| BRUCE BOSTON Speculative Fiction & Poetry |
Biographical Note
I was born of Catholic and Jewish heritage in Chicago in
1943, and grew up in Southern California in an era of rock
and roll, the Cold War, and the Space Race. From
1961-2001, I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, attending
and graduating from the University of California,
Berkeley, while active in the psychedelia and political
protests of the 1960s.
I've worked in a variety of occupations, including
computer programmer, college professor, technical writer,
book designer, movie projectionist, gardener, and
furniture mover. I now live in Ocala, Florida, once known
as The City of Trees, with my wife, writer-artist Marge
Simon and the ghosts of two cats.
My poetry and fiction have appeared in hundreds of
publications, including Asimov's SF, Analog, Amazing
Stories, Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales,
The Pedestal Magazine, The Twilight Zone Magazine, Daily
Science Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, and the
Nebula Awards Showcase. My poetry has received the
Bram Stoker Award, the Asimov's Readers' Award, and
the Rhysling Award of the SFPA, each a record number of
times. I also received the first Grandmaster Award of the
SFPA. My fiction has received a Pushcart Prize and twice
been a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (novel, short
story).
My writing stretches from humor to surrealism, with
many stops along the way for science fiction, fantasy,
horror, and noir. I've published 58 books and chapbooks,
including the dystopian sf novel The Guardener's Tale and
the psychedelic bildungsroman Stained Glass Rain. My
best short stories are collected in Masque of Dreams, my
best shorter poetry in Brief Encounters with My Third Eye
and my best long poetry in Dark Roads. Personal favorites
include Sacrificial Nights, a poetry novella written in
collaboration with Alessandro Manzetti, and the poetry
collection Surrealities.
For my thoughts on speculative poetry and writing, see
John Amen's interview with me at The Pedestal Magazine
and JoSelle Vanderhooft's interview with me at Strange
Horizons. For a comprehensive essay on my poets see Gary
William Crawford's "Song of the Dark, Songs of the Stars"
I was born of Catholic and Jewish heritage in Chicago in
1943, and grew up in Southern California in an era of rock
and roll, the Cold War, and the Space Race. From
1961-2001, I lived in the San Francisco Bay Area, attending
and graduating from the University of California,
Berkeley, while active in the psychedelia and political
protests of the 1960s.
I've worked in a variety of occupations, including
computer programmer, college professor, technical writer,
book designer, movie projectionist, gardener, and
furniture mover. I now live in Ocala, Florida, once known
as The City of Trees, with my wife, writer-artist Marge
Simon and the ghosts of two cats.
My poetry and fiction have appeared in hundreds of
publications, including Asimov's SF, Analog, Amazing
Stories, Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, Weird Tales,
The Pedestal Magazine, The Twilight Zone Magazine, Daily
Science Fiction, Year's Best Fantasy & Horror, and the
Nebula Awards Showcase. My poetry has received the
Bram Stoker Award, the Asimov's Readers' Award, and
the Rhysling Award of the SFPA, each a record number of
times. I also received the first Grandmaster Award of the
SFPA. My fiction has received a Pushcart Prize and twice
been a finalist for the Bram Stoker Award (novel, short
story).
My writing stretches from humor to surrealism, with
many stops along the way for science fiction, fantasy,
horror, and noir. I've published 58 books and chapbooks,
including the dystopian sf novel The Guardener's Tale and
the psychedelic bildungsroman Stained Glass Rain. My
best short stories are collected in Masque of Dreams, my
best shorter poetry in Brief Encounters with My Third Eye
and my best long poetry in Dark Roads. Personal favorites
include Sacrificial Nights, a poetry novella written in
collaboration with Alessandro Manzetti, and the poetry
collection Surrealities.
For my thoughts on speculative poetry and writing, see
John Amen's interview with me at The Pedestal Magazine
and JoSelle Vanderhooft's interview with me at Strange
Horizons. For a comprehensive essay on my poets see Gary
William Crawford's "Song of the Dark, Songs of the Stars"
| New & Recent My dystopian novel The Guardener's Tale, a Bram Stoker Award finalist, is at last available in a Kindle edition on Amazon. The eBook of Visions of the Mutant Rain Forest is on sale for $1.50 (over 60% off) at the Crystal Lake Bookstore until the end of the month. 2 novelettes, 6 stories, 39 poems For most recent news and free poems, follow me on Facebook. BRIEF ENCOUNTERS WITH MY THIRD EYE: Selected Short Poems 1975-2016 Now available on Amazon. 100 of my best short poems, including 15 award-winners Watch the trailer for SACRIFICIAL NIGHTS at YouTube. My 2003 Bram Stoker Award collection Pitchblende is at last available as an ebook. Five Mutant Rain Forest poems up at the Freezine of SF & F. A collaborative collection with fellow Bram Stoker Award winner Alessandro Manzetti. Sacrificial Nights is a poetry novella that blends the genres of horror, surrealism, crime, and noir. Set in a large America city, it follows the lives of some of those who inhabit its late-night streets: prostitutes, pimps, a thief, an arsonist, a police detective, a psychotic killer, and more. The text is richly complemented by Ben Baldwin’s striking illustrations. Available at Amazon. Trade Paper Edition eBook Edition |
