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Lory S. Kaufman

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Born

in Toronto, Canada

October 23, 1950

Website

http://www.history-camp.com

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Genre

Young Adult, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Historical Fiction

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August 2010

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"I write Post-Dystopian fiction. After society’s collapse, which is imagined in so many great dystopian stories, humans will either fade into history, with the dinosaurs, or, if it learns the right lessons, society will go on to construct a civilization to last tens of thousands of years. History Camp stories are the exciting adventures of young people doing the latter." -Lory Kaufman

On the artistic side of my career, I've written, acted and directed children’s theatre and musical theatre. I enjoy art, especially sculpture. I love science fiction and historical fiction and have been deeply involved in the green movement all across North America. I think all these thing show through when you read my work. I have three grown children and wor ...more

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Academic Paper on Steady-State Economics

What follows is a link to the Abstract and Academic Paper I wrote for the ‘Degrowth Conference’ being held by the International Society of Ecological Economist (ISCC) in Manchester, UK in September 2020. While it can be read online here, I would be pleased to email a PDF of the material. Just send a request to lory.kaufman@gmail.com.

Series by Lory S. Kaufman

The Verona Trilogy (3 books)
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