Nationality American Period 2003-Present | Name Geoffrey Girard Role Author | |
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Born December 26, 1967 (age 56) Wurzburg, Germany ( 1967-12-26 ) Occupation Novelist, short story writer, teacher Books Project Cain, Cain's Blood: A Novel, Tales of the Jersey Devil, Tales of the Atlantic Pirates, Tales of the Eastern Indians |
Geoffrey Girard explains Cain’s Blood
Geoffrey Girard is an author of thrillers, historicals, and dark speculative fiction.
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- Geoffrey Girard explains Cains Blood
- Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard Spoilers Review
- Novels and Collections
- Short Stories
- References
In 2013, Simon & Schuster simultaneously published Girard's techno-thriller novel CAIN'S BLOOD and an accompanying companion novel for teens; PROJECT CAIN. Both books are based on Girard's novella CAIN XP11, which ran as four installments in Apex Digest in 2007. CAIN'S BLOOD and PROJECT CAIN were each shortlisted for the Bram Stoker Award and PROJECT CAIN was officially nominated for a 2013 Stoker Award for "Superior Achievement in a Young Adult Novel"
His previous books include Tales of the Jersey Devil (2005), thirteen original tales based on the legendary Jersey Devil monster, Tales of the Atlantic Pirates (2006), Tales of the Eastern Indians (2007) and a YA adaptation of The Iliad (2007).
His short fiction has appeared in several best-selling anthologies and magazines including the Stoker-nominated Dark Faith anthology and Writers of the Future, an award anthology founded by L. Ron Hubbard. Girard's debut collection, first communions was published by Apex Publications in 2016.
Girard graduated from Washington College with a BA in English literature and later earned an MA in creative writing from Miami University. He is currently Department Chair of English at Archbishop Moeller High School in Cincinnati, Ohio. He presents seminars on creative writing at colleges, bookstores and writers' organizations and can also be spotted speaking at various writer/reader conventions. Girard was born in Germany, shaped in New Jersey and currently lives in Ohio.
Project Cain by Geoffrey Girard: Spoilers Review
Novels and Collections
Short Stories
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