David Barr Kirtley
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| David Barr Kirtley | |
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 David Barr Kirtley at the KGB Bar in New York, December 2007 |
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| Born | December 19, 1977 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States  |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genres | Fantasy, Science fiction, Horror |
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David Barr Kirtley (b. 1977) is an American short story writer. His website describes his work as "offbeat, whimsical fiction blending fantasy, science fiction, politics, and pop culture." His fiction has appeared in anthologies such as New Voices in Science Fiction and Fantasy: The Best of the Year. Much of his recent work appears in Realms of Fantasy magazine. He was profiled in the 2008 Novel & Short Story Writer's Market as part of "Speculative Fiction: The Next Generation."
He grew up in Katonah, New York. From 1996-2000, he attended Colby College in Waterville, Maine, where he majored in Government, with a minor in Creative Writing. In 1997, he won the Dell Magazines Award for undergraduate science fiction (previously called the Asimov Award), sponsored by Asimov's magazine. In 1999, he attended the Clarion Workshop at Michigan State University.
Several of his stories have appeared on podcasts such as Escape Pod, Pseudopod, and MechMuse.
His short stories "They Go Bump" and "The Prize" appeared in The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 1 (2002) and his short story "Veil of Ignorance" appeared in The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 3 (2004).
He is the son of physicist John R. Kirtley.
