Gregory Frost

For the judge, seeGregory L. Frost.

Gregory Frost
Gregory Frost in 2008, (photograph byKyle Cassidy)
Born	(1951-05-13)May 13, 1951
Occupation	Novelist short storywriter essayist
Genre	Fantasy
Literary movement	Savage Humanism
Notable works	Fitcher's Brides

Gregory Frost(born May 13, 1951) is anAmerican authorofscience fictionandfantasy,and directs a fiction writing workshop atSwarthmore CollegeinSwarthmore, Pennsylvania.He received his Bachelor's degree from theUniversity of Iowa.A graduate of theClarion Workshop,he has been invited back as instructor several times, including the first session following its move to theUniversity of California at San Diegoin 2007. He is also active in theInterstitial Arts Foundation.

AuthorOrson Scott Cardcalled Frost's novelTain"a marvelous straightforward retelling of an ancient national myth."

He has also done research for non-fiction television (The Learning Channel,Discovery Channel) and acted in a couple of independent horror movies. His initial vocation was as an artist.

Gregory Frost is a founding partner of The Liars Club, a networking group of professionals in publishing and other aspects of entertainment that includesJonathan Maberry,Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, Dennis Tafoya, Merry Jones,Keith R.A. DeCandido,Don Lafferty, Marie Lamba, Keith Strunk, and Edward Pettit.

Frost lives and works inPennsylvania,USA.

Bibliography

Novels

• Frost, Gregory (1984).Lyrec.
• Tain(1986)ISBN9780441795345
• Remscéla(1988)ISBN9780441713509
• The Pure Cold Light(1993)ISBN9781611382365
• Fitcher's Brides(2002)ISBN9780765301956

Shadowbridge

1. Shadowbridge(2008)ISBN9780345497581
2. Lord Tophet: A Shadowbridge Novel(2008)ISBN9780345497598

Rhymer Trilogy

1. Rhymer(2023)ISBN978-1982192662
2. Rhymer: Hoode(2024)

Short fiction

Collections

• Crimson Spear: The Blood ofCu Chulainn(1998) — a reprint ofTainandRemscélain one volume.ISBN9780446589437
• Attack of the Jazz Giants and Other Stories(2005) — collected short fiction.ISBN9781930846340

Stories

Title	Year	First published	Reprinted/collected	Notes
No others are genuine	2013	Frost, Gregory (Oct–Nov 2013). "No others are genuine".Asimov's Science Fiction.37(10–11): 110–125.		Novelette
Lock up your chickens and daughters—H'ard and Andy are come to town!	2015	Swanwick, Michael& Gregory Frost (April–May 2015). "Lock up your chickens and daughters—H'ard and Andy are come to town!".Asimov's Science Fiction.39(4–5): 54–69.		Novelette

