Geoffrey Girard

Geoffrey Girard
Born (1967-12-26) December 26, 1967
Würzburg, Germany
Occupation Novelist, short story writer, teacher
Nationality American
Alma mater Washington College (BA)
Miami University (MA,MFA)
Period 2003-Present
Genre Thriller, Historical fiction, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Literary fiction
Notable works Cain's Blood, Project Cain, Tales of the Jersey Devil
Notable awards Writers of the Future
2003 Dark Harvest [1]
Bram Stoker Award nominee
2013 Project Cain [2]
Website
www.geoffreygirard.com

Geoffrey Girard is an author of thrillers, historicals, and dark speculative fiction.

In 2013, Simon & Schuster simultaneously published Girard's techno-thriller novel CAIN'S BLOOD and an accompanying companion novel for teens; PROJECT CAIN.[3] Both books are based on Girard's novella CAIN XP11, which ran as four installments in Apex Digest in 2007. CAIN'S BLOOD and PROJECT CAIN were each shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award and PROJECT CAIN was officially nominated for a 2013 Stoker Award for "Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel" [2]

His previous 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 a YA adaptation of The Iliad (2007).

His short fiction has appeared in several best-selling anthologies and magazines including the Stoker-nominated Dark Faith anthology and Writers of the Future, an award anthology founded by L. Ron Hubbard.[1] Girard's debut collection, first communions was published by Apex Publications in 2016.

Girard graduated from Washington College with a BA in English literature and later earned an MA in creative writing from Miami University. He is currently Department Chair of English at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio.[4] He presents seminars on creative writing at colleges, bookstores and writers' organizations and can also be spotted speaking at various writer/reader conventions. Girard was born in Germany, shaped in New Jersey and currently lives in Ohio.[5]

Works

Novels and Collections

Short Stories

Dates by original magazine or anthology publication.

References

  1. 1 2 Budrys, Algis. Writers of the Future (First ed.). United States: Galaxy Press. pp. 287–309.
  2. 1 2 Horror Writers Association
  3. Publishers Weekly
  4. Washington College Magazine| Washington College
  5. Cincinnati Magazine

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