Marcus Gibson
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Marcus Keith Gibson (born November 15, 1973) is an Australian writer who emerged at a young age with the novel 'D'.
Biography
Marcus Gibson was born to devout Christian parents in Sydney, Australia. He was raised in a strict fundamentalist environment and by 16 was teaching in the Sunday School run by his parents. At 17, he dropped out of high school to attend Baptist Bible College, but returned to complete high school after one year of study. During this year he became interested in writing, and published his first short story at 18.
After an anomally in his Higher School Certificate placed Gibson's English class at the bottom of the state, Gibson became determined to prove the result wrong and, declining to attend university, instead found work as a labourer while writing his first novel, a gruesome literary thriller titled 'D' (ISBN 0-7322-5179-6). A year later, in 1994, the novel was acquired by HarperCollins publishing in Sydney and released the following December, selling out the 10,000 copy print run in three weeks.
Gibson won recognition in short story awards and anthologies including 'Paradise To Paranoia' published by UQP (ISBN 0-7022-2785-4), Suncorp Literary Awards and commemorative anthology (ISSN 1321-8530), Young Writer of the Year, and Nescafe Big Break[1]. Meanwhile, Gibson sought to promote his new manuscript, first titled 'The Dead See' and later renamed to 'The Atheists' Bible', with numerous publishers around the world.
In 1996 attempted to launch an electronic media publishing venture and secure the trademark 'eBook', but failed after the withdrawal of investors. In the following years, Gibson attended film school, travelled extensively, and worked as a script editor, media spokesperson, web developer, and a variety of other roles while still trying to find a publisher for 'The Atheists' Bible'
In 2006, after 'The Atheists' Bible' had been declined by publishers for more than a decade, Gibson released a free downloadable PDF of 'The Atheist's Bible' on his website, www.theatheistsbible.com [2]
