Cameron Pierce (born May 23, 1988,

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currently residing in

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. The ''Bizarro Starter Kit (Purple)'' described his work as "Surreal nightmares that are funny, sad, sincere, and violent." His work has been praised by

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founder

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, ''The Guardian'', Cracked.com, ''Details'' Magazine, ''New Times'', and SF Site. In 2011, his short story collection ''Lost in Cat Brain Land'' won the Wonderland Book Award for Best Collection of 2010. Pierce is also the editor of Lazy Fascist Press.

Bibliography

*Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden (2008) *Ass Goblins of Auschwitz (2009) *Lost in Cat Brain Land (2010) *The Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island (2010) *Abortion Arcade (2011) *Cthulhu Comes to the Vampire Kingdom (2011) *Gargoyle Girls of Spider Island (2011) *Die You Doughnut Bastards (2012) *Fantastic Earth Destroyer Ultra Plus (2013)

Anthologies edited

*Amazing Stories of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (2011) *The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade (2012) *In Heaven, Everything is Fine: Fiction Inspired by David Lynch (2013)

References

External links

Lazy Fascist Press
Writers from Portland, Oregon Writers from Bakersfield, California 1988 births Living people Weird fiction writers {{Oregon-bio-stub