Evan J. Peterson
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- School: Antioch University
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- Department: Writing
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2400 3rd Ave
Seattle, WA - 98121 - Dates at Antioch University: June 2014 - June 2014
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Biography
Antioch University - Writing
Game Writer, Author, Mentor
Evan J.
Peterson
Greater Seattle Area
I seek opportunities to write stylish public-facing content, especially in humor, gaming, imaginative/speculative fiction, and LGBTQ narratives. In addition to my work teaching creative writing and literature, I'm a game writer, author, copywriter, journalist, and critic. I now freelance writing game narratives for apps and escape rooms as well as other assorted projects and products. I’m interested in full and part time, original creative content, ghostwriting, and work for hire.
My first full-length nonfiction book, THE PrEP DIARIES: A SAFE(R) SEX MEMOIR, is now available from Lethe Press. My best-known works to date are the long-form interactive fiction rpg DRAG STAR! from Choice of Games and “The Case for PrEP..." published in The Stranger and Best Gay Stories 2015 and linked below.
I've been a Lambda Literary Award finalist as volume editor of Ghosts in Gaslight, Monsters in Steam: Gay City 5 (2013 Minor Arcana Press and Gay City Health Project). My writing has also been published by Boing Boing, The Rumpus, TheBody.com, Weird Tales, and Nightmare Magazine.
I was also the founding Editor-in-Chief of Minor Arcana Press, recipient of a 2013 smART Ventures grant from the City of Seattle Office of Arts and Culture. My duties as EiC included branding, selecting manuscripts and taking them from final draft through the publishing process, and overseeing fundraising. In addition, I founded the feminist horror film series SHRIEK in Seattle, which is now concluded. I wear many hats, and they all look great on me.
Experience
Old Growth Northwest
I worked closely with the Executive Director, Erin Fried, to monitor fundraising, spending, and budgets.
Education
Florida State University
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.)
English Language and Literature/Letters
Florida State University
Master of Fine Arts - MFA
Creative Writing (poetry)
Clarion West Writers' Workshop
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writing
I attended this prestigious six-week program for emerging science fiction and fantasy authors. I am one of 18 international applicants selected for the the 2015 workshop, where I studied with Cory Doctorow, Nalo Hopinkson, Eileen Gunn, Tobias S. Buckell, Susan Palwick, and Andy Duncan. I also had the honor and benefit of professional consultations with Neil Gaiman, Nancy Kress, Liz Gorinsky, Ted Chiang, and many other professionals in the field.Clarion West 2015 alumnus, half-scholarship
I attended this prestigious six-week program for emerging science fiction and fantasy authors. I am one of 18 international applicants selected for the the 2015 workshop, where I studied with Cory Doctorow, Nalo Hopinkson, Eileen Gunn, Tobias S. Buckell, Susan Palwick, and Andy Duncan. I also had the honor and benefit of professional consultations with Neil Gaiman, Nancy Kress, Liz Gorinsky, Ted Chiang, and many other professionals in the field. I received a half-tuition scholarship from NorWesCon.Clarion West
I participate in meetings to select the instructors we invite to teach for Clarion West. I also assist in the practical labor of ride coordination, fundraising, driving, move in/out, etc. for the workshop.
Publications
Skin Job
Minor Arcana Press
Traditional, experimental, and prose poems about monstrosity, the body, and the nature of the outsider
Skin Job
Minor Arcana Press
Traditional, experimental, and prose poems about monstrosity, the body, and the nature of the outsider
The PrEP Diaries: A Safe(r) Sex Memoir
Lethe Press
The term PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) has become part of our dialogues with not only personal physicians but friends and lovers. The gay, bisexual, queer and transgender community is exploring Truvada, the first daily pill prescribed to HIV-negative people that prevents transmission of the virus, while the straight world catches up. Author Evan J. Peterson first wrote about his experience taking PrEP for The Stranger back in 2014. Since then he has chronicled his life in the same clever and sardonic tone; readers of The PrEP Diaries will enjoy Evan's stories about sex, intimacy, and the wild new frontiers of queer life in an increasingly PrEP-savvy world.
