Kenneth Calhoun
Kenneth Calhoun (born 3 June 1966) is an American short story writer and novelist.
In 2004, his short story "An Account of the Advance at Northgate" won the Summer Literary Seminars fiction contest in St. Petersburg, Russia, and was published in Fence,[1] and his short story "Voice on a Spool" won the University of Louisville's 2005 Italo Calvino Prize for fabulist experimentalist fiction.[2]
His short story, "Nightblooming", was recognized with a PEN/O. Henry Award in 2011 and, in 2016, was performed on WNYC's Selected Shorts[3] by actor Josh Charles. In her introduction to the PEN/O. Henry Stories anthology, series editor Laura Furman described the story as perhaps “the sweetest story in the collection.”[4]
His debut novel, Black Moon, was published in the United States and the United Kingdom in 2014 by Hogarth Press. A dystopian story of a world convulsed by insomnia on an epidemic scale, it was selected for the Barnes and Noble Discover Great New Authors series[5] and was widely reviewed around the globe, including starred reviews in Publisher’s Weekly[6] and Library Journal. Popmatters called the debut novel “…speculative fiction at its best…”[7] while NPR proclaimed, “Many authors have tackled the mystique of sleeplessness — but few have done so with the grotesque grace and poetic insight of Black Moon.”[8] In the UK and Australian press, the novel was called “…horribly, terribly, compelling”[9] and “a brilliant and thought-provoking premise carried out with considerable style” respectively.[10]
The book was optioned[11] for a limited series by Melissa Rosenberg, screenwriter for the Twilight films and producer of the Jessica Jones TV show on Netflix.
References[edit]
- ↑ "Contents". Fence. Vol. 7 no. 2. Fall/Winter 2004–05
- ↑ "Fall issue of Santa Monica Review writers to be featured in readings". The Argonaut. Los Angeles. 5 October 2006.
Short stories were sent [to the Santa Monica Review] by frequent contributors Kenneth Calhoun, winner of the 2005 Italo Calvino Prize, ...
- ↑ "Inside Out". WNYC.org. Selected Shorts. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ↑ Furman, Laura. "Introduction to 2011 PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories". PEN.org. PEN America. Retrieved 11 April 2011.
- ↑ Messer, Miwa. "The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters: Kenneth Calhoun and Lysley Tenorio in Conversation". barnesandnoble.com. Barnes and Noble. Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ↑ "Fiction Book Review: Black Moon". publishersweekly.com. Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
- ↑ Morris, Jon. "Kenneth Calhoun's 'Black Moon' Will Keep You Awake". popmatters.com. Popmatters. Retrieved 10 April 2014.
- ↑ Heller, Jason. "'Black Moon' Imagines A Sleepless American Nightmare". npr.org. NPR. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ↑ Flood, Allison. "Worlds Apart". thetimes.co.uk. The Sunday Times. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ↑ George, William. "Bad Moon on the Rise". theaustralian.com. The Australian. Retrieved 24 May 2014.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "Melissa Rosenberg's Tall Girls Prods. Sets 'Sleepless' Hulu Drama From Mike Cahill". Deadline Hollywood. Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
Further reading[edit]
- Allen, David. "'Black Moon' novelist Kenneth Calhoun's awakening began in Rancho Cucamonga". dailybulletin.com. Daily Bulletin. Retrieved 3 February 2015.</ref>
- Sims and Calhoun. "WHAT IF THE APOCALYPSE JUST MEANT NO MORE SOCIAL MEDIA?". lithub.com. Lit Hub. Retrieved 11 March 2016.</ref>
- Jimenez, Shane. "Everywhere, Insomniacs". lareviewofbooks.org. Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved 6 May 2014.</ref>
- Heller, Jason (6 March 2014). "'Black Moon' Imagines A Sleepless American Nightmare". National Public Radio.
- VanderMeer, Jeff (7 March 2014). "Insomnia takes over the world in Kenneth Calhoun's 'Black Moon'". Los Angeles Times.
- Williams, George (24 May 2014). "Bad moon on the rise". The Australian.
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