Edward McKeownI have enjoyed a life-long love affair with science fiction. I seek to write believable people in extraordinary situations, balancing romance, humor, adventure and reasonable extrapolations of science in stories that I believe people will want to return to again and again. Whether its in the short stories of my "Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess series" or in the the novel "Was Once A Hero" an updating of the classic "Planet" tale, in which a crew of unlikely companions find themselves facing unknown dangers while exploring an alien world, my intent is to give the reader the sort of page turning, involving adventure that Andre Norton wrote and leaven it with the emotional complexity and ambiguity that CJ Cherryh brings to the field. While the experiences of the SF universe are out of reach of those unable to pay for a Russian rocket ride, I use experiences from my background to try for an underlying verity in my characters. I've parachuted, flown in gliders, hang gliders and strapped to the floor of military helicopters. I've been rated as an expert shot and carry a black belt in the martial arts. I've been paralyzed by fear, exhilarated by love and walked into fights, both literal and metaphorical, that I knew I could not win. I have the great good fortune to be married to the talented artist Schelly Keefer. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- For novel length work I am represented by the Swetky Literary Agency. Magazine length material I handle directly. Alternate web site: http://www.sfreader.com/authors/edward-mcKeown/ Publications Fiction Astounding Magazine had accepted "Graduation Day" for publication in 2005. Futures Mystery Anthology Magazine has accepted "Al Clone Capone" (a "Lair" series story) for publication in their first quarter 2005 edition. Goremet Quisine, edited by Nancy Jackson, has accepted "Bone to Pick" (a "Lair" series story) for publication in late 2005. Charlotte Writers Club Annual Award Anthology contains the award winning "Work in Progress." Published Nov. 2004. Meisha Merlin, Sept 2003: "Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess." Appeared in: Lowport edited by Sharon Lee and Steve Miller. Clocktower Books, Sept 2003: "Geeks from the Stratosphere" available for sale on Fictionwise. Clocktower Books, July 2003: "Into the Robot Harem" available for sale on Fictionwise. Fantasy Readers, April, 2003: "Bloodsucking Gourmets from Outer Space." Planet Magazine, Dec 2002: "People?" Bloodlust Magazine, United Kingdom, May 2002: "Blood-sucking Gourmets from Outer Space." This is the third story in the "Lair" series. Planet Magazine, June 2002: "New York Minute." Planet Magazine, Dec 2001: "Open Twenty-Four Hours." Millennium Magazine, Nov 2000: "Everyone Thinks He's Human." Captains Log #9: "Ghostlight-One" Non Fiction Charlotte Writers Club Annual Award Anthology 2005 will contain the award winning "Zoltan Szabo Remembered—A life in Art." Watercolor Magazine: Fall 2003 issue, "The Light in the Darkness". Pastel Journal: Nov 2002 issue, "The Art Techniques of Schelly Keefer" nonfiction. Independence Blvd: "A Quick Medium: A biography of the Artist Zoltan Szabo" Jan, 2000. Awards 2004 Editor's Choice Award for Graduation Day Volume 1 Issue 3 December 1, 2004 2004 Charlotte Writers Club, Third place "Zoltan Szabo, A life in Art" Nonfiction 2003 Charlotte Writers Club Honorable Mention, "Work in Progress" 2003 Finalist in the North Carolina Elizabeth Simpson Literary contest, "Dimensions" 2003 Fantasy Readers Hall of Fame, "Bloodsucking Gourmets from Outer Space" 2003 Charlotte Writers Club, Honorable Mention for "The People" 2002 Writer's Digest Short Story Contest Honorable Mention for "Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess." 2001 Finalist in the North Carolina Elizabeth Simpson Literary contest for "Lair of the Lesbian Love Goddess." 2000 First prize in the Canadian X the Unknown contest for "New York Minute" 2000 Runner up in the same: "Open Twenty-Four Hours." Articles About Ed 2002 Charlotte Observer People Section "Artist and writer couple succeed." |
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