Joseph N. Cameron

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Joseph Neal Cameron (born July 25, 1972) is an American short story author, poet, and charcoal artist. His flash fiction has appeared in various journals, most recently the Fall 2006 ezine HeavyGlow: A Journal of Flash Fiction. His short stories have appeared in British journals such as Aalst, and in various literary journals and magazines in the United States, such as Papyrus and Scael.

Although writing poetry and drawing for more than a decade, Cameron started writing horror and science fiction in 2003, and his work was published in such prominent ezines as Alien Skin and Aphelion Webzine (under the nom de plume Cameron Neilson). More recently, since working on his MFA in creative writing, his fiction has explored individuality as it is affected by religious, economic, and cultural mores, through characters who express non-mainstream inclinations in family relationships, sexuality, and violence.

Some literary critics have labeled Cameron's work as part of the "New Brutalist" movement in literature and poetry.^{[citation needed]} When asked by an interviewer for Images what his future goals for his fiction were, Cameron replied, "I hope to investigate societal definitions of humanity via individuals who are both part of the culture and witnessing the culture from alternate cultural points of view."^{[citation needed]}

Cameron was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Tim and Ann Cameron. Brother to Rachael Cameron. Little is known about Cameron's childhood in rural Oklahoma, but it is known that he served in the Marine Corps during and after Operation Desert Storm. He also attended Oklahoma State University, where he received his B.A. in English creative writing, with a minor in philosophy. As far as it is known, Cameron is currently finishing work on his MFA at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.