Dec 11, 2007 legendary sf author damon knight discusses science fiction from before the genre was established. If you truly love speculative fiction, and you want to explore what it means to you, i heartily recommend that you find a copy of this book and read it with care. It is a compilation of the first published stories of twenty pro. His first story, resilience, was published in 1941. Click to read more about the country of the kind short story by damon knight. Creating short fiction a book by damon knight smashwords. Celebrated shortstory author and writing instructor knight also includes many examples and exercises that have been effective in classrooms and workshops everywhere. In 1995 he was named by the sfwa as a grand master its highest honor. In the best of damon knight we see just how easy it is for science fiction, fantasy and horror to be considered as interchangeable. Short story i wrote for a creative writing class this year. Damon knight was an american science fiction author, editor, critic and fan.
The handler the handler by dam on knight from rogue in one of the two very small towns where both he and i live milford, pa. But on the strange world of terranova, there was much to be learnedof destiny, and other things. May 17, 2018 destiny reached out a hand to algernon weaverbut he was a timid man, at first. The classic guide to writing short fiction, and the years best science fiction. Damon knight discusses, rather tongue in cheek, why he should not have written this instructional tome. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about the country of the kind short story by damon knight. This episode was adapted from a 1950 story by damon knight, a prolific writer, literary critic, editor, teacher, and organizer who was once described as the merry prankster of science fiction. For those who are unfamiliar with knight, he was an author, an editor, and a critic. A teacher and organizer, knight published creating short fiction, a textbook for. Damon knights contributions to the field of science fiction as author, editor, critic, illustrator, and translator represent several decades of commitment to making sense of the literature while defe. Knights first professional sale was a cartoon drawing to a sciencefiction magazine. He is the author of to serve man, a 1950 short story adapted for the twilight zone.
The country of the kind short story by damon knight. Unlike his contemporaries such as isaac asimov or arthur c. Damon founded the science fiction and fantasy writers of america sfwa and the nebula awards. Damon knights most popular book is creating short fiction. Knights first professional sale was a cartoon drawing to a. Damon knight books list of books by author damon knight. The stories were originally published between 1949 and 1960 in. Feb 14, 2011 creating short fiction by damon knight was first published in 1981, and the edition i have is the revised and expanded 3rd, the only one still in print. Damon knight papers, 19402002overview of the collection author knight, damon, 19122002 title damon knight papers dates 19402002 bulk 1940 2002 19122002 inclusive 1912 2002 quantity 76. It was first published in 1955 and later collected in the science fiction hall of fame volume one, 19291964, published in 1970. Pages in category short stories by damon knight the following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This book will teach you to write better short stories and get them sold. Science fiction of the 30s was edited by damon knight and published by bobbsmerrill company in january, 1976.
Knight encouraged, taught, critiqued, and mentored innumerable young writers. Science fiction of the thirties by damon knight editor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. Apr 24, 2002 science fiction writer, editor and critic, damon knight, who has died aged 79, was a man of contradictions.
What knight doesnt know about writing the short story cannot be put into expository. A century of great short science fiction novelsedited by. Decided i would publish just to see if anyone enjoyed it. Distilled from decades of teaching and practice, this book offers clear and direct advice on structure, pacing, dialogue, getting ideas, working with the unconscious, and more. Far out is a collection of science fiction short stories by american writer damon knight. Newly revised and expanded for this third edition, creating short fiction is a popular and widely trusted guide to writing short stories of originality, durability, and quality. In 1956 he cofounded the milford science fiction writers conference. Short story published in galaxy science fiction march 1952. Damon francis knight was born in 1922 in baker city, oregon, and was educated in the west, graduating from the wpa art center in salem, oregon. Turning on is a collection of thirteen science fiction short stories by american writer damon knight. Damon knight, member of the mdewakanton band of sioux tribes speaks at dunwoody college 2018. Damon knight has 417 books on goodreads with 87635 ratings. This tale is a part of our bedtime storis collection. Born in baker, oregon, in 1922, damon francis knight grew up in hood river, where his parents were school teachers.
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