Steve Weddle
Steve Weddle is an American author, best known for his book "Country Hardball," which the New York Times called "downright dazzling.[1]" He is the co-founder (with Jay Stringer) of the crime fiction collective Do Some Damage, the co-creator (with John Hornor Jacobs) of the noir magazine Needle, and a regular instructor at LitReactor.
Early life[edit]
Weddle received his undergraduate degree from Centenary College of Louisiana, his Master of Arts from Pittsburg State University, and his Master of Fine Arts in Poetry from Louisiana State University.[2]
Career[edit]
After graduating from Louisiana State University, Weddle taught college and worked as a journalist.[3] Weddle said that he began writing fiction because he was a "terrible student[4]" and cites Raymond Carver and Ernest Hemingway among his influences.[5] Weddle's first novel was completed in 2008 and he signed with the Donald Maass Literary Agency.[6] His short story "Cyborg Lesbian Vampire Assassins" appeared in the anthology "Both Barrels," published by Shotgun Honey.[7] Weddle's stories have appeared in a number of magazines and anthologies and his Roy Alison novel "Country Hardball" was published by Tyrus Books in 2013. Publishers Weekly called the book "gritty.[8]"The follow-up story, "South of Bradley," appeared in Playboy magazine in 2015.[9] Weddle has said that he is working on a new novel with the same family, set in 1933.[10]
Works[edit]
Roy Alison stories[edit]
- Country Hardball (2013)
- "South of Bradley" (2015)
- Le Bon Fils (2016)
Anthologies[edit]
Weddle's short stories have appeared in the following collections.
- "Terminal Damage" (2010)
- "Discount Noir" (2010)
- "Crime Factory: The First Shift" (2011)
- "Collateral Damage" (2011)
- "D*cked: Dark Fiction Inspired by Dick Cheney" (2011)
- "Protectors" (2012)
- "Both Barrels" (2012)
- "Feeding Kate" (2012)
- "Beat to a Pulp: Superhero" (2012)
- "Trouble in the Heartland: Crime Fiction Inspired by Bruce Springsteen" (2014)
- "Murder-A-Go-Go's" (2019)
- "Lockdown" (2020)
Personal life[edit]
Weddle lives with his family in Virginia.[11]
References[edit]
- ^ Stasio, Marilyn (2013-11-15). "Sara Paretsky's 'Critical Mass,' and More". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "To MFA or Not to MFA—STEVE WEDDLE Part 3". AshEdit—News About Books & Writers. 2015-07-19. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Interview: Steve Weddle, author of Country Hardball | My Bookish Ways". www.mybookishways.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Conversations with the Bookless: Steve Weddle | Spinetingler Magazine". www.spinetinglermag.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Steve Weddle Interviewed By Tim Hennessy". Crimespree Magazine. 2014-08-01. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "How I Got My Literary Agent: Steve Weddle". WritersDigest.com. 2013-12-19. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Shotgun Honey Presents". Goodreads. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Country Hardball by Steve Weddle". PublishersWeekly.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Steve Weddle…in Playboy? | Tyrus Books". www.tyrusbooks.com. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Country Hardball by Steve Weddle". THE BIG THRILL. 31 October 2013. Retrieved 2016-06-09.
- ^ "Bio". Steve Weddle. 2013-09-24. Retrieved 2016-06-13.