Author John Shirley has graciously donated a copy of his latest novel. Bleak History, which is on-sale at bookstores everywhere. We’re going to try a new competition this time. To win a copy of Bleak History, you must tell us something about John Shirley himself. Incidentally, this is a reposting of a contest started on urbanfantasyfan.com. Those who commented on the post before are welcome to repost their comments here, but it is not required. They are automatically entered.
What awards has he won? What famous movie did he co-screenwrite? What type of music does he like? What television series and cable movies and other novels has he written? Where does he live? What are his hobbies? What is his website? How about his social security number and his favored style of 
underwear? (Note: stalkers are automatically disqualified from the book giveaway; so please display some self restraint in your investigative efforts). Please limit yourselves to only two interesting facts per comment to give others a chance to enter. One day next week, without any warning whatsoever, we will showcase the author and the book, close the contest, and announce the prize winner. So, check him out now, enter, and remember to either follow the site (see button on the right) or else check back frequently so you can see if you’ve won!
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Bleak History looks like an interesting read. The character on the cover reminds me of the dude from the TV show Jericho…you know the one.
Your Bleak History giveaway contest piqued my interest. As I researched the author, John Shirley, I was intrigued to find he has many varied interests and talents. His lyrics in his PUNK music fortell of dark stories and otherworldly sounds as does his writings. His article on ‘Ten Things I Hate about Television’ are noteworthy and should strike a chord with everyone. Besides his novels, and collections he was the First writer in the screenplay ‘The Crow’. I will look forward to reading his novel Bleak History.
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What I like about you facts would be a) you have a genre called cyberpunk. b) you wrote lyrics to some soundtracks – that, I think, can sometimes take a lot more skill than books. Thanks for this, because it helped me get to know him better and it makes me want to read more of his books.
This contest is a continuation of a contest that was started on my previous blog urban fantasy fan.com. The winner of the contest was Melissa at My World. Congratulations to Melissa. Her comments and many others can be seen at that blog. Best,
SB Frank