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Kirsten Beyer
Kirsten Beyer is an American science fiction writer, known for her novels based on the '' Star Trek: Voyager'' television series. She is a staff writer for '' Star Trek: Discovery'', and co-creator and executive producer of '' Star Trek: Picard''. She has also written for the Buffyverse. Career Little is known of Beyer's career prior to her involvement with the ''Star Trek'' franchise. She briefly worked as an actress and dancer for stage productions in the Los Angeles-area until the mid-1990s. After corresponding with ''Star Trek: Voyager'' executive producer Jeri Taylor and expressing an interest in writing for the series, Beyer was invited to pitch for the series. Beyer had previously submitted two spec scripts which were both rejected. She later pitched stories from ''Voyager'' season five onward, but none were produced. In 2004, Beyer was encouraged to send a query package to Pocket Books by her writing partner, Heather Jarman. Her query was accepted, and development o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christie Golden
Christie Golden (born November 21, 1963) is an American author. She has written many novels and several short stories in fantasy, horror and science fiction. Career Golden has written many novels and several short stories in the fields of science fiction, fantasy and horror. Among her many projects are over a dozen ''Star Trek'' novels, over a dozen for gaming giant Blizzard's ''World of Warcraft'' and ''StarCraft'' novels, and three books for the now finished ''Fate of the Jedi'' series of ''Star Wars'' novels. Her co-authors on that series were Troy Denning and Aaron Allston. She launched TSR's Ravenloft line of novels in 1991 with her first novel – ''Vampire of the Mists''. and is the creator of the elven vampire archetype in fantasy fiction. She followed up with '' Dance of the Dead'' and '' The Enemy Within''. Golden has also written short stories set in the Forgotten Realms, appearing in anthologies series in which she further explores the character of the elven vampire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Women Novelists
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American Women Television Writers
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Women Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers
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21st-century American Novelists
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Strange New Worlds
Strange New World(s) may refer to: Uses related to ''Star Trek'' * "strange new worlds", a phrase from the ''Star Trek'' opening narration that concludes with "where no man has gone before" * "Strange New World" (''Star Trek: Enterprise''), an episode of the TV series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' * '' Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'', a 2022 American television series and title of its first episode * ''Star Trek: Strange New Worlds'' (short story collection), a science fiction anthology series of short stories Other uses * ''Strange New World'' (film), a 1975 television movie and pilot for a series based on concepts by ''Star Trek'' creator Gene Roddenberry * "Strange New World" (''The Batman''), an episode of ''The Batman'' * ''Strange New Worlds'' (board game), a 1978 board game See also * ''O Strange New World ''O Strange New World: American Culture - The Formative Years'' is a book written by Howard Mumford Jones and published by Viking Press in 1964; it won the 1965 Pulitze ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Short Treks
''Star Trek: Short Treks'' is an American anthology television series created by Bryan Fuller and Alex Kurtzman for the streaming service CBS All Access. Originating as a companion series to '' Star Trek: Discovery'', it consists of several shorts that use settings and characters from ''Discovery'' and other ''Star Trek'' series. The shorts are around 10 to 20 minutes long. After signing a deal to expand the ''Star Trek'' franchise on television, Kurtzman announced ''Short Treks'' as the first such project in July 2018. The first four episodes aired from October 2018 to January 2019, between the first and second seasons of ''Discovery''. The shorts were mostly produced by cast and crew members from ''Discovery'', including composer Jeff Russo who provided an updated main title theme and original underscore for the series. Filming took place in Toronto, Canada, on the set of ''Discovery''. In January 2019, two new animated shorts were revealed, with four additional live action epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon & Schuster
Simon & Schuster () is an American publishing company and a subsidiary of Paramount Global. It was founded in New York City on January 2, 1924 by Richard L. Simon and M. Lincoln Schuster. As of 2016, Simon & Schuster was the third largest publisher in the United States, publishing 2,000 titles annually under 35 different imprints. History Early years In 1924, Richard Simon's aunt, a crossword puzzle enthusiast, asked whether there was a book of ''New York World'' crossword puzzles, which were very popular at the time. After discovering that none had been published, Simon and Max Schuster decided to launch a company to exploit the opportunity.Frederick Lewis Allen, ''Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s'', p. 165. . At the time, Simon was a piano salesman and Schuster was editor of an automotive trade magazine. They pooled , equivalent to $ today, to start a company that published crossword puzzles. The new publishing house used "fad" publishing to publish bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
IDW Publishing
IDW Publishing is an American publisher of comic books, graphic novels, art books, and comic strip collections. It was founded in 1999 as the publishing division of Idea and Design Works, LLC (IDW), itself formed in 1999, and is regularly recognized as the fifth-largest comic book publisher in the United States, behind Marvel, DC, Dark Horse and Image Comics, ahead of other major comic book publishers such as Archie, Boom!, Dynamite, Valiant and Oni Press. The company is perhaps best known for its licensed comic book adaptations of movies, television shows, video games, and cartoons. History Origin in 1999 Idea and Design Works (IDW) was formed in 1999 by a group of comic book managers and artists that met at Wildstorm Productions included Ted Adams, Robbie Robbins, Alex Garner, and Kris Oprisko for an outsource art and graphic design firm. Each of the four was equal partners, owning 25%. With Wildstorm owner Jim Lee selling to DC Comics in 1999, Lee turned that company's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate (magazine)
''Slate'' is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by former '' New Republic'' editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. ''Slate'' is based in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. ''Slate'', which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month. A French version, ''slate.fr'', was launched in February 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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