Codex Writers Group
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The Codex Writers' Group (aka "Codex") is an online community of active speculative fiction writers. Codex was created in January 2004.
's 2001 Literary Boot Camp. The focus of the group is on writers in the early stages of their careers. The forum uses the phrase 'neo-pro', which they define as "writers who've had at least one professional publication and/or participated in one of the top by-audition-only workshops, but who have not yet sold a great many stories or a number of books.".
Codexians whose work has been or will be published in the Writers of the Future
anthologies include Aliette de Bodard, Scott Roberts, Eric James Stone, Ken Scholes, Diana Rowland, David Goldman, Michael Livingston, Floris Kleijne, Andrew Gudgel, Lon Prater, William Katz, Brad Beaulieu, Luc Reid, Matt Champine, Tom Pendergrass, Robert Defendi, Joy Marchand (writing as Joy Remy), Matt Rotundo, and Jim Hines.
History and Membership Requirements
Codex was created in January 2004 by Luc Reid, a member of Orson Scott CardOrson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
's 2001 Literary Boot Camp. The focus of the group is on writers in the early stages of their careers. The forum uses the phrase 'neo-pro', which they define as "writers who've had at least one professional publication and/or participated in one of the top by-audition-only workshops, but who have not yet sold a great many stories or a number of books.".
Notable Codexians
The following Codexians have won major awards and/or have books on shelves. A more comprehensive listing of publications by Codex Writers can be found at the Codex Library Website.- John Brown, author of the Dark God series [summer 2009]
- Tobias S. BuckellTobias S. BuckellTobias S. Buckell is a Grenadian science fiction writer. His 2008 novel, Halo: The Cole Protocol, made the The New York Times Best Seller list. He currently lives in Bluffton, Ohio.-Biography:...
, author of Crystal Rain, Ragamuffin, and Sly Mongoose
- Nancy Fulda, creator of AnthologyBuilder.com
- David Macinnis GillDavid Macinnis Gill-Career:Gill began his writing career by publishing short stories in small magazines, including The Crescent Review and Writer's Forum. In 2005, Scarecrow Press published his critical biography Graham Salisbury: Island Boy, a reference book intended for scholars of young adult literature. His debut...
, author of InvisibleSun, Black Hole Sun, and Soul Enchilada
- Jim C. HinesJim C. HinesJim C. Hines is an American fantasy writer. He was a first-place winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award in 1998 with his story "Blade of the Bunny". He is the author of the Goblin Quest fantasy trilogy, comprising Goblin Quest, Goblin Hero and Goblin War. He also edited the...
, author of the Goblin Quest series
- Elaine Isaak, author of The Singer's Crown and The Eunuch's Heir
- Sara KingSara KingSara J. King is an Alaskan science fiction writer residing in the Alaska Bush." She is currently working on her 11th novel, part of the "After Earth" series represented by the Donald Maass Literary Agency of New York.-History:...
, author of the "After Earth" series
- Alethea KontisAlethea KontisAlethea Kontis is an American author and editor living in Ashburn, Virginia. Her children's picture book, AlphaOops: The Day Z Went First was published by Candlewick Press in 2006, followed by H Is for Halloween in 2010. She shares credit for The Dark-Hunter Companion with Sherrilyn Kenyon, whose...
, NYTimes bestselling author of The Dark-Hunter Companion, AlphaOops: The Day Z Went First and Beauty & Dynamite
- James Maxey, author of the Bitterwood series
- Judson Roberts, author of the Strongbow Saga series
- Diana Rowland, author of the Demon series (Mark of the Demon [Bantam, June 2009], Blood of the Demon [Bantam, February 2010], Secrets of the Demon [DAW, January 2011]) and the forthcoming White Trash Zombie series [DAW 2011]
- Lawrence M. SchoenLawrence M. SchoenDr. Lawrence M. Schoen is an American author, publisher, psychologist, and expert in the Klingon language. The youngest of four children, Schoen was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family moved to southern California when he was eighteen months old and he grew up in Culver City, California. In...
, author of the Amazing Conroy series of stories, and founder of the Klingon Language InstituteKlingon Language InstituteThe Klingon Language Institute is an independent organization located in Flourtown, Pennsylvania, USA. Its goal is to promote the Klingon language and culture.- General :About 2500 members in over 50 countries all over the world have joined the KLI...
- Ken Scholes, author of The Psalms of Isaak series [Jan 2009]
- Edmund R. SchubertEdmund R. SchubertEdmund R. Schubert is an American author and editor best known for his work in the fields of science fiction and fantasy, though some of his short stories are mysteries, including one that was a preliminary nominee for an Edgar Award in 2006 for Best Short Story...
, editor of Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine ShowOrson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine ShowOrson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show is an anthology edited by Edmund R. Schubert and Orson Scott Card.Originally published in paperback by Tor Books in August 2008 , It contains eighteen stories from Card's online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show including four from Card set in his...
(IGMS), and How To Write Magical Words: A Writer's Companion
Codexians whose work has been or will be published in the Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
anthologies include Aliette de Bodard, Scott Roberts, Eric James Stone, Ken Scholes, Diana Rowland, David Goldman, Michael Livingston, Floris Kleijne, Andrew Gudgel, Lon Prater, William Katz, Brad Beaulieu, Luc Reid, Matt Champine, Tom Pendergrass, Robert Defendi, Joy Marchand (writing as Joy Remy), Matt Rotundo, and Jim Hines.