- Jay Lake
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name = Jay Lake
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occupation = product manager
nationality = American
period = Early 21st century
genre =Science fiction ,fantasy
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website = http://www.jlake.comJay Lake (born
June 6 ,1964 ) is ascience fiction andfantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first place winner in theWriters of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. He lives inPortland, Oregon and currently works as a product manager for a voice services company. When appearing at conventions he invariably wears aHawaiian shirt .Jay has appeared in numerous publications, including "
Postscripts ", "Realms of Fantasy ", "Interzone", "Strange Horizons ", "Asimov's Science Fiction ", and the "Mammoth Book of Best New Horror ". He is an editor for the "Polyphony anthology series" fromWheatland Press , and is also a contributor for the "Internet Review of Science Fiction ".Bibliography
Novels
* "Rocket Science" (2005)
Fairwood Press (ISBN 0-9746573-6-0)
* "Trial of Flowers " (The City Imperishable, Book 1, 2006)Night Shade Books (ISBN 1-59780-056-2)
* "Mainspring" (2007)Tor Books (ISBN 0-7653-1708-7)
* "Escapement" (2008)Tor Books (ISBN 0-7653-1709-5)
* "Madness of Flowers " (The City Imperishable, Book 2, 2008, forthcoming)Night Shade Books
* "Green" (April 2009, forthcoming)Tor Books
* "Tourbillon" (forthcoming, sequel to Mainspring and Escapement)Tor Books Collections
* "
Greetings from Lake Wu; Signed, numbered, luxury edition ",Traife Buffet (2006) (ISBN 0-9787494-0-5)
* "Greetings from Lake Wu ",Wheatland Press (2003) (ISBN 0-9720547-2-3)
* "Green Grow the Rushes-Oh ", Fairwood Press (2003) (ISBN 0-9746573-2-8)
* "American Sorrows ", Wheatland Press (2004) (ISBN 0-9755903-0-8)
* "Dogs in the Moonlight ",Prime Books (2004) (ISBN 1-930997-56-6)
* "The River Knows Its Own ", Wheatland Press (2007, forthcoming)Edited Works
* "Polyphony 1" (with
Deborah Layne ), Wheatland Press (2002) (ISBN 0-9720547-0-7)
* "Polyphony 2" (with Deborah Layne), Wheatland Press (2003) (ISBN 0-9720547-1-5)
* "Polyphony 3" (with Deborah Layne), Wheatland Press (2003) (ISBN 0-9720547-3-1)
* "Polyphony 4" (with Deborah Layne), Wheatland Press (2004) (ISBN 0-9720547-6-6)
* "All-Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories " (withDavid Moles ), Wheatland Press (2004) (ISBN 0-9720547-7-4)
* "Polyphony 5" (with Deborah Layne), Wheatland Press (2005) (ISBN 0-9755903-5-9)
* "", Wheatland Press (2005) (ISBN 0-9755903-3-2)
* "Spicy Slipstream Stories " (withNick Mamatas ), Wheatland Press (2006, forthcoming)External links
* [http://www.jlake.com/ Jay Lake's Homepage] , the author's official site. Includes his blog, bibliography, and links to some of his stories online.
* http://jaylake.livejournal.com/
* [http://nethspace.blogspot.com/2007/08/jay-lake-answers-questions-5-jay-lake.html Interview with Jay Lake at Neth Space]
* [http://www.ideomancer.com/ft/Lake/Lake.htm 2003 Interview at Ideomancer]
* [http://www.strangehorizons.com/2004/20040426/lake.shtml 2004 Interview at Strange Horizons]
* [http://www.locusmag.com/2006/Issues/06Lake.html Excerpt from 2006 Interview at Locus Magazine]
* [http://www.traifebuffet.com/products.html The Limited edition of Greetings from Lake Wu]
* [http://www.nightshadebooks.com/ Night Shade Books] publisher of The City Imperishable series
* [http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780765356369&m_type=4&m_contentid=6473#cmscontent Winding the Mainspring by Jay Lake (an article)]
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