Blair Mastbaum
Encyclopedia
Blair Mastbaum is an American
writer
and a former model who lives in Portland
, Oregon
.
official competition film, Ellie Parker
, directed by Scott Coffey
.
, 2004's Clay's Way
, won a Lambda Literary Award
.
and released in May 2008, centers on depressed art school graduate Kurt Smith, who fantasizes about pushing boys in front of subway
trains. The title is taken from the song "Us Ones In Between," written by Spencer Krug
and performed by the band Sunset Rubdown
. The novel was a finalist for the 2008 Ferro-Grumley Award.
United States
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writer
Author
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and a former model who lives in Portland
Portland, Oregon
Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States...
, Oregon
Oregon
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Career
Mastbaum acted in and produced the 2005 Sundance Film FestivalSundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is a film festival that takes place annually in Utah, in the United States. It is the largest independent cinema festival in the United States. Held in January in Park City, Salt Lake City, and Ogden, as well as at the Sundance Resort, the festival is a showcase for new...
official competition film, Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker
Ellie Parker is a 2005 American drama film, written and directed by Scott Coffey. The title character, played by Naomi Watts, is a young woman struggling as an actress in Los Angeles....
, directed by Scott Coffey
Scott Coffey
Scott Coffey is an American actor, director, producer, screenwriter. His acting credits include films such as Shag, Some Kind of Wonderful, Dream Lover, and Mulholland Drive...
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Clay's Way
Mastbaum's first novelNovel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
, 2004's Clay's Way
Clay's Way
Clay's Way is the debut novel of American writer Blair Mastbaum. Released in 2004 by Alyson Books, the novel, which won the Lambda Literary Award for debut fiction, follows 15-year-old gay skateboarder Sam and the object of his affection, conflicted surfer Clay around Honolulu...
, won a Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Award
Lambda Literary Awards are awarded yearly by the US-based Lambda Literary Foundation to published works which celebrate or explore LGBT themes. Categories include Humor, Romance and Biography. To qualify, a book must have been published in the United States in the year current to the award...
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Us Ones In Between
Mastbaum's second novel, Us Ones In Between, published by Running PressRunning Press
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and released in May 2008, centers on depressed art school graduate Kurt Smith, who fantasizes about pushing boys in front of subway
Rapid transit
A rapid transit, underground, subway, elevated railway, metro or metropolitan railway system is an electric passenger railway in an urban area with a high capacity and frequency, and grade separation from other traffic. Rapid transit systems are typically located either in underground tunnels or on...
trains. The title is taken from the song "Us Ones In Between," written by Spencer Krug
Spencer Krug
Spencer Krug is a Canadian musician. He is currently the singer, songwriter and keyboardist for the indie rock bands Wolf Parade and Sunset Rubdown. He has also performed with other Canadian bands including Swan Lake, Frog Eyes, Fifths of Seven, and ska band the Two Tonne Bowlers, playing various...
and performed by the band Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown
Sunset Rubdown is an art rock band from Montreal, Canada. The band began as a solo project for Spencer Krug of Wolf Parade, who released his debut, Snake's Got a Leg, in early 2005...
. The novel was a finalist for the 2008 Ferro-Grumley Award.