Alex Wilson writes fiction and comics in Carrboro, NC. His work has appeared/will appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, The Rambler, Weird Tales, The Florida Review, Shimmer, ChiZine, FutureQuake, Pif, and Dragon. Locus Magazine has called him a "promising new writer," and Publishers Weekly also has nice things to say.
Alex runs the audiobook project/podcast Telltale Weekly and the writer wiki Guidevines. He publishes the minicomic/zine Inconsequential Art. He is a 2006 Clarion graduate.
Latest Audiobooks:
An Encounter with an Interviewer
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable 03: Apollo and Daphne, Etc
Dubliners: The Boarding House
Bulfinch's Mythology: The Age of Fable 02: Prometheus and Pandora
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Latest Blogs:
In Which William S Burroughs Calls Me a Pussy
2008 Submission Log Weeks 13-17
LEGO: Steam Dart
Algernon for Alex
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Highlights from the journal/blog
03.04.08
"Contents" in The Rambler (out now)
01.24.08
ABNA: Publishers Weekly Reviews Pinocchio is Punching You
01.18.08
Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award: Semifinalist
01.11.08
SALE! "Contents" to The Rambler
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August 3-5, 2007
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"Contents" in The Rambler
 A flash fiction (non-genre) piece in the March-April 2008 issue of the literary magazine The Rambler. "Contents" appears on page 48, but, ironically enough, not in the issue's table of contents. Available in many independent bookshops, campus bookstores, and Barnes & Noble chains. Where to Buy.
Church of Saturn
"Church of Saturn" is a twelve-line story-poem, a science fiction update of probably the oldest missionary joke in the world, appearing in the British quarterly Murky Depths #2. Fast and relatively inexpensive shipping even to the States when you order direct from the publisher.
Shooting Dogs for Fun and Profit
"Shooting Dogs" is a humor/horror/gangster romp based on an unproduced ten-minute play of mine. ChiZine/Chiaroscuro was nice enough to publish it in October 2007, and there it remains, archived until whenever.
A bit of a postmortem for the story is available here, but it might kill any magic you thought was there before you came down from your marshmallow-high.
Outgoing
"Outgoing" is a science fiction/fantasy novelette. Appears in the Febuary 2007 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction. Also available at Anthology Builder, Fictionwise, and the Amazon Kindle store.
Free Preview. This story has been recommended for a Nebula award; SFWA members can read the story in its entirety on the Nebula Awards website.
Trade Up
Spec commercial for the Firefox web browser, 2006. Directed by Drew Buchanan, shot by Steve Milligan, written by Alex Wilson. Details here, Steve's technical details here, and the "film" itself at Firefox Films.
All's Fair in Love and Police Actions
Southparkesque parody film by Alex Wilson, 2005. Concerns super heroes and was created for a Wizard Direct-to-Video contest, which is why it's listed under "comics" as well as "film."
"That was f--kin' tops, Alex!" - Brian K Vaughan
"Amazingly funny and well-executed." - Cory Doctorow
Available in multiple downloadable formats, or streaming via YouTube and IFILM.
The Three Rs
Ten Second Comedy Film, directed by Jack Lucido, written by Alex Wilson. Available in multiple downloadable formats or streaming/sharing via YouTube.
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Persistent City
 A five page story, written by Alex and illustrated by Mario Boon.
Appearing in the Fall 2006 issue (#31.2) of the literary magazine The Florida Review (order single issues under "subscriptions") and the 2007 anthology Hope: New Orleans from Ronin Studios (ask your local comic shop by title or by Diamond Order Code: MAY07 3690).
Two page preview available here.
Inconsequential Art
First two issues of my humor minicomic/zine Inconsequential Art are available now for $1 each (or 8 for $5) via PayPal. These are business-card-sized and 12 pages each, including cover.
The First Noel
Standalone webcomic story (December 2006) by Alex Wilson and Jack Lucido. Available online. A bit about the project here.
Interviews:
The Pulse (Comicon) (9.20.07)
Upcoming Work:
"Squatter's Rites" (story-poem) in Weird Tales.
"Groundbound" (comic) in FutureQuake.
"Spoils of Springfield" (story) in Shimmer.
"It Must Be Kissed" (comic) in Pulp Planet.
"Fin de Siecle" (film) starting the festival circuit now.
Alex Elsewhere:
Campbell Award: Alex Wilson
Livejournal: Alexotica
Facebook: Alex Wilson
MySpace: Alexotica
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