Geoffrey Girard
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Geoffrey Girard is an award-winning fiction author whose works have appeared in several best-selling anthologies and magazines including Apex Digest
and Writers of the Future
. His books include Tales of the Jersey Devil (2005), thirteen original tales based on the legendary Jersey Devil
monster, Tales of the Atlantic Pirates (2006), Tales of the Eastern Indians (2007) and an adaptation of The Iliad (2007).
Girard was a Writers of the Future
winner for his story "Dark Harvest" in 2003, an award founded by L. Ron Hubbard
.
Girard graduated from Washington College
with a literature degree and teaches high school English and Creative Writing
. He presents seminars on creative writing at colleges, bookstores and writers' organizations and can also be spotted speaking at various fantasy/horror conventions. Born in Germany, shaped in New Jersey and currently living in Ohio, Girard is also a musician having released an album of piano songs he composed and recorded.
Girard is currently a faculty member at Archbishop Moeller High School
in Cincinnati, Ohio
, where he teaches English to Freshmen and Seniors, and also Journalism. He is moderator of Moeller's student literary magazine (The Squire) and the Chess Team.
Interviews
Apex Digest
Apex Magazine, also previously known as Apex Digest, is an American horror and science fiction magazine which began publishing in 2005 out of Lexington, Kentucky. In 2008, Apex Digest ceased printing the American digest size print version and opted to move the magazine online. This free webzine,...
and 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...
. His books include Tales of the Jersey Devil (2005), thirteen original tales based on the legendary Jersey Devil
Jersey Devil
The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature or cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of Southern New Jersey, United States. The creature is often described as a flying biped with hooves, but there are many variations...
monster, Tales of the Atlantic Pirates (2006), Tales of the Eastern Indians (2007) and an adaptation of The Iliad (2007).
Girard was a 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...
winner for his story "Dark Harvest" in 2003, an award founded by L. Ron Hubbard
L. Ron Hubbard
Lafayette Ronald Hubbard , better known as L. Ron Hubbard , was an American pulp fiction author and religious leader who founded the Church of Scientology...
.
Girard graduated from Washington College
Washington College
Washington College is a private, independent liberal arts college located on a campus in Chestertown, Maryland, on the Eastern Shore. Maryland granted Washington College its charter in 1782...
with a literature degree and teaches high school English and Creative Writing
Creative writing
Creative writing is considered to be any writing, fiction, poetry, or non-fiction, that goes outside the bounds of normal professional, journalistic, academic, and technical forms of literature. Works which fall into this category include novels, epics, short stories, and poems...
. He presents seminars on creative writing at colleges, bookstores and writers' organizations and can also be spotted speaking at various fantasy/horror conventions. Born in Germany, shaped in New Jersey and currently living in Ohio, Girard is also a musician having released an album of piano songs he composed and recorded.
Girard is currently a faculty member at Archbishop Moeller High School
Moeller High School
Archbishop Moeller High School , known as Moeller, is a private, all-male, college-preparatory high school in the suburbs of Cincinnati, in Hamilton County, Ohio...
in Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
, where he teaches English to Freshmen and Seniors, and also Journalism. He is moderator of Moeller's student literary magazine (The Squire) and the Chess Team.
External links
Sources- Reprint of Deadlines, 2004 short story for Tales of the Jersey Devil (Middle Atlantic Press)
- Reprint of Voice of Thy Brother's Blood, 2007 novella excerpt for APEX Digest
Interviews