Eastgate Systems is a publisher and software company headquartered in

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, which publishes hypertext. Eastgate is a pioneer in hypertext publishing and electronic literature and one of the best known publishers of

hypertext fiction Hypertext fiction is a genre of electronic literature, characterized by the use of hypertext links that provide a new context for non-linearity in literature and reader interaction. The reader typically chooses links to move from one node of text ...

. It publishes fiction, non-fiction, and poetry hypertexts by established authors with careers in print, as well as new authors. Its software tools include

Storyspace Storyspace is a software program for creating, editing, and reading hypertext fiction. It can also be used for writing and organizing fiction and non-fiction intended for print. Maintained and distributed by Eastgate Systems, the software is availa ...

, a hypertext system created by Jay David Bolter, Michael Joyce, and John B. Smith in which much early

was written, and

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, a tool for managing notes and information. Storyspace was used in a project in Michigan to put judicial "bench books" into electronic form. Eastgate's chief scientist, Mark Bernstein, is a well-known figure in hypertext research, and has improved and extended

as well as developing new hypertext software.

Product list

, a content assistant for managing, analyzing and mapping notes in a hypertextual environment. *

, a hypertext writing environment. Storyspace writing environment consists of boxes (nodes) and arrows (named links) that show connections between nodes.

Fiction works published by Eastgate

* Michael Joyce: '' afternoon, a story'' (1987, 1990), ''Twilight, a Symphony'' * Sarah Smith: ''The King of Space'' (1991) * Judy Malloy and Cathy Marshall; ''Forward Anywhere * Judy Malloy its name was Penelope * Carolyn Guyer ''Quibbling'' * Stuart Moulthrop: ''

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'' (1992) *

Deena Larsen Deena Larsen (born 1964) is a new media and hypertext fiction author involved in the creative electronic writing community since the 1980s. Her work has been published in online journals such as the ''Iowa Review Web'', ''Cauldron and Net'', ''fr ...

''Marble Springs'' (1993), ''Century Cross''(1994), ''Samplers—Nine vicious little hypertexts" (1997) * John McDaid: ''Uncle Buddy's Phantom Funhouse'' *

Kathryn Cramer Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer (born April 16, 1962) is an American science fiction writer, editor, and literary critic. Early years Kathryn Cramer is the daughter of physicist John G. Cramer. She grew up in Seattle and graduated from Columbia Univ ...

: ''In Small & Large Pieces'' (1994) *

Shelley Jackson Shelley Jackson (born 1963) is an American writer and artist known for her cross-genre experimental works. These include her hyperfiction ''Patchwork Girl'' (1995) and her first novel, ''Half Life'' (2006). Biography In her own words: "Shelley ...

: '' Patchwork Girl'' (1995) * Bill Bly: ''We Descend, Volume One'' (1997) *

Richard Holeton Richard Holeton (born December 28, 1952) is an American writer and higher-education administrator. Holeton's creative works are foundational in the hypertext and electronic literature genres. As a writer, his most notable work is the hypertext no ...

: '' Figurski at Findhorn on Acid'' (2001) * J. Yellowlees Douglas: ''I have said nothing'' * Kathleen McConnell under Kathy Mac: ''Unnatural Habitats'' * Kathryn Cramer: ''In Small & Large Pieces'' * Mary Kim Arnold: ''Lust'' * Mark Bernstein: ''Those Trojan Girls'' * Megan Heyward: ''Of Day, Of Night'' * Wes Chapman: ''Turning In'' * Edward Falco: ''A Dream with Demons'' * Rob Swigart: ''Down Time'' * Tim McLaughlin: ''Notes Toward Absolute Zero'' * Judith Kerman: ''Mothering'' * Robert Kendall and Richard Smyth: ''A Life Set for Two'' * Richard Smyth:''Genetis'' * Clark Humphrey ''The Perfect Couple''

Non-fiction works published by Eastgate

* Roderick Coover:''Cultures in Webs'' * David Kolb: ''Socrates in the Labyrinth'' * Diane Greco: ''Cyborg, engineering the body electric'' * Eric Steinhart: ''Fragments of the Dionysian Body'' * George Landow: ''Writing at the Edge''; ''The Dickens Web''; * George Landow and Jon Lanestedt:''The In Memoriam Web'' * Guiliano Franco: ''Quam Artem Exerceas''

Notes

References

*Miller, Laura (March 15, 1998).
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. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on August 13, 2007. *Guernsey, Lisa (April 15, 1999).

. ''The New York Times''. Retrieved on August 13, 2007.

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