Lincoln Michel (born 1982) is an American

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writer, novelist, and editor. He is the author of ''Upright Beasts'' ( Coffee House Press 2015) and ''The Body Scout'' ( Orbit 2021).

Career

Lincoln Michel was the co-founder and co-editor of '' Gigantic''. From 2014 to 2017, he was the Editor-in-Chief of '' Electric Literature''. He is known for his "genre-bending" stories. His short stories have been published in ''

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'', '' Tin House'', '' Fantasy and Science Fiction'', and '' The Believer''. He won a 2015 Pushcart Prize. His debut novel ''The Body Scout'' was published in 2021 and received critical acclaim. ''The New York Times'' called the novel “timeless and original" and "a wild ride, sad and funny, surreal and intelligent.” ''Boing Boing'' described it as "a modern cyberpunk classic." He has taught at the Columbia University School of the Arts and

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Bibliography

Books

* ''Upright Beasts'' ( Coffee House Press, 2015) * ''The Body Scout'' ( Orbit Books, 2021) * ''Metallic Realms'' (

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, 2025)

Anthologies edited

* ''Gigantic Worlds'' (Gigantic Books, 2015) * ''Tiny Crimes: Very Short Tales of Mystery and Murder'' (Catapult, 2018) * ''Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Tales of Horror'' (Catapult, 2020)

References

External links

Lincoln Michel's author website

Coffee House Press page for Lincoln Michel
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