Gene O'Neill

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Born1938 (age 8687)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Gene O'Neill
Born1938 (age 8687)
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma materCalifornia State University, Sacramento
University of Minnesota
Period1980present
GenreHorror fiction, Fantasy, Science fiction
SpouseKay

Gene O'Neill (born 1938) is an American writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction.

O'Neill's professional writing career began after completing the Clarion West Writers Workshop in 1979. Since that time, over 100 of his works have been published. His short story work has appeared in Cemetery Dance Magazine, Twilight Zone Magazine, and The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction.[citation needed]

O'Neill has had many occupations besides writing including postal worker, contract specialist for AAFES, college basketball player, amateur boxer, United States Marine, right-of-way agent, and vice president of a small manufacturing plant. He also holds two degrees from California State University, Sacramento and University of Minnesota.[citation needed]

Bram Stoker Awards

Besides having his stories reprinted worldwide, including Russia, Spain, and France, he has received many other honors including:

  • The Taste of Tenderloin received a 2009 starred review in Publishers Weekly[1]
  • The Confessions of St. Zach received a "Best Small Press Chill" Black Quill Award nomination from Dark Scribe in 2009[citation needed]

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