Christopher Buehlman

{{short description|American novelist, comedian, playwright, and poet (born 1969)}}

{{Infobox writer

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| name = Christopher Buehlman

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1969|02|22}}

| birth_place = Tampa, Florida, U.S.

| alma_mater = Florida State University

| genre = {{Cslist|Horror|fantasy|historical fiction|dark comedy}}

| awards = {{Awards|Bridport Prize for poetry|2007|Wanton|winner}}

| occupation = {{Cslist|Novelist|comedian|playwright|poet}}

| period = 1989–present

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Christopher Buehlman (born February 22, 1969){{Cite web |title=Summary Bibliography: Christopher Buehlman |url=https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?160115 |access-date=2024-08-03 |website=The Internet Speculative Fiction Database}} is an American novelist, comedian, playwright, and poet from St. Petersburg, Florida.

Early life and education

Buehlman was born in Tampa, Florida, in 1969, to an adolescent young woman originally from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He was subsequently adopted by Joseph and Christeen Buehlman of St. Petersburg, Florida. He attended Thom Howard Academy, a school for gifted and special needs students, from 1973 until 1982, when he enrolled at Northeast High School as a sophomore. He graduated from Northeast in 1985 at the age of sixteen. He briefly attended the University of Florida that year, then got his associate degree from St. Petersburg Junior College in 1989. He studied French language and History at Florida State University,{{cite web |url=http://www.writers.net/writers/12045 |title=Christopher Buehlman - writer profile from the WritersNet published writers and authors directory |website=www.writers.net |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071224073956/http://www.writers.net/writers/12045 |archive-date=24 December 2007 |url-status=dead}} graduating in 1994 with a bachelor's degree.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

He speaks French with near fluency{{cite web |last1=Taylor |first1=Lisa |title=Interview: Christopher Buehlman |url=https://www.speculativeherald.com/2016/07/01/interview-christopher-buehlman/ |website=www.speculativeherald.com |access-date=15 March 2023 |date=1 July 2016 |archive-date=18 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210618183742/https://www.speculativeherald.com/2016/07/01/interview-christopher-buehlman/ |url-status=dead }} and is conversant in Spanish.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Work

=Performance=

A lifelong fan of renaissance festivals, Buehlman developed an act called "Christophe the Insultor,"{{Cite web|url=https://www.chron.com/life/article/The-sharpest-tongue-at-Renaissance-fest-4001602.php|title=The sharpest tongue at Renaissance fest|last=MacInnis|first=Roberta|date=2012-11-01|website=Houston Chronicle|access-date=2019-05-17}} roasting fair-goers for money at the behest of their friends, and has been touring with this act for 25 years. Early in his career the material was period and PG-13, performed in the lanes, but as the act moved on stage and into festival taverns it got bluer, more modern, and wilder, and has a strong cult following—most of his 18,000 Facebook followers have personally seen his show. He has also written and performed a one-man show about Christopher Marlowe, written a festival stage show called The Bastard Monks, and still performs his shows Filthy Irish Stories and Fat Shakespeare for the Sterling Renaissance Festival in the summer.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

=Literary=

Buehlman's poetry has appeared in the Atlanta Review, and other literary and university publications. He was a finalist in the 2006 War Poetry Contest, and the 2008 Forward Prizes for Poetry list.{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2008/aug/01/poetry| title=Emerging artists on shortlist for most valuable poetry prize| author=Mark Brown| work=The Guardian| date=1 August 2008 }}

His first full-length play, Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka, debuted at Jobsite Theater of Tampa in March 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.jobsitetheater.org/hot-nights-war-wives-ithaka/|title=Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka {{!}} Jobsite Theater|language=en-US|access-date=2019-05-16}} He is the author of numerous short plays often performed out of doors.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

He is the author of several novels, which range in setting from 14th century France to 1930s American South to modern-day New York.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}

Buehlman wrote the foreword to the 2022 Medieval horror anthology Howls From the Dark Ages.{{Cite web |date=2022-05-12 |title=Review: Howls from the Dark Ages: An Anthology of Medieval Horror edited by P L McMillan and Solomon Forse |url=https://www.cemeterydance.com/extras/review-howls-from-the-dark-ages/ |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=Cemetery Dance Online |language=en-US}}

= Television =

In 2018, Buehlman authored a segment called "The Man in the Suitcase" for the Shudder reboot of Creepshow,{{Cite web|url=http://www.imdb.com/news/ni62350350|title="Creepshow": Horror Novelist Christopher Buehlman Pens "The Man in the Suitcase" Episode|website=IMDb|access-date=2019-05-17}} described as "a nifty little tale of comeuppance...[which] delivers much of what's been missing with Shudder's show so far."[https://filmschoolrejects.com/creepshow-episode-three-review-stay-for-the-back-half-packed-with-fun "'Creepshow' Episode Three Review: Stay for the Back Half Packed with Fun"]

Awards

2007 winner, Bridport Prize for poetry ("Wanton")
2011 nominee, World Fantasy Award for best novel (Those Across The River){{cite web|title=World Fantasy Convention|url=http://www.wfc2012.org/pr-wfawards01.html|work=World Fantasy Award Ballot|publisher=World Fantasy Convention|accessdate=8 August 2012}}
2014 nominee, Shirley Jackson Award for best novel (The Lesser Dead){{Cite web|url=https://www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/award-winners/2014-shirley-jackson-award-winners/|title=The Shirley Jackson Awards » 2014 Shirley Jackson Award Winners|access-date=2019-05-16}}

