Lela E. Buis | |
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Born | Middlesboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
Pen name | Lee Crittenden, Lena Crittenden |
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Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Florida State University Florida Institute of Technology |
Genre | speculative fiction |
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Lela E. Buis is an American speculative fiction writer, playwright, poet and artist who was born in Middlesboro, KY. She graduated from Florida State University (FSU) and the Florida Institute of Technology, and worked in engineering for a number of years at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida. She currently resides in Tennessee.
Lela Buis was born the elder of two daughters of Joseph N. and Lena Grace Buis. When Joe was discharged from the army after World War II, the couple took ownership of a Century Farm in Claiborne County, Tennessee. Lela Buis attended Claiborne County High School, [1] and as a child was active in farm related organizations such as 4-H clubs. [2] At FSU she worked in research on Computer Assisted Instruction [3] was a member of the Alpha Lambda Delta [4] and Phi Kappa Phi [5] honor societies and was active in Yoshukai Karate. [6] She performed with the Florida State University Dance Theatre, [7] and from 1983 served as president of the Titusville, Florida, non-profit Community Dance Theater. [8] From 2001-2003, she was active in the Brevard Playwrights Workshop. [9] In the East Tennessee area, Buis marketed her art and writing at local arts festivals. [10]
Buis' first listed short story sale in the science fiction and fantasy genre was in 1991. [11] She often writes fiction inclusive of minorities. From 1992 to 2002, she served as director of The Best of Soft Science Fiction Contest. [12] [13] From 2002-2003 she served as editor of the online literary and arts magazine Proteus Review, published by Brevard Community College. [14] Her short stories, poems and articles have appeared in science fiction and fantasy publications including Galaxy, Thirteenth Moon, Star*line and others. [15] That Ridge Press has recently released collections of her short stories and poetry. [11]
Buis is a member of the Knoxville Writers Guild, the Tennessee Mountain Writers, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and the Science Fiction Poetry Association.
Selected publications include:
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