Gregory Norman Bossert (born January 9, 1962) is an American writer and filmmaker. He has won the

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and is a finalist for the Sturgeon Award. He lives in

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, and works at

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Writing

Bossert's first sale was to ''

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'' in 2009. He attended the

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in 2010. His story "The Telling" from ''

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'' #109, November 2012, won the

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, and his story "Bloom" from ''

'', December 2013, is a finalist for the 2014

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. Both stories also appeared on

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yearly recommended reading lists.

Film

Bossert works in the

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industry. He also creates short animated films, including the One Minute Weird Tales series for

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, and promotional videos for

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and Cheeky Frawg Books.

Awards

* ''The Telling'' (2013) (

) * "Bloom" (2014) (Finalist for the

)

Bibliography

Short fiction

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Notes

External links

* * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bossert, Gregory 1962 births Living people 21st-century American short story writers 21st-century American male writers American fantasy writers American horror writers American male short story writers American science fiction writers Asimov's Science Fiction people Novelists from Massachusetts World Fantasy Award–winning writers Writers from Boston