 2010.[3] His story "The Telling" from Beneath Ceaseless Skies #109, November 2012, won the World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story, and his story "Bloom" from Asimov's Science Fiction, December 2013, is a finalist for the 2014 Theodore Sturgeon Award. Both stories also appeared on Locus Online yearly recommended reading lists.[4][5]

Film

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Bossert works in the feature film industry.[6] He also creates short animated films, including the One Minute Weird Tales series for Weird Tales,[7] and promotional videos for Abrams Books[8] and Cheeky Frawg Books.[9]

Awards

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Bibliography

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Short fiction

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Chapbooks

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Stories[a]
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
The Union of Soil and Sky 2010 "The Union of Soil and Sky". Asimov's Science Fiction. 134 (4&5). April–May 2010. Novella
The Telling 2012 "The Telling". Beneath Ceaseless Skies. 109. November 2012. Winner, World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction, 2013
Lost Wax 2013 "Lost Wax". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (8): 56–70. August 2013. Novelette
Bloom 2013 "Bloom". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (12): 57–69. December 2013. Finalist, Theodore Sturgeon Award, 2014
Twelve and Tag 2015 "Twelve and Tag". Asimov's Science Fiction. 39 (3): 46–60. March 2015. Novelette

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Notes
  1. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.

Notes

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  1. ^ "Schlock Talks | Greg Bossert". Schlock Magazine. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  2. ^ "Gregory Norman Bossert Author Interview". Unlikely Story. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  3. ^ "Clarion at UC San Diego Graduates and Instructors". Archived from the original on 27 April 2008. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  4. ^ "Locus Online: 2012 Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. February 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  5. ^ "Locus Online: 2013 Recommended Reading List". Locus Online. February 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  6. ^ Gregory Bossert at IMDb
  7. ^ "Weird Tales #356, Uncanny Beauty–Now Out! (And the Future!)". Ecstatic Days. 16 October 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  8. ^ Doctorow, Cory (16 October 2010). "Trailer for Wonderbook: an illustrated guide to creative imaginative fiction". Boing Boing. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  9. ^ "ODD?! Odd Anthology, Odd Video, Odd Subscriptions". 11 October 2011. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
  10. ^ "Sfadb: World Fantasy Awards 2013". Locus. Archived from the original on 2014-04-03. Retrieved 2013-09-17.
  11. ^ "Sfadb: Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2014". Locus. Retrieved 2014-05-11.
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