Stephen Graham Jones
Encyclopedia
Stephen Graham Jones is a Blackfeet
Native American
author of experimental fiction, horror fiction
, crime fiction
, and science fiction
. He shares a fan base with fellow authors Will Christopher Baer
and Craig Clevenger
known as The Velvet. November 16, 2010 Stephen will have a collection of short stories published via Prime Books
, called The Ones That Got Away. He also will have Flushboy published in 2013 and Not for Nothing published in 2014 via Dzanc.
in 1972, Stephen Graham Jones earned a B.A. in English and Philosophy at Texas Tech University
and an M.A. at University of North Texas
. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in Creative Writing
from Florida State University
in 1998. Since then he won a National Endowment for the Arts
Fellowship and the Independent Publisher Book Award
for Multicultural Fiction and other awards. Recently he served as an associate professor of English at Texas Tech University
, however he is now an associate professor of English at University of Colorado at Boulder
. Lonegan’s Luck was a 2009 Shirley Jackson Award
finalist. At public readings he's said that his short story "Bestiary" isn't fiction.
Blackfeet
The Piegan Blackfeet are a tribe of Native Americans of the Algonquian language family based in Montana, having lived in this area since around 6,500 BC. Many members of the tribe live as part of the Blackfeet Nation in northwestern Montana, with population centered in Browning...
Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
author of experimental fiction, horror fiction
Horror fiction
Horror fiction also Horror fantasy is a philosophy of literature, which is intended to, or has the capacity to frighten its readers, inducing feelings of horror and terror. It creates an eerie atmosphere. Horror can be either supernatural or non-supernatural...
, crime fiction
Crime fiction
Crime fiction is the literary genre that fictionalizes crimes, their detection, criminals and their motives. It is usually distinguished from mainstream fiction and other genres such as science fiction or historical fiction, but boundaries can be, and indeed are, blurred...
, and science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. He shares a fan base with fellow authors Will Christopher Baer
Will Christopher Baer
Will Christopher Baer is an American author of noir fiction, often delving into sex, violence, mystery and erotica. Currently published works include Kiss Me, Judas, Penny Dreadful and Hell's Half Acre, all of which have since been published in the single volume Phineas Poe...
and Craig Clevenger
Craig Clevenger
Craig Clevenger is an American author of contemporary fiction. Born 1964 in Dallas, Texas, he grew up in Southern California where he studied English at California State University, Long Beach. He is the author of two novels, The Contortionist's Handbook and Dermaphoria, both released by MacAdam/Cage...
known as The Velvet. November 16, 2010 Stephen will have a collection of short stories published via Prime Books
Prime Books
Edited by two-time Hugo-nominee and 2006 World Fantasy-winner Sean Wallace, Prime Books is an award-winning independent publishing house, specializing in a mix of literary/commercial anthologies, collections, novels, and two magazines: Fantasy Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine. Some of its...
, called The Ones That Got Away. He also will have Flushboy published in 2013 and Not for Nothing published in 2014 via Dzanc.
Biography
Born in West TexasWest Texas
West Texas is a vernacular term applied to a region in the southwestern quadrant of the United States that primarily encompasses the arid and semi-arid lands in the western portion of the state of Texas....
in 1972, Stephen Graham Jones earned a B.A. in English and Philosophy at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
and an M.A. at University of North Texas
University of North Texas
The University of North Texas is a public institution of higher education and research in Denton. Founded in 1890, UNT is part of the University of North Texas System. As of the fall of 2010, the University of North Texas, Denton campus, had a certified enrollment of 36,067...
. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in 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...
from Florida State University
Florida State University
The Florida State University is a space-grant and sea-grant public university located in Tallahassee, Florida, United States. It is a comprehensive doctoral research university with medical programs and significant research activity as determined by the Carnegie Foundation...
in 1998. Since then he won a National Endowment for the Arts
National Endowment for the Arts
The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent agency of the United States federal government that offers support and funding for projects exhibiting artistic excellence. It was created by an act of the U.S. Congress in 1965 as an independent agency of the federal government. Its current...
