Libby Cudmore
Encyclopedia
Libby Cudmore is a writer of short fiction.
Cudmore's essays and fiction have been published (or are forthcoming in PopMatters
, Pank, Knee-Jerk, Hardboiled
, Thrilling Detective, Crime Factory, Needle
, Curly Red Stories, The Southern Women's Review, Pulp Pusher, Celebrities in Distrage, Thrilling Detective, Arkham Tales (co-written with Matthew Quinn Martin
), Mysterical-E, Sunsets and Silencers, Big Pulp, Powder Burn Flash, Shaking like a Mountain, Nefarious Muse, Xenith, Espresso Stories, All Things Girl, True Confessions
, The Flash Fiction Offensive, Thrillers, Killers, and Chillers, Shaking Like a Mountain and A Twist of Noir.
She has also been a frequent guest on the radio program, Telling Tales with Jill Kerry.
In 2009 her short story "Unplanned" won the August Bullet Award and in 2010 was nominated for a Short Mystery Fiction Society Derringer Award.
Cudmore was born in Oklahoma
, but resides in upstate New York
. She is a graduate of Binghamton University
, and an MFA candidate at Stonecoast USM. In 2004 she was awarded The Subway Chronicle's Essay of the Year, and Long Story Short
named her its Author of the Year.
Cudmore's essays and fiction have been published (or are forthcoming in PopMatters
PopMatters
PopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
, Pank, Knee-Jerk, Hardboiled
Hardboiled
Hardboiled crime fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with detective stories, distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex. The style was pioneered by Carroll John Daly in the mid-1920s, popularized by Dashiell Hammett over the course of the decade, and refined...
, Thrilling Detective, Crime Factory, Needle
Needle
-Crafting:* Knitting needle, a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle* Sewing needle, a long slender tool with a pointed tip* Upholstery needle, a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved-Botany:* Pine needle, the adult leaf of a pine tree...
, Curly Red Stories, The Southern Women's Review, Pulp Pusher, Celebrities in Distrage, Thrilling Detective, Arkham Tales (co-written with Matthew Quinn Martin
Matthew Quinn Martin
Matthew Quinn Martin is an American actor and writer of films and short fiction. Born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, he grew up in New Haven Connecticut. Martin is a graduate of Albertus Magnus College, and holds and MFA from Stonecoast University of Southern Maine...
), Mysterical-E, Sunsets and Silencers, Big Pulp, Powder Burn Flash, Shaking like a Mountain, Nefarious Muse, Xenith, Espresso Stories, All Things Girl, True Confessions
True Confessions
True Confessions is a confession magazine targeted at young women readers. It wasoriginally published by Fawcett Publications, beginning in 1922....
, The Flash Fiction Offensive, Thrillers, Killers, and Chillers, Shaking Like a Mountain and A Twist of Noir.
She has also been a frequent guest on the radio program, Telling Tales with Jill Kerry.
In 2009 her short story "Unplanned" won the August Bullet Award and in 2010 was nominated for a Short Mystery Fiction Society Derringer Award.
Cudmore was born in Oklahoma
Oklahoma
Oklahoma is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. With an estimated 3,751,351 residents as of the 2010 census and a land area of 68,667 square miles , Oklahoma is the 28th most populous and 20th-largest state...
, but resides in upstate New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. She is a graduate of Binghamton University
Binghamton University
Binghamton University, also formally called State University of New York at Binghamton, , is a public research university in the State of New York. The University is one of the four university centers in the State University of New York system...
, and an MFA candidate at Stonecoast USM. In 2004 she was awarded The Subway Chronicle's Essay of the Year, and Long Story Short
Long Story Short
Long Story Short is the debut studio album by Illy. The album was released in April 2009. It includes collaborations with Phrase, N'Fa, Pegz and Spit Syndicate. The bulk of the album was produced by M-Phazes and J-Skub. Both the first and second singles, Generation Y and Pictures, were placed on...
named her its Author of the Year.
Selected publications
- "Wham!'s Christmas Conundrum": Spring 2009, PopMattersPopMattersPopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...
- "Big Night Out": Fall 2008, HardboiledHardboiledHardboiled crime fiction is a literary style, most commonly associated with detective stories, distinguished by the unsentimental portrayal of violence and sex. The style was pioneered by Carroll John Daly in the mid-1920s, popularized by Dashiell Hammett over the course of the decade, and refined...
- "Unplanned": Fall 2009, Thrillers, Killers and Chillers
- "Props": Fall 2009, A Twist of Noir
- "Wallflowers on the Dancefloor": Spring 2009, Shaking Like a Mountain
- "I am Mr. Right?: The Manic Pixie Dream Guy": Spring 2009, PopMattersPopMattersPopMatters is an international webzine of cultural criticism that covers many aspects of popular culture. PopMatters publishes reviews, interviews, and detailed essays on most cultural products and expressions in areas such as music, television, films, books, video games, comics, sports, theater,...