Marge Simon
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- writer
- poet
- painter
Art Center College of Design
Marge Simon | |
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 American artist and a writer | |
| Born | 1942 (age 83–84) Bethesda, Maryland, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of Northern Colorado (B.A., M.S.) Art Center College of Design |
| Genre | speculative fiction |
| Notable awards | Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement (r. 2021) |
| Spouse | |
Marge Baliff Simon (born 1942) is an American artist and a writer of speculative poetry and fiction.
Early life
Marge Simon was born in Bethesda, Maryland, but grew up in Boulder, Colorado.
Education and career
She received her BA and MA degrees from the University of Northern Colorado, and then continued her studies at the ArtCenter College of Design. Deciding against a career as a commercial artist, she began working as an art teacher in elementary schools instead.[1]
In the mid-1980s, Simon began writing and illustrating for the small press and went on to become an award-winning writer. Simon's poems, short fiction, and illustrations have appeared in hundreds of publications, including Amazing Stories, Nebula Awards 32, Strange Horizons, The Pedestal Magazine, Chizine, Niteblade, Vestal Review, and Daily Science Fiction.
Simon is a former president of the Small Press Writers and Artists Organization and of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA). She is additionally a former editor of Star*Line, the SFPA's bimonthly journal.
In 2013, Simon began editing the column "Blood and Spades: Poets of the Dark Side" for the monthly newsletter of the Horror Writers Association. She serves as the Chair of the HWA Board of Trustees.[2]
Marriage
Simon lives in Ocala, Florida, with her husband, writer Bruce Boston, with whom she sometimes collaborates.
Published works
Poetry collections
- Poets of the Fantastic (co-ed. with Steve Eng). AE Press, 1993
- Eonian Variations. Dark Regions, 1995
- Night Smoke with Bruce Boston, ebook. Miniature Sun/Quixsilver, 2003 (Bram Stoker Award finalist)
- Artist of Antithesis, ebook. Miniature Sun, 2004 (Bram Stoker Award finalist)
- Vectors: A Week in the Death of a Planet with Charlee Jacob. Dark Regions, 2007 (Bram Stoker Award winner)
- Night Smoke with Bruce Boston, expanded print edition of the 2003 ebook. Kelp Queen Press, 2007
- Uneathly Delights. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2011
- The Mad Hattery. Elektrik Milk Bath Press, 2011
- The Four Elements with Linda Addison, Rain Graves, and Charlee Jacob. Bad Moon Books, 2012
- Dangerous Dreams with Sandy DeLuca. Elektrik Milk Bath Press, 2013
- Vectors: A Week in the Death of a Planet with Charlee Jacob
- Vampires, Zombies, and Wanton Souls
- Sweet Poison with Mary A. Turzillo
- Small Spirits: Dark Dolls
- Satan's Sweethearts with Mary A. Turzillo
- War with Alessandro Manzetti
Poetry and fiction collections
- Dragon Soup with Mary Turzillo. vanZeno Press, 2008
- Legends of the Fallen Sky with Malcolm Deeley. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
- City of a Thousand Gods with Malcolm Deeley. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2010
Fiction collections
- Like Birds in the Rain. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2007
- Christina's World. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2008
- The Dragon's Dictionary with Mary Turzillo. Sam's Dot Publishing, 2010
Art
- Gallery of color art at Strange Horizons.[3]
- Soho Galleries, black and white art.
