Jack Skillingstead

Jack Skillingstead 2024, Seattle

Jack Skillingstead (born October 24, 1955)[1] is an American fiction writer living in Seattle, Washington.

In 2001 Stephen King named Skillingstead a winner in King's "On Writing" contest.[2] As of October 2024 Skillingstead has published forty-seven short stories in genre magazines and original anthologies. He has also published three novels and two story collections. His work has appeared in various Year's Best compilations and has been translated internationally. Skillingstead has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award[3] and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.[4] On the Science Fiction Encyclopeida website, noted critic John Clute says, "Skillingstead's work so far augurs a major career."[5] John Joseph Adams, editor of Lightspeed Magazine and series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy said of The Whole Mess and Other Stories that "this collection cements Jack Skillingstead as a master of the short form."[6]

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  2. ^ "Local News: People talk 11/2/01 (11/02/01)". seMissourian.com. 2001-11-02. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  3. ^ "Philip K. Dick Award". Philip K. Dick Award. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  4. ^ "The Theodore Sturgeon Award Finalists". Sfcenter.ku.edu. 2015-06-13. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
  5. ^ "SFE: Skillingstead, Jack". sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2024-02-28.
  6. ^ "THE WHOLE MESS AND OTHER STORIES". FAIRWOOD PRESS. Retrieved 2024-02-28.