Jeff Burk's Blog, page 18
March 27, 2012
March 23, 2012
Check Out My Official Forums!
Do you ever find yourself sitting around thinking I wish there was more opportunities to talk about Jeff Burk? Your wish has been granted!
Check out the official Jeff Burk forum at the Slaughter House!
March 5, 2012
Check out what Rue Morgue Magazine had to say about Cripple Wolf!
I've been reading Rue Morgue since issue #19 (the one with Jason X on the cover). It's been an essential guide to awesome and weird shit for me for eleven years. You can then understand why I was so excited to see this in issue #119 (wow! exactly one hundred issues later):
February 28, 2012
Interview and Write to Publish
This April, I'm participating at the Write to Publish Conference at Portland State University. I'll be on some panels and spreading the gospel of Bizarro and independent art.
To promote the event, I did a new interview with PSU where I talked about my favorite authors, advice for new writers, and strippers. Check it out here.
Here's some details on the event:
"April 28th, 2012 will mark the fourth annual Write to Publish conference hosted by Ooligan Press of Portland State University. This year's theme is Step into Genre, and the conference will feature local genre authors, including Phillip Margolin, Chelsea Cain, Lilith St. Crow, Suzanne Young, Lisa Hendrix, Jay Lake, and William F. Nolan.
Continuing with the same goal as past years—to demystify the publishing industry for aspiring writers—this year's conference will also include workshops and author presentations centered on genre publishing. One of the only conferences in the country focused on publishing rather than writing, Write to Publish 2012 will be a whirlwind journey through everything from science fiction to thriller, fantasy to romance. There will be no author readings here: every session is focused on providing writers an inside look into the publishing industry. Where closed doors and big east coast publishers have kept this side of writing a thing of mystery, Write to Publish aims to shed some light.
This goal falls in sync with Ooligan Press' own ethos. As a trade publishing house run by the graduate students in the Master's in Writing and Book Publishing at Portland State University, Ooligan is all about preparing future publishers. The press and the program seek to train students in all aspects of publishing, whether it be editing, design, marketing, acquisitions, or digital content. The graduates of Ooligan Press will be the kind of publishers who are interested in helping writers become authors.
Also attending the conference are authors Ken Scholes, P.R. Frost, Jason V. Brock, Isaac Marion, Colleen Houck, April Henry, Allison Moon, Jeff Burk, Inara Scott, and Amber Keyser. Local publishers, editors, designers, and other industry professionals will also be present to offer their advice and insight into the ever-changing world of publishing."
Click here for more information and to register.
February 21, 2012
2012 Event List
Here's where you can find me this year. As you can see, for the most part I'm staying close to home.
April
28 – Write to Publish Conference – Portland, OR
May
11-13 – H. P. Lovecraft Film Festival – Portland, OR
September
20-23 – KillerCon – Las Vegas, NV
November
TBA – BizarroCon – Portland, OR
January 31, 2012
January 23, 2012
The Slaughterhouse Forums are now open!
Do you still have a hole in your heart from the loss of the Keenedom? If so, The Slaughterhouse Forums are here for you.
Stop by and join in the conversation
January 18, 2012
My Thoughts on SOPA and What You Can Do
I wrote an article over at Bizarro Central about SOPA and what you can do about it.
January 17, 2012
Get Your DEADITE PRESS T-Shirts!
Now available from the fine people at Skurvy Ink.
While you're there, check out the other awesome horror and bizarro themed shirts. I really want to get a BABY JESUS BUTT PLUG shirt!
