John Bushore
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John Bushore is a novelist and short story writer of speculative fiction
and has also published poetry
. A three-time winner of the James B. Baker Award (2002, 2004, and 2005), his stories and poems have appeared in many magazines and anthologies. Two of his stories are included in the Exotic Gothic textbook/anthologies, part of an international studies course in Gothic and Horror Literature.
He also writes for children as "MonkeyJohn," the author of the fantasy poetry book What's Under The Bed? and The Spacemonkey Adventures, serialized in the quarterly Beyond Centauri magazine.
Speculative fiction
Speculative fiction is an umbrella term encompassing the more fantastical fiction genres, specifically science fiction, fantasy, horror, supernatural fiction, superhero fiction, utopian and dystopian fiction, apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction, and alternate history in literature as well as...
and has also published poetry
Poetry
Poetry is a form of literary art in which language is used for its aesthetic and evocative qualities in addition to, or in lieu of, its apparent meaning...
. A three-time winner of the James B. Baker Award (2002, 2004, and 2005), his stories and poems have appeared in many magazines and anthologies. Two of his stories are included in the Exotic Gothic textbook/anthologies, part of an international studies course in Gothic and Horror Literature.
He also writes for children as "MonkeyJohn," the author of the fantasy poetry book What's Under The Bed? and The Spacemonkey Adventures, serialized in the quarterly Beyond Centauri magazine.
Awards
- 2002 James Award winner – Mare Insanitatus
- 2003 James Award winner – Rejection Letter
- 2003 James Nominee – A Sea of Stars
- 2004 Voted among top 10 internet authors, P&E Poll
- 2004 James Nominee – On the Back of the Moon
- 2005 James Award winner – Render unto Karak
- 2006 James Nominee – Frustrated Fiction Writers
- 2006 CNU writer's conference 3rd Place – first ch. of The Gandy DancerGandy dancerGandy dancer is a slang term used for early railroad workers who laid and maintained railroad tracks in the years before the work was done by machines....
- 2006 Friends in Dark Places listed as "notable novel" in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror
- 2007 James Nominee – Portrait of a weeping soldier
Books and novels
- What’s Under the Bed? (Children’s book ) – Sam’s Dot Pub, 2003
- Friends in Dark Places (Suspense novel) – Sam's Dot Pub, 2006
- The Prisoners of Gender (Paranormal romance novel) - Eternal Press, 2009
- "...and Remember that I Am a Man." (Historical novel) - MonkeyJohn Books, 2011
- Wolfwraith (Paranoranal mystery novel) - Damnation Books, 2011
- Boy in Chains (Young reader - Historical) - MonkeyJohn Books, 2011
External links
- http://www.johnbushore.com