James Blaylock has been a writer and writing teacher since 1976, when his short story “Red Planet” was published in UnEarth. Since then he has written seventeen novels and has published several collections of short stories, as well as scores of articles and essays. His novels and stories have been translated around the world. Mr. Blaylock is twice winner of the World Fantasy Award, and he received the Phillip K. Dick Memorial Award for his novel Homunculus. His story “Unidentified Objects” was included in Prize Stories 1990, the O.Henry Awards. According to the Library Journal, “Blaylock’s evocative prose and studied pacing make him one of the most distinctive contributors to American magical realism.”