- Brian Gage
Infobox Writer
name = Brian Gage
caption = Brian Gage in Subway,Budapest ,Hungary , photographed by Rosie O’Neill, 2005
birthdate = birth date|1973|10|4|df=y
birthplace = Youngstown,Ohio
occupation = Author
genre = Fable
influences =Stanley Kubrick ,Dr. Seuss ,Edgar Allan Poe ,Hans Christian Andersen ,Brothers Grimm ,Noam Chomsky
website = http://www.briangage.comBrian Gage (born
4 October 1973 ) is an American author of satire, fairy tales, and fiction. He was born and raised inYoungstown, Ohio . Brian was accepted to TheCollege of Santa Fe 's Moving Image Arts Department forscreenwriting in 1994 and graduated fromThe Ohio State University with a degree in business 1998. His writing was discovered byNick Mamatas &Sander Hicks atSoft Skull Press in 2001.Brian currently resides in Los Angeles, California, and cites
Stanley Kubrick ,Dr. Seuss , andEdgar Allan Poe as the biggest influences on his work. Brian's book "The Saddest Little Robot" has been translated into Korean (The Book Company), and Hungarian (Agave Books).According to his Web site, Brian has been working on a
historical fiction vampire epic since late 2003 and aYoung-adult fiction fable about horses. Expected first draft for the untitled vampire epic is June 2008. No finish date has been given for the horse novel.Bibliography
*"Snark, Inc. - A Corporate Fable"
2001 (ISBN 1-887128-70-0) Hardcover (fiction)
*"The Amazing Snox Box"2003 (ISBN 1-887128-57-3) Hardcover (fiction)
*"Politically Inspired"2003 (ISBN 1-931561-58-3) Hardcover (fiction), (ISBN 1-931561-45-1) Paperback (fiction), Contribution: "The Vampires of Draconian Hill"
*"The Saddest Little Robot"2004 (ISBN 1-932360-05-0) Hardcover (fiction)
*"Burn, Christmas! Burn!"2004 (ISBN 1-932360-55-7) Hardcover (fiction)Awards/Acknowledgements
*"The Saddest Little Robot" -
Book Sense 76 Pick Winter 03/04 (Ages 9-12)Miscellaneous
* Founding member of Youngstown Ohio musical/performance act called "Party Talk" that became
Gil Mantera's Party Dream upon his departure.
* Briefly managedGil Mantera's Party Dream External links
* [http://www.briangage.com/ Official site of Brian Gage]
* [http://www.briangage.com/bg_interview_hi.mov/ Television Interview with Brian Gage]
* [http://www.tlchicken.com/view_story.php?ARTid=1560/ Interview with Brian Gage on TastesLikeChicken]
* [http://www.splendidezine.com/departments/bookshelf/bookshelf7x1202.html/ Interview with Brian Gage with Splendid Magazine]
* [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2003/12/14/get_your_kids_lit_on/ The Boston Globe Article on The Saddest Little Robot]
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