User:Gary O. Clark

G. O. Clark (b. 1945) - American poet/writer of science fiction, horror, fantasy.

Personal Life:

Born November 14, 1945, Norfolk, MA. Lives in Davis, CA. Retired From University Of California, Davis, Sheilds Library, 2008. Divorced, Dawn Clark, 1991, son, Ian Clark.

Bibliography:

Author of 14 poetry collections, and 2 short story collections.

Poetry Collections:

Letting the Eye to Wonder, MFA Press, (1990) 7 degrees of something, Mulberry Press, (1991) A Box Full of Alien Skies, Dark Regions Press, 2001. The Other Side of the Lens, Dark Regions Press, 2003. Bone Sprockets, Dark Regions Press, 2004. 25 Cent Rocket Ship to the Stars, Dark Regions Press, 2007. Mortician's Tea, Sam's Dot Publishing, 2009. Strange Vegetables, Dark Regions Press, 2009. Shroud of Night, Dark Regions Press, 2011. White Shift, Sam's Dot Publishing, 2012. Scenes Along the Zombie Highway, Dark Regions Press, 2013. Gravediggers' Dance, Dark Renaissance Books, 2014. Built To Serve: Robot Poems, Alban Lake Publishing, 2017. The Comfort Of Screams, Alban Lake Publishing, 2018.

Short Story Collections:

The Saucer Under My Bed and Other Stories, Sam's Dot Publishing, 2011. Twists & Turns, Alban Lake Publishing, 2016.

Major Awards:

Asimov's Readers Award, poetry, 2001. Bram Stoker Award, poetry, Finalist, 2011. Rhysling Award, 2nd place, 2012 (with Kendall Evans). Rhysling Award, 2nd place, 2001. Dwarf Stars Award, 3rd place, 2012. Analog Readers Award, 2nd place, poem, 2017.

References:

www.albanlake.com, www.darkregions.com, www.horror.org, www.sfpoetry.com, http://goclarkpoet.weebly.com

5/21/14: Diane Severson Mori reviews "Scenes Along the Zombie Highway" at Amazing Stories online. Included are readings by her of 4 poems from the collection. http://amazingstoriesmag.com/2014/05/poetry-review-scenes-zombie-highway-clark/

7/17/18: question/answer interview, Analog Magazine blog, https://theastoundinganalogcompanion.com/

4/25/15: Terrie Leigh Relf interviews me for her "A Day In the Life" writers series, https://tlrelf.wordpress.com/a-day-in-the-life-interview-series/a-day-in-the-life-welcomes-poet-and-fiction-author-g-o-clark/

5/8/19: poem "Distracted While Gardening" essay posted on Asimov's Science Fiction website, part of From the Earth to the Stars file. https://fromearthtothestars.com

5/29/19: question/answer interview by David Cowen, Horror Writers Association website, http://horror.org.