Bibliography

Novels

Those Across the River (Ace, 2011){{Cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/christopher-buehlman-emthose-across-the-riverem-61703|title=Christopher Buehlman: Those Across The River|last=Nelson|first=Samantha|date=2011-09-14|website=The AV Club|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2011/09/06/and-theres-a-creepy-town/|title=And there's a Creepy Town… Those Across the River|last=Dellamonica|first=Alyx|date=2011-09-06|website=Tor.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-441-02067-6|title=Fiction Book Review: Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman.|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite book|url=http://www.booklistonline.com/Those-across-the-River-Christopher-Buehlman/pid=4866178|title=Those Across the River (review)|last=|first=|date=|via=Booklist|publisher=|access-date=August 3, 2016}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/article/20747154/the-literary-horror-of-st-petes-christopher-buehlman|title=The "literary horror" of St. Pete's Christopher Buehlman|last=Harrell|first=Scott|date=October 20, 2011|website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.joblo.com/horror-movies/news/paranormal-activity-2-director-tod-williams-looks-for-those-across-the-river|title=Paranormal Activity 2 director Tod Williams looks for Those Across The River|last=Walkuski|first=Eric|date=December 5, 2011|website=JoBlo.com|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-03}}
Between Two Fires (Ace, 2012){{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-937007-86-7|title=Fiction Book Review: Between Two Fires by Christopher Buehlman.|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2012/10/19/between-two-fires-book-review/|title=Anyone Up for Some War, Famine, and Plague? Between Two Fires|last=Dellamonica|first=Alyx|date=2012-10-19|website=Tor.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}
The Necromancer's House (Ace, 2013){{Cite web|url=http://www.publishersweekly.com/978-0-425-25665-7|title=Fiction Book Review: The Necromancer's House by Christopher Buehlman.|last=|first=|date=|website=Publishers Weekly|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.audiofilemagazine.com/reviews/read/87313/the-necromancers-house-by-christopher-buehlman/|title=THE NECROMANCERS HOUSE by Christopher Buehlman Read by Todd Haberkorn: Audiobook Review|last=|first=|date=|website=AudioFile Magazine|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/rusa/awards/readinglist/2014|title=The 2014 List|last=|first=|date=2015-02-11|website=American Library Association|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}
The Lesser Dead (Berkley, 2014){{Cite web|url=http://www.tor.com/2014/10/28/the-lesser-dead-christopher-buehlman-book-review/|title=The Lesser Dead is Christopher Buehlman's Greatest Yet|last=Dellamonica|first=Alyx|date=2014-10-28|website=Tor.com|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ala.org/news/press-releases/2015/02/2015-reading-list-announced-year-s-best-genre-fiction-adult-readers|title=2015 Reading List announced: Year's best in genre fiction for adult readers|last=|first=|date=2015-02-02|website=American Library Association|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}
The Suicide Motor Club (Berkley, 2016){{Cite web|url=http://www.avclub.com/review/vampires-drive-sports-cars-suicide-motor-club-238231|title=Vampires drive sports cars in The Suicide Motor Club|last=Nelson|first=Samantha|date=2016-06-20|website=The AV Club|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cltampa.com/arts-entertainment/words/article/20780813/christopher-buehlmans-the-suicide-motor-club-bares-its-fangs|title=Christopher Buehlman's The Suicide Motor Club bares its fangs|last=Harrell|first=Scott|date=May 21, 2016|website=Creative Loafing Tampa Bay|publisher=|access-date=2016-08-03}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/169854/suicide-motor-club-book/|title=Suicide Motor Club, The (Book)|last=Oliver|first=Brent|date=2016-06-21|website=Dread Central|publisher=|language=en-US|access-date=2016-08-03}}
The Blacktongue Thief (Tor, 2021){{Cite web|url=https://www.tor.com/2019/10/22/announcing-the-blacktongue-thief-christopher-buehlmans-fantasy-debut|title=Announcing The Blacktongue Thief, Christopher Buehlman's Fantasy Debut|website=Tor.com|date=22 October 2019|publisher=Tor|access-date=2019-10-28}}
The Daughters' War (Tor, 2024),{{Cite web |title=The Daughters' War |url=https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250887672/thedaughterswar |website=Macmillan}} a prequel to The Blacktongue Thief

Plays

The Last Neanderthals: A Paleolithic Comedy
Hot Nights for the War Wives of Ithaka
A Sodomite's Christmas in Elizabethan London
Vulgar Sermons

Poetry

"Bear Attacks"
"Wanton"
"Rapture"
"Love Song for the Geminid Meteors"

References

External links

{{official website|http://www.christopherbuehlmanauthor.com/}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20090414173425/http://www.insultor.com/ Christophe the Insultor webpage]

Category:1969 births

Category:Living people

Category:21st-century American dramatists and playwrights

Category:21st-century American comedians

Category:21st-century American male writers

Category:21st-century American novelists

Category:21st-century American poets

Category:American fantasy writers

Category:American male poets

Category:American horror writers

Category:Florida State University alumni

Category:American male novelists