Marshall Moore
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Marshall Moore (born in June of 1970), in Havelock, North Carolina, is an American author living in the suburbs of Seoul, South Korea. He attended the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics (NCSSM) and went on to obtain a BA in psychology from East Carolina University and has also studied at Gallaudet University and University of New England. He has lived in Washington DC, Oakland, Portland, and Seattle. Fluent in American Sign Language, he worked for many years as an interpreter before moving abroad.
As of January 2007, two of his books have been published and two more are forthcoming:
- The Concrete Sky (Haworth Press, 2003), a novel;
- Black Shapes in a Darkened Room (Suspect Thoughts Press, 2004), a short fiction collection;
- An Ideal for Living (Suspect Thoughts Press, 2008), a novel.
- Bitter Orange (Suspect Thoughts Press, 2009?), a novel.
In addition to these books, Moore has published approximately 35 short stories and a similar number of book reviews and essays. His short fiction has appeared in various anthologies and in such literary journals as Word Riot, Thieves Jargon, Space & Time, and Barcelona Review.
His short story "The Infinite Monkey Theorem" was a runner-up in the 2006 StorySouth Million Writers Award, taking third place. Another short story, "The Right Way to Eat a Bagel," has been optioned for film.
His work has been translated into Greek and Italian.
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