Jay Russell (born 1961) is an American-born, UK-based author of

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, horror and

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fiction. He is the creator of Marty Burns, a supernatural

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, who has appeared in a series of novels and short stories beginning with ''Celestial Dogs''. Russell's fiction is typified by a mixing of genre elements, often overlaid with a comic sensibility. Russell was born in Queens County in

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. He attended

Cornell University Cornell University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university based in Ithaca, New York, United States. The university was co-founded by American philanthropist Ezra Cornell and historian and educator Andrew Dickson W ...

. He later attended the

University of Southern California The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal) is a Private university, private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in ...

, receiving a doctorate in communications. He currently teaches creative writing at the esteemed

St Mary's University, Twickenham St Mary's University, Twickenham is a public university in Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. Its stated commitment is to the mission of the Catholic Church in higher education. History Originally foun ...

Bibliography

* '' Celestial Dogs'' (1996) * ''Blood'' (1996) * ''Burning Bright'' (1997) * ''Waltzes and Whispers'' (1999) * ''Greed & Stuff'' (2001) * ''Brown Harvest'' (2001) * ''Twilight Zone: Memphis/The Pool Guy'' (2004) * ''Apocalypse Now, Voyager'' (2005) * ''If Happy little bluebirds fly''

External links

Jay Russell web page
1961 births Living people Academics of St Mary's University, Twickenham USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism alumni Cornell University alumni American male novelists {{US-novelist-1960s-stub