Jack Skillingstead

Bibliography

I've written a lot of short stories, usually in the gaps between novels. Most of them weren't any good, but after more than a decade of trying I started to figure out what I was doing. Then one day I wrote a science fiction story and sent it to Gardner Dozois, who was then the editor of Asimov's Science Fiction. That turned out to be a good idea. Gardner wound up buying everything I sent him after that, except one. Only good things have followed. Thanks, Gardner. (And thanks to Sheila Williams, too, Asimov's new acquisitions editor, who seems to like my work as well).

Collection:

Are You There and other stories
Golden Gryphon Press, Fall, 2009

Stories:

The Avenger of Love
F&SF, TBA

Human Day
Asimov's, TBA

Rescue Mission
The Solaris Book Of New Science Fiction Volume Three, edited by George Mann, February 2009

Alone With An Inconvenient Companion
Fast Forward 2, anthology edited by Lou Anders, October 2008

What You Are About To See
Asimov's, August 2008
Recommended by Nick Gevers in Locus

Cat In The Rain
Asimov's, October/November 2008

Einstein's Theory
On Spec, TBA

Strangers On A Bus
Asimov's, December 2007
Recommended by Nick Gevers and Rich Horton in Locus
Reprinted in the Russian sf magazine ESLI (IF).

Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 25th Ed., Gardner Dozois
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror 2008: Twenty-first Annual ED., Datlow, Link, Gavin

Two
Talebones, #35 Summer Issue, 2007
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 25th Ed., Gardner Dozois

Everyone Bleeds Through
Realms Of Fantasy, October 2007
Recommended by Nick Gevers and Rich Horton in Locus
Reprinted in The Prime Books anthology: Science Fiction: The Best Of The Year, 2008 Edition, edited by Rich Horton.

Thank You, Mr. Whiskers
Asimov's, August 2007
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 25th Ed., Gardner Dozois

Scrawl Daddy
Asimov's, June 2007
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 25th Ed., Gardner Dozois

The Chimera Transit
Asimov's, February 2007
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 25th Ed., Gardner Dozois

Girl in the Empty Apartment
Asimov's, September 2006

Life On The Preservation
Asimov's, June, 2006
Recommended by Nick Gevers and Rich Horton in Locus
Reprinted in The Prime Books anthology: Science Fiction: The Best Of The Year, 2007 Edition, edited by Rich Horton.
Reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 24th Edition, edited by Gardner Dozois.
Reprinted in the Romanian magazine "Sci-Fi Magazin."

Are You There
Asimov's, February 2006
Recommended by Rich Horton in Locus
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 24th Ed., Gardner Dozois

The Tree
On Spec, Fall 2005
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 23rd Ed., Gardner Dozois
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 19th Ed., Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant and Kelly Link, Editors

Overlay
Asimov's, October / November 2005
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 23rd Ed., Gardner Dozois

Bean There
Asimov's, April / May 2005
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 23rd Ed., Gardner Dozois

Scatter
Asimov's, October / November double issue 2004
Included in Locus' recommended stories for 2004
Translated for spanish edition of Asimov's
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 22nd Ed., Gardner Dozois, Editor

Transplant
Asimov's, August 2004
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 22nd Ed., Gardner Dozois, Editor
[read it here]

Reunion
On Spec, Spring 2004
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 22nd Ed., Gardner Dozois, Editor
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 18th Ed., Ellen Datlow, Gavin Grant and Kelly Link, Editors

Rewind
Asimov's, February 2004
Recommended by Nick Gevers in Locus
Honorable Mention in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 22nd Ed., Gardner Dozois, Editor
[read it here]

Dead Worlds
Asimov's, June 2003
Reprinted in The Year's Best Science Fiction, 21st Ed., Gardner Dozois, Editor
Included in Locus' recommended stories for 2003
Finalist, 2004 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
Required text, Rutgers University, Spring 2005
[read an excerpt]

The Apprentice
Whispers From The Shattered Forum, Fall 2003

Hardwood
Glyph, Fall 2003

Double Occupancy
Polu Texni, September 2008

Untitiled (Bon Soir)
Stephen King's Official website, October 2001
[read it here]

© Copyright 2004-2008, Jack Skillingstead.