John Edward Lawson

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name = John Edward Lawson
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birthdate = birth year and age|1974
birthplace = United States
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occupation = Novelist, Poet, Editor, Publisher
nationality = African-American
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genre = Bizarro, Fantasy, Fantasy, Horror
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movement = Bizarro fiction
notableworks = The Troublesome Amputee
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website = http://www.johnlawson.org/

John Edward Lawson (born 1974) is an American author of horror fiction and poetry as well as an editor and publisher. His work is often associated with Bizarro fiction, which encompasses many writing styles and oeuvres yet is invariably alternative, avant-garde and transgressive. Editor-in-chief of Raw Dog Screaming Press, one of Bizarro's leading publishers, Lawson is a Pushcart Prize and Bram Stoker Award nominee.

Books

* "Last Burn in Hell" (Novel)
* "Discouraging at Best" (Novel)
* "Sin Conductor" (Novel)
* "Pocket Full of Loose Razorblades" (Story Collection)

Poetry Collections

* "The Troublesome Amputee"
* "The Scars Are Complimentary"
* "The Horrible"

Anthologies

* "The Bizarro Starter Kit" (Contributing Author)
* "Tempting Disaster" (Editor)
* "Sick: An Anthology of Illness" (Editor)
* "Of Flesh and Hunger" (Editor)

External links

* [http://www.rawdogscreaming.com/authors.htm#jel Author Biography at Raw Dog Screaming Press]
* [http://www.johnlawson.org/ Official Website]
* [http://www.msu.edu/~dhw/dreampeople/issue26/lawson.html Interview at The Dream People]