Skin Job
Minor Arcana Press
Traditional, experimental, and prose poems about monstrosity, the body, and the nature of the outsider
The PrEP Diaries: A Safe(r) Sex Memoir
Lethe Press
The term PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) has become part of our dialogues with not only personal physicians but friends and lovers. The gay, bisexual, queer and transgender community is exploring Truvada, the first daily pill prescribed to HIV-negative people that prevents transmission of the virus, while the straight world catches up. Author Evan J. Peterson first wrote about his experience taking PrEP for The Stranger back in 2014. Since then he has chronicled his life in the same clever and sardonic tone; readers of The PrEP Diaries will enjoy Evan's stories about sex, intimacy, and the wild new frontiers of queer life in an increasingly PrEP-savvy world.
Drag Star!
Choice of Games LLC
In this interactive fiction RPG app, players compete on a prime time drag reality show. Users navigate through the story and its branches using seven skill stats, four opposing personality stats, and multiple goal and relationship stats. I wrote and coded this 160,000 word adventure in ChoiceScript, the coding language of Choice of Games. I'm very proud of the glowing reviews that fans have been posting. Check it out!
Skin Job
Minor Arcana Press
Traditional, experimental, and prose poems about monstrosity, the body, and the nature of the outsider
The PrEP Diaries: A Safe(r) Sex Memoir
Lethe Press
The term PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) has become part of our dialogues with not only personal physicians but friends and lovers. The gay, bisexual, queer and transgender community is exploring Truvada, the first daily pill prescribed to HIV-negative people that prevents transmission of the virus, while the straight world catches up. Author Evan J. Peterson first wrote about his experience taking PrEP for The Stranger back in 2014. Since then he has chronicled his life in the same clever and sardonic tone; readers of The PrEP Diaries will enjoy Evan's stories about sex, intimacy, and the wild new frontiers of queer life in an increasingly PrEP-savvy world.
Drag Star!
Choice of Games LLC
In this interactive fiction RPG app, players compete on a prime time drag reality show. Users navigate through the story and its branches using seven skill stats, four opposing personality stats, and multiple goal and relationship stats. I wrote and coded this 160,000 word adventure in ChoiceScript, the coding language of Choice of Games. I'm very proud of the glowing reviews that fans have been posting. Check it out!
The Midnight Channel
Babel/Salvage Press
Odes and other poems about "final girls" and other protagonists of horror films (both classic and obscure)
Skin Job
Minor Arcana Press
Traditional, experimental, and prose poems about monstrosity, the body, and the nature of the outsider
The PrEP Diaries: A Safe(r) Sex Memoir
Lethe Press
The term PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) has become part of our dialogues with not only personal physicians but friends and lovers. The gay, bisexual, queer and transgender community is exploring Truvada, the first daily pill prescribed to HIV-negative people that prevents transmission of the virus, while the straight world catches up. Author Evan J. Peterson first wrote about his experience taking PrEP for The Stranger back in 2014. Since then he has chronicled his life in the same clever and sardonic tone; readers of The PrEP Diaries will enjoy Evan's stories about sex, intimacy, and the wild new frontiers of queer life in an increasingly PrEP-savvy world.
Drag Star!
Choice of Games LLC
In this interactive fiction RPG app, players compete on a prime time drag reality show. Users navigate through the story and its branches using seven skill stats, four opposing personality stats, and multiple goal and relationship stats. I wrote and coded this 160,000 word adventure in ChoiceScript, the coding language of Choice of Games. I'm very proud of the glowing reviews that fans have been posting. Check it out!
The Midnight Channel
Babel/Salvage Press
Odes and other poems about "final girls" and other protagonists of horror films (both classic and obscure)
Ghosts in Gaslight, Monsters in Steam: Gay City 5
Minor Arcana Press & Gay City Health Project
Volume editor of this Lambda Literary Award finalist and LGBTQ-themed anthology of monster stories and poems, including steampunk, contemporary, and beyond