• "In the Sunken Museum"The Twilight Zone Magazine,May 1981.
  reprinted inNight Cry,Vol. 1, No. 3, Fall 1985. Reprinted in translation in Italy.
• "A Day in the Life of Justin Argento Morrel"The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,July 1983.
  reprinted, in Norwegian, as "En dag i Justin Argento Morrels" inTerra NovaNr. 2-1988, edited by Lynda C. Bentsen (translator), and published in Oslo, Norway.
• "Rubbish"The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction,February 1984.
• "The Yazata"Whispers,Volume 6, Number 21-22, December 1984.
• "Crowley and the Leprechaun" inFaery!,edited byTerri Windling;Ace Fantasy Books/Berkley Publishing Group, January 1985.
• "In Media Vita"Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine,January 1985.
• "Sardofa’s Horseshoes" inMagic In Ithkar 2,edited byAndre Norton&Robert Adams;Tor Books, December 1985.
• "Reduction" written with John Kessel,Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine,January 1986.
• "Show of Faith" inLiavek: The Players of Luck,Will Shetterly&Emma Bull,editors; Ace Fantasy Books/Berkley Publishing Group, June 1986.
• "The Hound of Mac Datho", a selection fromTain,Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine,November 1986.
  (Portion of the novelRemscéla.)
• "The Vow that Binds" inInvitation to Camelot,Parke Godwin,editor; Ace Books, March 1988.
• "From Hell Again" inRipper!,Gardner Dozois&Susan Casper,editors; Tor Books, September 1988.
  reprinted in the premiere issue of the internet e-zine,Dark Annie.
• "An Act of Love" written in collaboration withSteven BrustandMegan Lindholm,inLiavek IV: Spells of Binding,Will Shetterly & Emma Bull, editors; Ace Books, November 1988.
• "A Part of Us"Tropical Chills,edited byTim Sullivan;Avon Books, November 1988.
• "Lizaveta"Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine,Mid–December 1988.
  reprinted inBest New Horror,edited byStephen Jones&Ramsey Campbell,Robinson (U.K.) October, 1990; Carroll & Graf (U.S.) Spring, 1991.
• "Divertimento"Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine,December 1989.
  reprinted inBest New Horror 2,ed. Stephen Jones &Ramsey Campbell,Robinson (U.K.) October, 1991;Carroll & Graf(U.S.).
• "The Incompleat Ripper" written withJack Dann;Starshore,vol. 1 no. 1, Summer 1990.
  (reprinted inThe Fiction Factory,edited by Jack Dann, Golden Gryphon Press, 2005)
• "The Activists"Unique,September–October 1990.
• "The Bus" inCold Shocks,edited by Tim Sullivan, August 1991; Avon Books.
• "Attack of the Jazz Giants"Bruce McAllister&Harry Harrison,eds.,There Won't Be War,Tor Books, November 1991.
• "The Hole in Edgar’s Hillside"Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine,Mid-December 1991.
  reprinted inUnicorns II,Gardner Dozois & Jack Dann, eds. Ace Books, November 1992.
• "Some Things Are Better Left"Asimov's Science Fiction,February 1993.
• "The Root of the Matter"Snow White, Blood Red,Ellen Datlow& Terri Windling, editors; William Morrow & Co., Inc and Avon Nova, January 1993.
• "Touring Jesusworld" written forDamon Knight,guest editor,Pulphouse,Issue 18, 1995.
• "That Blissful Height" inIntersections,edited byJohn Kessel,Mark L. Van Name,andRichard Butner,Tor Books, January 1996.
  reprinted inThe Mammoth Book of Best New Horror,edited by Stephen Jones, Carroll & Graf, October 1997.
• "Sparks" inBlack Swan, White Raven,edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling, Tor Books, May 1997
• "How Meersh the Bedeviler Lost His Toes",Asimov's Science Fiction,September 1998.
  Finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for short fiction, 1999
• "Collecting Dust,"White of the Moon,edited by Stephen Jones. Pumpkin Books, May, 1999.
• "Tales Within,"Electric Wine(www.electricwine.com-deceased) July–September 2000.
• "The Girlfriends of Dorian Gray,"Dark Terrors 5,edited byStephen Jones& David Sutton, Carroll & Graf UK, November 2000.
• "Madonna of the Maquiladora,"Asimov's Science Fiction,May, 2002.
  Finalist for both the Nebula Award and the James Tiptree Jr. Award
• "The Prowl,"Mojo: Conjure Stories,edited byNalo Hopkinson,Warner Books,April, 2003.
• "The Harp That Sang,"My Swan Sister and other retold fairy tales,edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling,Simon & Schuster,late 2003.
• "Tengu Mountain,"The Faery Reel,edited by Ellen Datlow & Terri Windling,Viking Juvenile,August 3, 2004.
• "Dub,"Weird Trails,edited byDarrell Schweitzer,Wildside Press,November 2004.
• "So Coldly Sweet, So Deadly Fair,"Weird Talesmagazine, April 2006. Reprinted inLiar, LIarthe Liars Club anthology, 2011.
• "Ill-Met in Ilium,"The Secret History of Vampries,edited by Darrell Schweitzer,DAW Books,2007.
• "Lucyna's Gaze,"Clockwork Phoenix 3,edited byMike Allen,Norilana Books, 2010.
• "The Bank Job,"Full Moon City,edited byDarrell Schweitzer,Gallery Books (Simon & Schuster), 2010.
• "The Comeuppance of Creegus Maxin",The Beastly Bride,edited by Ellen Datlow &Terri Windling,Viking, 2010.
• "The Dingus,"Supernatural Noir,edited byEllen Datlow,Dark Horse Books, 2011.
• "No Others Are Genuine," "Asimov's Science Fiction," October/November 2013, nominated for the Bram Stoker Award.

Non-fiction

• Beginning in 1985, numerous book reviews, appearing inFantasy Review,The Philadelphia Inquirer,andThe Washington Post.
• "Amongst the Laughing Dead" (Fear,No. 8, August 1989 (Great Britain)
  (an article about the making of, and participation in,S. P. Somtow's horror filmThe Laughing Dead)
• "Twice Encountered" inDancing With the Dark,edited by Stephen Jones (Vista Books (U.K.) June 1997)
  (a collection of true ghost stories related by horror and fantasy writers)
• "Celtic Influence on Contemporary Fantasy Fiction," (Brigit’s Feast,Spring 1999).
• "The Tale of the Puzzle of the Tales," (Realms of Fantasy,August, 2001; reprinted on theEndicott Studioof Mythic Arts site)
  (a history ofThe Arabian Nights)
• "The Fantasy Life of Salons," (Realms of Fantasy,Nov/December 2001; reprinted on the Endicott Studio of Mythic Arts site)
  (an article onMesmerismin the French salons of the 18th century)
• "Reading the Slipstream,"The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature,edited by Edward James &Farah Mendlesohn,Cambridge University Press, 2012.

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Notes

Television

• Principal researcher for "Curse of the Pharaohs" episode ofScience Frontiers,on theDiscovery Global Network(US:The Learning Channel), originally broadcast in March, 1999.
• Principal researcher and preliminary script writer for "Wolfman: The Science & the Myth" episode ofScience Frontiers,on the Discovery Global Network (US: The Learning Channel), originally broadcast in the US on October 31, 1997. This episode won awards at various national non-fiction television competitions.

Film

Frost had roles in twomicrobudgethorror films, as "Frost" (essentially himself) inS. P. Somtow's 1989The Laughing Deadand as "Butcher Deacon #2" inJohn R. Ellis'sTwilight of the Dogs(1995), both starring his friend and fellow writerTim Sullivan.

External links

• Gregory Frost's website
• InterviewwithMichael A. Ventrella
• InterviewinStrange Horizons
• Interviewwith Jay Tomio
• Gregory Frostat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
• Gregory FrostatIMDb