Fellowship and the Independent Publisher Book Award
Independent Publisher Book Award
The Independent Publisher Book Awards , launched in 1996, are designed to bring increased recognition to titles published by independent authors and publishers...
for Multicultural Fiction and other awards. Recently he served as an associate professor of English at Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the leading institution of the Texas Tech University System and has the...
, however he is now an associate professor of English at University of Colorado at Boulder
University of Colorado at Boulder
The University of Colorado Boulder is a public research university located in Boulder, Colorado...
. Lonegan’s Luck was a 2009 Shirley Jackson Award
Shirley Jackson Award
The Shirley Jackson Awards are literary awards named after Shirley Jackson in recognition of her legacy in writing. These awards for outstanding achievement in the literature of psychological suspense, horror and the dark fantastic are presented at Readercon, an annual conference on imaginative...
finalist. At public readings he's said that his short story "Bestiary" isn't fiction.
Novelized Bibliography
- The Fast Red Road: A PlainsongThe Fast Red Road: A PlainsongThe Fast Red Road: A Plainsong serves as Stephen Graham Jones's debut novel written in 2000. He only started writing the book after being introduced to a Houghton-Mifflin editor at a party, and, for some reason, began telling a complicated lie about a book he had written...
(2000) - All The Beautiful SinnersAll The Beautiful Sinners-Plot:Deputy Sheriff Jim Doe plunges into a renegade manhunt after the town’s sheriff is gunned down. But unbeknownst to him, the suspect—an American Indian—holds chilling connections to the disappearance of Doe’s sister years before. And the closer Doe gets to the fugitive’s trail, the more he...
(2003) - The Bird is Gone: A ManifestoThe Bird is Gone: A ManifestoThe Bird is Gone: A Manifesto is a murder mystery novel by Stephen Graham Jones. It was published in 2005 by Fiction Collective 2. The Bird is Gone: A Manifest is Jones' third novel.-Characters in The Bird Is Gone: A Manifesto:LP Deal:Naitche:...
(2003) - Bleed Into MeBleed Into MeBleed Into Me is a novel by Stephen Graham Jones and is part of Native Storiers: A series of American Narratives.-Awards:The novel won the following awards:* Texas Institute of Letters Jesse Jones Award: For Fiction...
: A Book of Stories (2005) - Demon TheoryDemon TheoryDemon Theory is a novel written by Native American author Stephen Graham Jones. The novel, which is written like a screenplay, was published in 2006 to stellar reviews.-Plot summary:...
(2006) - The Long Trial of Nolan DugattiThe Long Trial of Nolan DugattiThe Long Trial of Nolan Dugatti is a novel written by Native American author Stephen Graham Jones. The novel will be published in 2008.-See also:*The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong *All The Beautiful Sinners...
(2008) - LedfeatherLedfeatherLedfeather is a novel written by Native American author Stephen Graham Jones. The novel will be published in 2008 by FC2 .-See also:*The Fast Red Road: A Plainsong *All The Beautiful Sinners...
(2008) - It Came From Del Rio (2010)
- The Ones that Got Away (November 16, 2010)
- Flushboy (2013)
- Not for Nothing (2014)
External links
- Official site of Stephen Graham Jones
- Cult interview of Stephen Graham Jones
- Official online community of Stephen Graham Jones, Craig Clevenger and Will Christopher Baer
- Slushpile interview of Stephen Graham Jones
- "Exodus" short story by Stephen Graham Jones
- Stephen Graham Jones on IMDB
- "The Captain's Lament" (Clarkesworld MagazineClarkesworld MagazineClarkesworld Magazine is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. The first issue was published October 1, 2006 and it has maintained a regular monthly schedule since, publishing fiction by authors such as Sarah Monette, Catherynne Valente, Elizabeth Bear, Caitlin R...
, February 2008) - Interview in Rain Taxi Review of Books