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| Born | September 28, 1951 Mount Pleasant, Iowa, U.S. |
| Occupation | Short Story Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 1992 to the present |
| Genres | fiction |
| Subjects | fantasy, science fiction, horror |
| Notable work(s) | Homecoming - Sword and Sorceress XXV - edited by Elisabeth Waters |
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Jonathan Shipley (born 1951) Author of nine novels and almost eighty short stories, seventeen of which have been published between 1992 and 2010, with six more—to date—sold and awaiting publication in 2011. In addition to writing, Shipley is also an accomplished musician. Born in Mount Pleasant, Iowa, he now lives and works in Fort Worth, Texas.
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Primarily, Shipley writes in the science fiction genre. His works can be found in such publications as Weird Tales, Dragon Magazine,[1] and Time in a Bottle: Volume 1.[2] Towards the end of 2010, his story, Homecoming, was published in Sword and Sorceress XXV Anthology (2010),[3] and he will return in Sword and Sorceress XXVI with "Hedgewitch". In fact, almost twenty years ago his first publication was in Marion Zimmer Bradley's Fantasy Magazine in 1992.[4]
Most of Shipley's published and unpublished short stories are taken from the vast unified story arc spanning almost five thousand years found within Shipley's Excellenzi novels, eight manuscripts that combine the genres of space opera, vampire sci-fi, high fantasy, and alternative history.[5][6]
Shipley is also an active member of the Science Fiction Writers of America.[7]
In addition to his writing, Shipley is also a professional musician, specializing in woodwind instruments. Primarily, he is an orchestral musician and is currently principal oboe with the Brazos Chamber Orchestra, a non-profit regional Texas orchestra serving the citizens of the Brazos River Valley.[8]
Early on, however, he recorded with the rock band, Space Opera.
After several years spent living, playing, and recording in New York, Toronto, and around the east coast, Space opera returned to Texas. Scott and I, in particular, had always been interested in 20th century art music -- modern "classical" music. Our style began to show this influence and we integrated other players -- strings and woodwinds -- into the band, both in the studio and in our live shows. Of these musicians, Jonathan Shipley deserves a special mention. Jon is a master of all woodwind instruments and played many tracks on these later recordings. –David Bullock, Space Opera[9]
Space Opera, based in Fort Worth, had one of its early albums produced by the famous T-Bone Burnett.
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