Jack Campbell Jr.

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  • Saving the World through Science Fiction

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    Recently, I attended the Campbell Conference at the University of Kansas. The Campbell Conference is an annual event named for science fiction legend John W. Campbell Jr. Despite the similarities in names and interests, we are not related–at least not that I am aware of. This year’s conference, hosted by the Gunn Center for the Study of…

  • New Website!

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    Welcome to the new website. I’ve migrated over to a new host. The new site has more functionality and will improve as I work my way through the available options. The first thing you might notice is that I have a newsletter subscription form on the right side of the screen, just below my name.…

  • A Traditional Author Event According to Chuck Palahniuk

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    J. K. Rowling does it this way. Maya Angelou did it this way. John Steinbeck did it this way. I attended Chuck Palahniuk’s event at the Uptown Theater in Kansas City last weekend. Palahniuk is touring in support of his short story collection Make Something Up: Stories You Can’t Unread from Doubleday and his graphic novel Fight Club 2 from…

  • ConQuest, Shared Passions, and Upcoming Events

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    ConQuest was a great success. I saw a lot of people that I don’t see much, hung out with a bunch of people that I see a lot, and met new people who were awesome and friendly. They are starting to add up. It’s easy for me to forget that just a few years ago,…

  • “One Last Harvest” at The Confabulator Cafe and the Sale Continues

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    My latest Confabulator Cafe short story is now available. Most of my stories have at least a hint of darkness. This one does not. It’s something a bit different. An angel falls in an apple grove. You can read “One Last Harvest” at The Confabulator Cafe. Only 48 hours remain in my Kindle Countdown sale.…

  • Kindle Coundown Sale for ConQuest Begins Today!

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    ConQuest is a big deal for me every year, both as a fan and as a writer. In honor of ConQuest, my collection All Manner of Dark Things: Collected Bits and Pieces is going to be on sale for 99 cents. This is the lowest that the price will be, so it is a great…

  • ConQuest 46 in Kansas City!

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    We are less than one week away from ConQuest 46 in Kansas City, MO. You can find the complete schedule here. I will be making a bunch of appearances, this year. Here is where you can find me. Friday 5:00 PM Is It REALLY Gothic? – Tim W. Burke, Orrin Grey, and I will be…

  • “Copy Rights” at The Confabulator Cafe

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    My latest Confabulator Cafe short story “Copy Rights” is available. We were given the prompt “three steps to world peace.” For some reason, I thought of Ron Artest jumping in to the stands and punching a guy. Artest really has nothing to do with the story, but that’s how my writing goes sometimes. In “Copy…

  • “A Burial” at Page and Spine and My Online Store

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    Several months ago, I sold “A Burial” to Page and Spine. When I decided to use the story in my collection, the editor, N.K. Wagner not only agreed to provide a blurb for the back of the book, but also said she would hold off on publishing the story so that its publication would coincide…

  • Release day! All of the details on All Manner of Dark Things

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    It’s April 7th, and that means it is the official release of my horror collection All Manner of Dark Things: Collected Bits and Pieces. If you pre-ordered the e-book, it should already be heading to your Kindle. If you haven’t bought it, yet, here are the details. Twenty-nine pieces containing a wide variety of horror: gory…