David Barnett
Encyclopedia
David Barnett is an English
journalist
and author
. He has several published books, including Hinterland (Immanion Press, 2005, re-issued 2008), Angelglass (Immanion Press, 2007) and The Janus House and Other Two-Faced Tales (Immanion Press, 2009). Born in Wigan
, Lancashire
, England, he has worked at the Telegraph & Argus.
.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and author
Author
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. He has several published books, including Hinterland (Immanion Press, 2005, re-issued 2008), Angelglass (Immanion Press, 2007) and The Janus House and Other Two-Faced Tales (Immanion Press, 2009). Born in Wigan
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
, Lancashire
Lancashire
Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
, England, he has worked at the Telegraph & Argus.
Novels
- Hinterland (Immanion Press, 1 April 2005; paperback ISBN 1-904853-19-6 )
- Angelglass (Immanion Press, 15 November 2007; paperback ISBN 978-1-904853-49-7 )
- The Janus House and Other Two-Faced Tales (Immanion Press, 24 December 2009; paperback ISBN 978-1-904853-70-1 )
- popCULT! (Pendragon Press, 31 March 2011, paperback ISBN 978-1906864248 )
Short stories
- The End of the World Show (PostscriptsPostscriptsPostscripts is a quarterly Britishmagazine of science fiction, fantasy, horror and crime fiction, first published in June 2004.Each issue is published in two editions: a regular newsstand-type edition and a signed, numbered, 150-copy hardcover edition. Beginning with Postscripts #14, it is a...
magazine, published Winter 2006) - giant lizards attacking Tokyo and asteroids and zombies. - Go (You Are Here, Redbeck Press, September 2006) - about the ghost of Jack KerouacJack KerouacJean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
- It's Nice But I Wouldn't Want To Die Here (Visionary Tongue magazine, April 2006)
- What Would Nite-Owl Do? (All Saints No Sinners Magazine, 2006)
- State of Grace (Postscripts, PS Publishing, issue ten, Summer 2007)
Comics
Under the pen name "Sax", David Barnett wrote stories for two short story comics. Both featured the open-source character, Jenny EverywhereJenny Everywhere
Jenny Everywhere aka "The Shifter" is an open source, public domain character. She was specifically created to be as such, when her creators could not find any other truly open source, public domain characters....
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- My Bloody Valentine - Illustrated by John Miers (2002)
- The Death of Jenny Everywhere - Illustrated by Catherine Wright (2003)
External links
- davidbarnett.wordpress.com his official homepage
- Immanion Press publishers of Angelglass and Hinterland
- Review of Hinterland by the Fortean TimesFortean TimesFortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing and then I Feel Good Publishing , it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. As of December 2010, its circulation was approximately 18,000...
- Interview with David Barnett by The Alien Online
- Interview with David Barnett by the Fortean TimesFortean TimesFortean Times is a British monthly magazine devoted to the anomalous phenomena popularised by Charles Fort. Previously published by John Brown Publishing and then I Feel Good Publishing , it is now published by Dennis Publishing Ltd. As of December 2010, its circulation was approximately 18,000...
- Article on getting published by David Barnett for The British Science Fiction Association's Matrix magazine
- A review at Infinity plus with a sample