Richard Holeton

Richard Holeton
Born (1952-12-28) December 28, 1952 (age 71)
Orange, New Jersey
Education
Websiterichardholeton.org

Richard Holeton (born December 28, 1952) is an American writer and higher-education administrator. His creative works are foundational in the hypertext and electronic literature genres. As a writer, his most notable work is the hypertext novel Figurski at Findhorn on Acid, which has been recognized as an important early work of electronic literature[1] and is included in the hypertext canon.[2]

A 20th Anniversary Edition of Figurski at Findhorn on Acid, in archival and contemporary versions, was released in 2021 by Washington State University Vancouver’s Electronic Literature Lab.[3] Holeton's work is collected in The NEXT Museum, a digital preservation space.

Holeton's short fiction has appeared in literary journals and anthologies including ZYZZYVA, F(r)iction, Grain, OPEN: Journal of Arts & Letters, the Indiana Review, and the Mississippi Review. He also wrote the textbooks Composing Cyberspace: Identity, Community, and Knowledge in the Electronic Age and Encountering Cultures: Reading and Writing in a Changing World.

  1. ^ Grigar, Dene (2019-12-20). Rebooting Electronic Literature, Volume 2: Documenting Pre-Web Born Digital Media. Nouspace Publications. p. 01.
  2. ^ Ensslin, Astrid (2007-07-09). Canonizing Hypertext: Explorations and Constructions. London: Continuum. p. 66. ISBN 9781472542281. OCLC 1073783752.
  3. ^ Holeton, Richard (2021). Figurski at Findhorn on Acid. Vancouver, WA: Electronic Literature Lab.