Robert Levy (author)

Robert Levy
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Harvard College John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Website
www.therobertlevy.com

Robert Levy (born 1974) is an American author of novels, stories, and plays. His first novel The Glittering World (2015) was a finalist for both the Shirley Jackson Awards and the Lambda Literary Awards. ^{[1] [2]} Though primarily a writer of dark fantasy and horror, Levy has published numerous works in many genres, including science fiction, pop culture, mystery, and noir. ^[3]

Background and education

Levy attended Oberlin College before graduating from Harvard College, where he received a degree in English and American Literature and Language. He went on to earn an MA in Forensic Psychology from John Jay College of Criminal Justice, and is also a graduate of the Clarion Workshop for Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers. He currently lives in his hometown of Brooklyn, New York, with his husband and two children. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

Career

At age seventeen, two of Levy's plays were finalists at the Young Playwrights Festival. ^[8] The next year, his play Mrs. Neuberger's Dead was a festival winner and was subsequently produced Off-Broadway at Playwrights Horizons. ^{[9] [10]} After writing his master's thesis on the perceptual effects of early childhood traumatization, ^[6] he began his career in publishing. He has since released numerous books under various pen names, as well as many shorter works. ^[11] His works are often inspired by his training as a forensic psychologist. ^[5]

Selected works

Novels

• The Glittering World (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster, 2015) ^[12]

Short stories

• "The Vault of the Sky, the Face of the Deep," Shadows & Tall Trees 6 (ChiZine Publications, 2014) ^[13]
• "The Oestridae," Black Static #52 (May–June 2016) ^[11]
• "DST (Fall Back)," Autumn Cthulhu (Lovecraft eZine Press, 2016) ^[11]
• "My Heart's Own Desire," Congress Magazine #1 (June 2016) ^[11]
• "Conversion," The Madness of Dr. Caligari (Fedogan and Bremer Books, 2016) ^[11]
• "Little Flea, Little Flea," People Holding (Winter 2017) ^[14]
• "The Cenacle," Shadows and Tall Trees 7 (Undertow Publications, 2017) ^[15]
• "The Company Kid," Strange Aeons (forthcoming, 2017) ^[11]

Nonfiction

• "Was the Giving Tree a Chump?" Off the Shelf (The Huffington Post, February 2015) ^[16]
• "You Live in the Devonshire?" The Brooklyn Quarterly (September 2015) ^[17]

Plays

• Mrs. Neuberger's Dead (1992) ^[18]

References

1. "The Shirley Jackson Awards » News". www.shirleyjacksonawards.org. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
2. "28th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 8 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
3. "Robert Levy (Author of The Glittering World)". Goodreads. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
4. "Robert Levy Author revealed questions and answers (Q&A) | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster". www.simonandschuster.net. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
5. "Interview: Robert Levy, author of The Glittering World | My Bookish Ways". www.mybookishways.com. Archived from the original on March 28, 2015. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
6. Centorcelli, Kristin (20 February 2015). "INTERVIEW: Robert Levy, Author of THE GLITTERING WORLD". SF Signal. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
7. Berman, Steve. "A Conversation with Robert Levy - Chelsea Station". www.chelseastationmagazine.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
8. "Young Playwrights Festival (1992) - Lortel Archives". www.lortel.org. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
9. Gussow, Mel (24 September 1992). "Review/Theater; 4 Playwrights, Young but Cleareyed". The New York Times. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
10. "The Shirley Jackson Awards » Jurors, Advisory Board, & Board Of Directors". www.shirleyjacksonawards.org. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
11. "Other Work". ROBERT LEVY / author. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
12. "The Glittering World | Book by Robert Levy". Simon and Schuster. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
13. Kelly, Michael (20 May 2014). Shadows & Tall Trees. ChiZine. ISBN   9780981317748 . Retrieved 28 February 2017.
14. "Little Flea, Little Flea". Peopleholding.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
15. "Shadows and Tall Trees 7 ToC". Undertow Publications. 21 December 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
16. Levy, Robert (6 February 2015). "Was The Giving Tree A Chump?". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
17. Levy, Robert (5 September 2015). "You Live in the Devonshire? - The Brooklyn Quarterly". The Brooklyn Quarterly. Retrieved 28 February 2017.
18. "Young Playwrights Festival (1992) - 1992 Off-Broadway - Creative Team". www.broadwayworld.com. Retrieved 28 February 2017.