Marge Simon
Encyclopedia
Marge Simon is an American artist and a writer of speculative poetry
and fiction
. Her poems, short fiction, and illustrations have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Amazing Stories
, Nebula Awards 32, Strange Horizons
, The Pedestal Magazine, Chizine, Niteblade, Vestal Review
, and Dark Wisdom. She currently lives in Ocala, Florida
, with her husband, writer Bruce Boston
, with whom she sometimes collaborates.
She won the Rhysling Award's Best Long Poem for speculative poetry in 1996, and the Bram Stoker Award
for her collaborative poetry collection with Charlee Jacob
, Vectors: A Week in the Death of a Planet in 2008. She has also received the 2003 James Award from Sam's Dot Publishing for her art.
A former president of the Small Press Writers and Artists Organization and the Science Fiction Poetry Association
, she now serves as editor of Star*Line, the bimonthly journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and edits the column "Blood and Spades: Poets of the Dark Side" for the monthly newsletter of the Horror Writers Association
, of which she is a Trustee.
Speculative poetry
Also variously called science fiction poetry or SF poetry or fantastic poetry, speculative poetry is to poetry roughly what speculative fiction is to fiction. Speculative poetry is often published by the same markets that publish science fiction, fantasy and horror.Speculative poetry is not...
and fiction
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...
. Her poems, short fiction, and illustrations have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories
Amazing Stories was an American science fiction magazine launched in April 1926 by Hugo Gernsback's Experimenter Publishing. It was the first magazine devoted solely to science fiction...
, Nebula Awards 32, Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue....
, The Pedestal Magazine, Chizine, Niteblade, Vestal Review
Vestal Review
Vestal Review is the oldest magazine dedicated to flash fiction. It has been published continuously since March 2000. Vestal Review was featured on NPR, formerly National Public Radio, in 2004 and is a recipient of a Broome Council of the Arts grant...
, and Dark Wisdom. She currently lives in Ocala, Florida
Ocala, Florida
Ocala is a city in Marion County, Florida. As of 2007, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau was 53,491. It is the county seat of Marion County, and the principal city of the Ocala, Florida Metropolitan Statistical Area, which had an estimated 2007 population of 324,857.-History:Ocala...
, with her husband, writer Bruce Boston
Bruce Boston
Bruce Boston is an American speculative fiction writer and poet who was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 1965, and an M.A., 1967...
, with whom she sometimes collaborates.
She won the Rhysling Award's Best Long Poem for speculative poetry in 1996, and the Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for her collaborative poetry collection with Charlee Jacob
Charlee Jacob
Charlee Jacob is an American author specializing in horror fiction, dark fantasy, and poetry. Her writing career began in 1981 with the publication of several poems under the name Charlee Carter Broach...
, Vectors: A Week in the Death of a Planet in 2008. She has also received the 2003 James Award from Sam's Dot Publishing for her art.
A former president of the Small Press Writers and Artists Organization and the Science Fiction Poetry Association
Science Fiction Poetry Association
The Science Fiction Poetry Association was established in 1978 by Suzette Haden Elgin to bring together poets and readers interested in science fiction poetry. The organization administers the Rhysling Award and publishes the journal Star*Line, as well as providing market listings and industry news...
, she now serves as editor of Star*Line, the bimonthly journal of the Science Fiction Poetry Association, and edits the column "Blood and Spades: Poets of the Dark Side" for the monthly newsletter of the Horror Writers Association
Horror Writers Association
The Horror Writers Association is a worldwide non-profit organization of professional writers and publishing professionals dedicated to promoting the interests of Horror and Dark Fantasy writers. It was formed in the 1980s with the help of many of the field's greats, including Joe Lansdale, Robert...
, of which she is a Trustee.
Poetry
- Poets of the Fantastic (co-ed. with Steve Eng). AE Press, 1993
- Eonian Variations. Dark Regions, 1995
- Night Smoke with Bruce BostonBruce BostonBruce Boston is an American speculative fiction writer and poet who was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 1965, and an M.A., 1967...
, ebook. Miniature Sun/Quixsilver, 2003 (Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
finalist) - Artist of Antithesis, ebook. Miniature Sun, 2004 (Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
finalist) - Vectors: A Week in the Death of a Planet with Charlee JacobCharlee JacobCharlee Jacob is an American author specializing in horror fiction, dark fantasy, and poetry. Her writing career began in 1981 with the publication of several poems under the name Charlee Carter Broach...
. Dark Regions, 2007 (Bram Stoker AwardBram Stoker AwardThe Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
winner) - Night Smoke with Bruce BostonBruce BostonBruce Boston is an American speculative fiction writer and poet who was born in Chicago and grew up in Southern California. He received a B.A. in economics from the University of California, Berkeley, 1965, and an M.A., 1967...
, expanded print edition of the 2003 ebook. Kelp Queen Press, 2007 - Uneathly Delights. Sam's Dot Publishing, forthcoming 2010
Poetry and Fiction
- Dragon Soup with Mary TurzilloMary TurzilloMary A. Turzillo is an American science fiction writer noted primarily for short stories. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000 for her story Mars is No Place for Children, published originally in Science Fiction Age, and her story "Pride," published originally in Fast Forward 1, was...
. vanZeno Press, 2008 - Legends of the Fallen Sky with Malcolm Deeley. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
Fiction
- Like Birds in the Rain. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2007
- Christina's World. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
- The Dragon's Dictionary with Mary TurzilloMary TurzilloMary A. Turzillo is an American science fiction writer noted primarily for short stories. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000 for her story Mars is No Place for Children, published originally in Science Fiction Age, and her story "Pride," published originally in Fast Forward 1, was...
. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2010
Art
- Gallery of color art at Strange Horizons. http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040510/gallery/gallery.shtml
- Soho Galleries, black and white art. http://www.webcitation.org/query?url=http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Museum/1961/msgp1.html&date=2009-10-25+10:02:38