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Eugie Foster — Mon, 11 May 2009 13:45:22 +0000

My first publication credit was as a co-author on a textbook resource on Child Development, which I worked on as a graduate student. In addition to writing fiction, I’ve also been a reviewer, a columnist, and an interviewer, and I’ve had an assortment of articles and essays published.

On the editing side, I’m a professional editor at my day job, and I’m also the director/editor of Dragon*Con’s on-site newsletter, the Daily Dragon. My editing resume includes re-launching and helming two short fiction review magazines: Tangent and TTA Press’ The Fix.

Articles, Essays, and Misc. Nonfiction
Daily Dragon articles
Column index: Writing for Young Readers
Interviews: As interviewer and interviewee
Reviews I’ve written (reviews of my work can be found in my fiction bibliography listings)
Textbook contributions

Articles

Eugie Foster — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 21:19:57 +0000

	“Con Report: OutlantaCon” Part 1 (Fri), part 2 (Sat AM), and part 3 (Sat PM & Sun) in Fantasy Magazine, May 2009.
	“‘Hell Notes’ by M.K. Hobson: An Appreciation by Eugie Foster” in David Schwartz’s ED SF Project, Dec. 2005.
	“Juggling Hamsters: Tips for the Busy Writer” (reprint) in Perspectives on Writing, Scott M. Sandridge (ed.), Double-Edged Publishing, Fall 2008 (forthcoming).
	I was invited to be a panelist for SF Signal’s Mind Meld feature, “The Forgotten Books of SF/F/H,” April 2009, and “The Perfect SF/F/H Books to Give to People Who Don’t Read SF/F/H,” May 2009.
	“Stuffing My Eyes with Wonder or Why I Write,” Jason Sizemore invited me to be a guest blogger at A Writer’s Vanity, May 17, 2006.
	“How to Deal with Racist and Sexist Material in Workshop: On navigating the workshop session (part 3)” in The WisCon Chronicles, Vol 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future, L. Timmel Duchamp & Eileen Gunn (eds.), Aqueduct Press, 2008.
	“Sub-Genre Spotlight: Cyberpunk,” Internet Review of Science Fiction, Dec. 2004.
	“Ten Myths About Writing For Kids” in Writing-World.com, Sept 2006; Absolute Write (reprint in two parts) Aug. 2007.
	“When the Guidelines Say ‘7-12′: The Ages and Stages of Children’s Literature” Writing-World.com, June 2006; Absolute Write (reprint) June 2007.
	“Writing Multicultural Fiction for Children Pts 1 and 2“ in Writing-World.com, Oct. 2006; Absolute Write (reprint) April 28, 2008 (pt 1) & May 28, 2008 (pt 2).

I edit and write for the Daily Dragon (the official newsletter of Dragon*Con).

	2007 article: “Vampires, Pirates, and Blood Cars, Oh My”
	2006 article: “Forgiving the Franklins Screening”
	2003 articles: “27 Years of Bonnie Lasses: The Artwork of Fastner and Larson” “Q &A With James Marsters” “Taking a Chance at Dragon*Con”
	2002 articles: “Behindthe Curtains in the Principal’s Office” “The Changelings” “Mischievous, Charming, and Evil: An Hour With Robin Sachs” “Miss Klingon Empire Beauty Pageant – 2002″ (with Matthew Foster) “SFN – All the News That’s Fit to Rocket Into Space” (with Matthew Foster) “Sunday Night Serendipity – The Crüxshadows” (with Matthew Foster) “The Dawn Look-Alike Contest 2002″ (with Matthew Foster and Sara McCorkendale)
	2001 articles: “What is it About the Green Ones?” “Horror, Mystery, and Sex!” “Backstage at the Dawn Look-Alike Contest” (with Sara McCorkendale) “Klingon Beauty” (with Matthew Foster) “Creativity, Originality, and Cheese” (with Matthew Foster, Beverly Kodak, and SaraMcCorkendale)

Writing for Young Readers

Eugie Foster — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 20:17:38 +0000

I wrote a monthly column for Writing-World.com: Writing for Young Readers.

2006 columns:

Aug – "Writing for Tweens"
Sept – "An Interview with Deborah Vetter of the Cricket Magazine Group"
Oct – "Hi/Lo Books: Writing for Reluctant Readers"
Nov – "An Interview with Gisele LeBlanc of Dragonfly Spirit"
Dec -"Writing Talking Animal Tales"

2007 columns:

Jan – "A Writer’s Resolution: I Will Submit!"
Feb – "An Interview with Johnny D. Boggs of Boys’ Life"
Mar – "The ABCs of Writing for Kids: Active, Brief, and Cut Cut Cut"
April – "An Interview with Judy Burke of Highlights for Children"
May – "Writing for Children’s Magazines"
June – "An Interview with Mark Justice of Story Station"
July – "Writing Humor (As Demonstrated by Buffy the Vampire Slayer)"
Aug – "An Interview with Tansy Rayner Roberts of Shiny"
Sept -"Juggling Hamsters: Tips for the Busy Writer"
Oct – "An Interview with Author Dallas Woodburn"
Nov – "Worldbuilding Considerations for the Children’s Writer"
Dec -"Happily Ever After"

Interviews

Eugie Foster — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 19:13:45 +0000

