Forrest Aguirre (born July 29, 1969) is an American

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and

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author, and winner of the 2003

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for his editing work on ''Leviathan 3'', for which he was also a

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nominee. He recently edited the anthology '' Text:UR – The New Book of Masks''. His own fiction has been published in a number of genre periodicals and in the collection ''Fugue XXIX'', and his first novel ''Swans Over the Moon'' is coming soon from

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. He often writes about Africa, and is deeply interested in the continent.

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External links

Forrest Aguirre bio from Raw Dog Screaming Press
Living people American short story writers 1969 births American male novelists American male short story writers {{US-novelist-1960s-stub