Davey Beauchamp
Encyclopedia
David Beauchamp is a librarian
, author
, editor
, and voice actor.
His personal appearance schedule regularly includes several science fiction conventions such as DragonCon, ConCarolinas
and MobiCon where he speaks on panels, teaches in workshops for aspiring authors, and sometimes records audio-dramas written by himself or others while performing them before a live audience.
to help victims of hurricanes Katrina
and Rita
. Many bestselling as well as Hugo and/or Nebula award-winning SF&F authors contributed previously published short stories for reprint to this anthology including: Larry Niven
, Brian W. Aldiss, Nancy Kress
, Joe Haldeman
, as well as the longtime editor of Asimovs Science Fiction magazine, Gardner Dozois
.
A second volume to Writers for Relief was released by Dragon Moon Press
to help raise money for the Bay Area Food Bank.
/drama
reminiscent of early superhero
comic book
s, performed in the style of 1940's radio plays. In 2006 this series was nominated for a Parsec Award
in the category "Best Audio Drama-Long Form". The series is produced by Rich Sigfrit with a full cast of voice actors and is released in podcast
format. In 2007, Beauchamp also self-published the script as a scriptbook of the same name.
Librarian
A librarian is an information professional trained in library and information science, which is the organization and management of information services or materials for those with information needs...
, author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
, editor
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
, and voice actor.
His personal appearance schedule regularly includes several science fiction conventions such as DragonCon, ConCarolinas
ConCarolinas
ConCarolinas is a three day long science fiction convention held once each year in Charlotte, North Carolina, hosted by ConCarolinas, Inc., a non-profit corporation....
and MobiCon where he speaks on panels, teaches in workshops for aspiring authors, and sometimes records audio-dramas written by himself or others while performing them before a live audience.
Writers Relief Anthologies
Beauchamp is the editor for the book Writers for Relief: An anthology to benefit the survivors of Katrina. All proceeds from the book went to the American Red CrossAmerican Red Cross
The American Red Cross , also known as the American National Red Cross, is a volunteer-led, humanitarian organization that provides emergency assistance, disaster relief and education inside the United States. It is the designated U.S...
to help victims of hurricanes Katrina
Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Katrina of the 2005 Atlantic hurricane season was a powerful Atlantic hurricane. It is the costliest natural disaster, as well as one of the five deadliest hurricanes, in the history of the United States. Among recorded Atlantic hurricanes, it was the sixth strongest overall...
and Rita
Hurricane Rita
Hurricane Rita was the fourth-most intense Atlantic hurricane ever recorded and the most intense tropical cyclone ever observed in the Gulf of Mexico. Rita caused $11.3 billion in damage on the U.S. Gulf Coast in September 2005...
. Many bestselling as well as Hugo and/or Nebula award-winning SF&F authors contributed previously published short stories for reprint to this anthology including: Larry Niven
Larry Niven
Laurence van Cott Niven / ˈlæri ˈnɪvən/ is an American science fiction author. His best-known work is Ringworld , which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics...
, Brian W. Aldiss, Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress
Nancy Kress is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo and Nebula-winning 1991 novella "Beggars in Spain" which was later expanded into a novel with the same title...
, Joe Haldeman
Joe Haldeman
Joe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author.-Life :Haldeman was born June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a child. Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter, known...
, as well as the longtime editor of Asimovs Science Fiction magazine, Gardner Dozois
Gardner Dozois
Gardner Raymond Dozois is an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004...
.
A second volume to Writers for Relief was released by Dragon Moon Press
Dragon Moon Press
Dragon Moon Press is an independent publishing company, specializing in science fiction, fantasy, dark fantasy and cross-genre novels. It was founded in 1993 by Gwen Gades, and released its first book in 1998....
to help raise money for the Bay Area Food Bank.
Amazing Pulp Adventures Starring Mister Adventure
Beauchamp is the creator and writer of the ongoing podcast audio series Amazing Pulp Adventures, Starring Mister Adventure. A campy, comedyComedy
Comedy , as a popular meaning, is any humorous discourse or work generally intended to amuse by creating laughter, especially in television, film, and stand-up comedy. This must be carefully distinguished from its academic definition, namely the comic theatre, whose Western origins are found in...
/drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
reminiscent of early superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
comic book
Comic book
A comic book or comicbook is a magazine made up of comics, narrative artwork in the form of separate panels that represent individual scenes, often accompanied by dialog as well as including...
s, performed in the style of 1940's radio plays. In 2006 this series was nominated for a Parsec Award
Parsec Awards
The Parsec Awards are a set of annual awards created to recognize excellence in science fiction podcasts and podcast novels. The awards were created by Mur Lafferty, Tracy Hickman and Michael R. Mennenga and awarded by FarPoint Media...
in the category "Best Audio Drama-Long Form". The series is produced by Rich Sigfrit with a full cast of voice actors and is released in podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
format. In 2007, Beauchamp also self-published the script as a scriptbook of the same name.