Steven R. Boyett, also known as DJ Steve Boyett, is a

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and

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based in Northern

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Early work

Boyett sold his first novel, ''Ariel'', at the age of 21, and went on to publish ''The Architect of Sleep'', ''The Gnole'' (with illustrator Alan Aldridge), ''Elegy Beach'' (a sequel to ''Ariel''), and many short stories and novellas. He has written ''

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'' comics for

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and wrote the (uncredited) second draft of ''

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''. In the early 1990s his small-press imprint called Sneaker Press published chapbooks by poets

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and the late Nancy Lambert. Boyett had short work in the seminal

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anthologies ''Book of the Dead'' (ed.

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and Craig Spector) and ''Silver Scream'' (ed.

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), and the foundational novella ''Prodigy'' in the influential " Borderland" shared-world fantasy anthology (ed.

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). Boyett has taught fiction at UCLA Extension, Santa Monica Community College, and various workshops, including the annual La Jolla Writers Workshop. He posts and lectures frequently about New Media and the changing role of the writer in the digital age.

Recent fiction

An expanded reprint of ''Ariel'' was published by Ace Books in August 2009, followed by a sequel, ''Elegy Beach'', in November 2009. ''Mortality Bridge'' was published in July 2011 from Subterranean Press, and won the 2011 Emperor Norton Award for best novel by a San Francisco Bay area writer. ''Fata Morgana,'' a collaborative novel director and artist Ken Mitchroney, was published by Blackstone in July 2017. According to his blog, Boyett is completing ''Avalon Burning,'' a new novel in the Change series that includes ''Ariel'' and ''Elegy Beach''.

DJ Mix series

Boyett is also an electronic dance music DJ known for his Podrunner

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of dance music mixed either at constant BPM for exercise, or at varied BPM timed for training using High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Podrunner was arguably the first online music series intended for exercise, and was one of the world's most popular podcasts for nearly a decade following its debut in February 2006,. It won awards on iTunes four years in a row (2006, 2007, 2008, 2009), and has been a Top 100 Podcast since its debut. Groovelectric, Boyett's dance music podcast of what he calls "New Old Funk," features various styles of modern electronic dance music, including House, Progressive House, Tech House, Drum & Bass, and themed mixes. It has been an iTunes Top 100 Music podcast since its debut in February 2006. As a DJ, Boyett has played clubs and events in many North American cities, as well as the annual Burning Man festival.

Bibliography

Novels and collections

* ''Ariel'' (Ace Books, 1983, reprinted 2009) * ''The Architect of Sleep'' (Ace Books, 1986) * ''The Gnole'' (illustrated by Alan Aldridge) (William Heinemann, 1992) * ''Elegy Beach'' (Ace/Putnam, 2009) * ''Mortality Bridge'' (Subterranean Press, 2011) * ''Fata Morgana'' (with Ken Mitchroney) (Blackstone Press, June 2017)

Short fiction collections

* ''Orphans'' (Scorpius Digital Books, 2001)

Humor

* ''Treks Not Taken'' (Harper Perennial, 1998) ('' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' parody book)

Short fiction

* "Hard Silver", ''Subterranean Magazine'', Winter, 2013 * "Talking Back to the Moon", ''Urban Fantasy'' (Tachyon Publications, August, 2011) * "Not Last Night but the Night Before", ''Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 2'', ed. William Shafer (Subterranean Press, April 2011) * "The View from On High", ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Aug 2000, online reprint April 2009 * "Current Affairs", ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', Jan 1998 * "Drifting Off the Coast of New Mexico," Asimov's, June 1995 * "Ithaca Bound", ''Tampa Review'' #6, Winter 1995 * "Epiphany Beach",''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'', May 1994 * "The Madonna of Port Lligat", ''Asimov's'', June 1994 * "Man Overboard", ''Tampa Review'' #4, Spring 1993 * "Like Pavlov's Dogs", ''Book of the Dead'', ed. John Skipp & Craig Spector, Bantam, 1989; Zeising Press limited hardcover, 1989. Reprinted in ''Zombies'', ed. John Skipp, Oct. 2009, Black Dog/Leventhal Press * "Emerald City Blues", ''Midnight Graffiti'', Fall, 1988; reprinted in Best of Midnight Graffiti, New American Library, Oct 1992 * "The Answer Tree", ''Silver Scream'', ed. David J. Schow, Tor, 1988; Dark Harvest limited hardcover, 1988 * "True Allegiance", ''Aboriginal Science Fiction'', Nov.-Dec. 1988 * "Minutes of the Last Meeting at Olduvai Gorge", ''Aboriginal Science Fiction'', 1987; reprinted in ''Best of Aboriginal'', 1988 * "Prodigy", ''Borderland'', ed. Terri Windling, Signet, 1986; Tor Books reprint, Dec 1992 * "Bridge", ''Færy'', ed. Terri Windling, Berkley, 1985 * "Rocinante",''Elsewhere Volume III'', ed. Terri Windling, Berkley, 1984

Screenplays

* ''

'' (second draft), Pixar/Disney Studios, 1999

Comic books

* ''Ren & Stimpy Quarterly Special'' #4, Marvel, Jan 1995 * ''Ren & Stimpy Quarterly Special'' #2, Marvel, June 1994 * ''Ren & Stimpy'' #16, Marvel, Marvel, Jan 1994 * ''Space Ark'' #5, Apple Comics, 1990

Podcasts

* Podrunner * Podrunner: Intervals * Groovelectric

References

External links

Steve Boyett Writing website

Steve Boyett's Podrunner series website

Steve Boyett's Groovelectric series website
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''Ariel'' book website

''Elegy Beach book'' website

''Mortality Bridge'' book website
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