Gregory Frost
Gregory Frost in 2008, (photograph by Kyle Cassidy)
Gregory Frost in 2008, (photograph by Kyle Cassidy)
Born (1951-05-13) May 13, 1951 (age 72)
Occupation
GenreFantasy
Literary movementSavage Humanism[1]
Notable worksFitcher's Brides

Gregory Frost (born May 13, 1951) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy, and directs a fiction writing workshop at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He received his Bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa.[2] A graduate of the Clarion Workshop, he has been invited back as instructor several times, including the first session following its move to the University of California at San Diego in 2007. He is also active in the Interstitial Arts Foundation.

Author Orson Scott Card called Frost's novel Tain "a marvelous straightforward retelling of an ancient national myth."[3]

He has also done research for non-fiction television (The Learning Channel, Discovery Channel) and acted in a couple of independent horror movies. His initial vocation was as an artist.

Gregory Frost is a founding partner of The Liars Club, a networking group of professionals in publishing and other aspects of entertainment that includes Jonathan Maberry, Jon McGoran, Kelly Simmons, Dennis Tafoya, Merry Jones, Keith R.A. DeCandido, Don Lafferty, Marie Lamba, Keith Strunk, and Edward Pettit.

Frost lives and works in Pennsylvania, USA.

Bibliography

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Novels

Shadowbridge
  1. Shadowbridge (2008). ISBN 9780345497581
  2. Lord Tophet: A Shadowbridge Novel (2008). ISBN 9780345497598
Rhymer Trilogy
  1. Rhymer (2023) ISBN 978-1982192662

Short fiction

Collections
Stories[a]
Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
No others are genuine 2013 Frost, Gregory (Oct–Nov 2013). "No others are genuine". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (10–11): 110–125. Novelette
Lock up your chickens and daughters—H'ard and Andy are come to town! 2015 Swanwick, Michael & Gregory Frost (April–May 2015). "Lock up your chickens and daughters—H'ard and Andy are come to town!". Asimov's Science Fiction. 39 (4–5): 54–69. Novelette

Non-fiction

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Notes
  1. ^ Short stories unless otherwise noted.

Television

Film

Frost had roles in two microbudget horror films, as "Frost" (essentially himself) in S. P. Somtow's 1989 The Laughing Dead and as "Butcher Deacon #2" in John R. Ellis's Twilight of the Dogs (1995), both starring his friend and fellow writer Tim Sullivan.

Notes

  1. ^ Kelleghan, Fiona (2008). The Savage Humanists. Calgary, Alberta, Canada: Robert J. Sawyer Books. ISBN 978-0-88995-425-0.
  2. ^ "Michael Swanwick Online: Profile of Gregory Frost".
  3. ^ "The Light Fantastic", If, September 1986, pp.27