Biography
Bruce Taylor, also know as “Mr. Magic Realism,” was born in 1947 in Seattle, Washington, where he currently lives. He was a student at the Clarion West Science Fiction/Fantasy writing program at the University of Washington, with such writers as Robert Silverberg, Avram Davidson, Ursula K. LeGuin, Frank Herbert, Harlan Ellison and Terry Carr. Bruce has been actively promoting and advancing the form of writing known as Magical Realism, founding the Magic Realist Writers International Network in 2001.
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History
- Born 1947, Seattle, Washington
- Shorecrest High School, 1965
- University of Washington, BA in sociology
- Studied creative writing under Jack Leahy and Jack Cady
- Wrote for The University of Washington Daily
Books In Print
- The Final Trick of Funnyman and Other Stories, Ministry of Whimsy
Press, 1997, editor, Jeff
VanderMeer, reprinted, Fairwood
Press, editor Patrick Swenson. A reissue will be out Fall 2011 from Eraserhead
Press.
- Kafka’s Uncle and Other Strange Tales, Afterbirth Books, Karen Townsend, editor
- Edward: Dancing on the Edge of Infinity, November, 2007, Redjack Press, editor, Heidi Lampietti
- "13 Miles to Paradise", a novella with Jay Lake, Ray Vukcevich, and James Van Pelt in a collection titled Alembical (Paper Golem, LLC, Lawrence Schoen, Arthur Dorrance, editors). Received starred review, Publishers Weekly.
- The Mountains of the Night, published by The Landis Review Press; and designed, printed and bound
by Vladimir Verano, at Third Place Press, Lake Forest Park, on the Espresso Book Machine, v 2.2, thirdplacepress.blogspot.com.
- Stormworld, a novella with Brian Herbert. Published byThe Landis Review Press; and designed, printed and bound
by Vladimir Verano, at Third Place Press, Lake Forest Park, on the Espresso Book Machine, v 2.2, thirdplacepress.blogspot.com.
- Like Water for Quarks: The Intersection of Magic Realism and Science
Fiction, co-edited by Bruce Taylor and Elton Elliott, MVP
Publishing, with stories by Ray
Bradbury, Ursula
K. LeGuin, Brian Herbert, Kevin
J. Anderson, Greg
Bear, and Connie
Willis, among many other fine writers. (To reserve a copy, go to MVPPublishing@live.com).
- The
Magic of Wild Places, with introduction by Brian Herbert. Published by Third Place Press. Also produced as above by Vladimir Verano, cover design by Vladimir Verano.
Pending Publication
- Industrial Carpet Drag
- The Tails of Alleymanderous and Other Odd Tales
- Kafka’s Uncle: The Unfortunate Sequel Other Insults to the Morally Perfect
- Kafka’s Uncle: The Ghastly Prequel and Other Tales of Love and Pathos From the World’s Most Powerful, Third-World Banana Republic
Pending Editorial Consideration
- In the Majesty of the World
- Fiction Writing for Fun, Profit and Possible Jail Time
Honors
- Nominated for the &NOW AWARD FOR INNOVATIVE WRITING (SUNY, NY, 2009)
- President-elect, Seattle Free Lances, 2007-2009
- Guest: the Science Fiction Research Association, White Plaines, New York, 2006
- Past- President, Seattle Writers Association, 2001-2004
- Chairperson, the Sharon Baker, Memorial Award, Pacific Northwest Writers Conference, 1998
- Writer-in-Resident, Shakespeare & Company, Paris, 1986
- Biographical entry in the International Author's and Writers Who’s Who (first entry, 1988)
- In addition, some of Bruce's short fiction has been nominated for the Nebula and Bram Stocker Awards.
Teaching
- Presently teaching short story writing at ArtsNow Program, Edmonds Community College
- Taught Short Story and Novel Writing, North Seattle Community College evening program. 2001-2005
Other Writing/Creative Activities
- Consultant, Margin: Exploring Modern Magical Realism, editor, Tamara Sellman
- Founder/Director, The Friends of Kafka’s Uncle Society, (FOKUS) an artists support group, founded l997 and based on the principles of the Artists Recovering Through Twelve Steps program as well as the book by Julia Cameron, The Artist’s Way.
- Founder/Director, The Magic Realist Writers International Network, an on- line resource for those interested in writing Magic Realism, the history of it and films about this subject.
Miscellaneous
- Took an early retirement in 2002 to write full time
- Worked 25 years at Harborview Medical Center as a therapist/Relaxation Specialist on the in-patient, psychiatric unit
- Co-founder and co- director of The Wellness Program at Harborview
- Registered, clinical Hypnotherapist
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Published
- Mr Magic Realism (Eraserhead Press)
- The Twilight Zone
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer
- World Fantasy Program Book
- New Dimensions 9 & 10
- Talebones
- On Spec
- New Dimensions
- 130+ stories & poems
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