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Scott Burkhead

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Scott Burkhead has written three novels and several short stories. During the past few years his work has appeared in a number of small literary magazines. Recently, he was a finalist in the William Faulkner Literary Contest. Another story made finalist in the Biennial Greensboro Awards for Short Fiction. Scott is currently Managing Partner for Burkhead Brand Consultants, and was a founder of Rockett Burkhead and Winslow, one of the largest Advertising agencies in the mid-Atlantic region.

He studied theatre at San Diego State University, and attended the University of Missouri at Kansas City, MFA program. Additionally, he spent four years in anti-submarine warfare work as a Navy enlisted man, worked as a short-order cook, sold alarm systems
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The Drama of Niche Publishing

One of the problems I've found publishing a story that takes place in the future is that it is immediately pegged as Science Fiction. There is a category called 'low tech futuristic' but don't think it has taken root. A story about many of the same problems the world now faces (religious intolerance, racism, abortion, oppressive government) that takes place a few years in the future is not necessa Read more of this blog post »
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Published on September 20, 2009 11:54 Tags: characters, compelling, fiction, new, niche, novel, publishing, spec
Average rating: 5.0 · 3 ratings · 0 reviews · 2 distinct works
Sister Serenity and the War...

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009
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The Dolphin Revelation

it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2013 — 2 editions
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25x33 Q&A with Scott Burkhead — 1 member — last activity Sep 20, 2009 09:27PM
...September 20, 2009 to October 20, 2009... discussing speculative fiction, also how to find niche markets for fiction with serious subjects - popula ...more
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