Name Christopher Buehlman Role Playwright | ||
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Nominations Goodreads Choice Awards Best Horror Books The Necromancer's House, Between Two Fires, The Lesser Dead, Those Across The River | ||
Education Florida State University | ||
Christopher Buehlman (born 1969 in Tampa, Florida) is a playwright, poet, novelist, and comedian from St. Petersburg, Florida.
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Early life and education
He was adopted in 1969 by a family in St. Petersburg, Florida. In 1994, he earned a bachelor's degree in French from Florida State University.
Live
Buehlman has several characters which he plays in taverns, clubs, and renaissance festivals across the United States. They include Christophe the Insultor, a verbal mercenary people may hire to insult their friends, and Churchyard O'Shea, Irish storyteller.
Literary
His poetry has appeared in The Atlanta Review, and other literary and university publications. He was a finalist in the 2006 War Poetry Contest, and the 2008 Forward poetry prize list.
His first full-length play, Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka, debuted at Jobsite Theater of Tampa in March 2012. He is the author of numerous short plays often performed out of doors. He has also written and performed a one-man show about Christopher Marlowe.
He is the author of several novels, which range in setting from 14th century France to 1930s American South to modern-day New York.