	Joseph W. Dickerson and Ernie Saylor, editors of Aberrant Dreams, interviewed me for their “Reader’s Eye On . . .” column in their January ‘06 (#6) issue. And I’m featured in their web comic, Slip of the Pen: “I’d Deconstruct That For a Dollar” (Dec. 21, 2005) and “Let Those Creative Juices Flow” (Jan. 25, 2006).
	Amy Brozio-Andrews, Managing Editor, interviewed me for Absolute Write, June 2007.
	Jason Sizemore, Editor/Publisher of Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest, interviewed me for the Summer ‘05 (#2) issue.
	Kim Colley interviewed me for the Apex Science Fiction & Horror Digest May ‘06 featured writer spotlight.
	Simon Owens interviewed me for Bloggasm.com on December 16, 2005.
	Armand Rosmalia, Editor/Publisher of Carnifex Press, interviewed me for theCarnifex Press website on November 23, 2005.
	I interviewed Andrea Kail for Fantasy Magazine, #6, Spring 2007.
	Heidi Ruby Miller interviewed me for her Heidi’s Pick Six, April 4, 2007.
	Hank Quense interviewed me June 8, 2010.
	Scott M. Sandridge interviewed me for SpecMusicMuse, Oct. 03, 2006.
	I interviewed Steve Berman for Strange Horizons, Jan. 29, 2007.
	Lynne Jamneck interviewed me for Strange Horizons, May 28, 2007.
	Scott M. Sandridge interviewed me for his “Give it Meaning” column at The Sword Review, May 12, 2006.
	Sandy Auden interviewed me for the UK SF Book News Network, Oct 15, 2007.

Reviews

Eugie Foster — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:55:41 +0000

	Reviews – Aeon: Aeon #2 "Thinking" by Lawrence M. Schoen (in Aeon #8).
	Reviews – Asimov’s: "An Episode of Stardust" by Michael Swanwick (in Asimov’s, Jan. 2006). "We Are the Cat" by Carl Frederick (in Asimov’s, Sept. 2006).
	Reviews – Fantasy & Science Fiction: Sept 2006 . Oct/Nov 2005 (select stories).
	Reviews – Infinite Matrix: "Script-Doctoring the Apocalypse" by Chris Nakashima-Brown "Safe Haven" by Karen D. Fishler
	Reviews – Oceans of the Mind: Winter 2003 ("Australian Writers") Spring 2004 ("Colonies")
	Reviews – SCI FICTION: "On Display Among the Lesser" by Carol Emshwiller "Flight Risk" by Marc Laidlaw "Elvis in the Attic" by Catherine M. Morrison "The Voluntary State" by Christopher Rowe "Family Bed" by Kit Reed "The First Commandment" by Gregory Benford "The Best Christmas Ever" by James Patrick Kelly "Gliders Though They Be" by Carol Emshwiller "Shadow Twin" by Gardner Dozois, George R.R. Martin, and Daniel Abraham. "Leviathan Wept" by Daniel Abraham "The Anatomist’s Apprentice" by Matthew Claxton "Jumpers" by Mary Rosenblum "Volunteers" by Alex Irvine "The Tang Dynasty Underwater Pyramid" by Walter Jon Williams "The Key" by Ilsa J. Bick "Beautiful Stuff" by Susan Palwick "Bulldozer" by Laird Barron "Left of the Dial" by Paul Witcover "The Wolf-man of Alcatraz" by Howard Waldrop "Ruby, in the Storm" by A.M. Dellamonica "Soho Golem" by Kim Newman "Q" by John Grant "We Have Always Spoken Panglish" by Suzette Haden Elgin "Hula Ville" by James P. Blaylock "Of Imaginary Airships and Minuscule Matter" by Gary W. Shockley "All of Us Can Almost . . . " by Carol Emshwiller "Super 8" by Terry Bisson "The Dragons of Summer Gulch" by Robert Reed "Changing the Guard" by Matthew Claxton "Clownette" by Terry Dowling "Luciferase" by Bruce Sterling "Nocturne" by J.R. Dunn "Follow Me Light" by Elizabeth Bear "The Five Cigars of Abu Ali" by Eric Schaller "Matricide" by Lucy Sussex "Hell Notes" by M. K. Hobson "Jane" by Marc Laidlaw "The Canadian Who Came Almost All the Way Home From the Stars" by Jay Lake and Ruth Nestvold
	Reviews – Strange Horizons: "Shards of Glass" by Alaya Dawn Johnson & "Rooster" by Jenn Reese "Moons Like Great White Whales" by Charles Coleman Finlay "La Malcontenta" by Liz Williams "The Jenna Set" by Daniel Kaysen "Magic in a Certain Slant of Light" by Deborah Coates & "Dog" by Jenn Reese "On Our Street . . ." by Donald Barthelme "The Diogenes Robot" by Mark Rich "Survivors" by Elizabeth H. Hopkinson
	Reviews – Misc: "Visions" by Hannah Wolf Bowen (in Say . . . have you heard this one, #5)

Textbooks

Eugie Foster — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 18:30:49 +0000

	“How to Deal with Racist and Sexist Material in Workshop: On navigating the workshop session (part 3)” in The WisCon Chronicles, Vol 2: Provocative essays on feminism, race, revolution, and the future, L. Timmel Duchamp & Eileen Gunn (eds.), Aqueduct Press, 2008.
	Berk, Laura E., and Eugie Foster. Instructor’s Resource Manual for Child Development. 3rd ed. Boston: Allyn & Bacon, 1994.
	“Juggling Hamsters: Tips for the Busy Writer” (reprint) in Perspectives on Writing, Scott M. Sandridge (ed.), Double-Edged Publishing (forthcoming).