Jay Lake(1964-2014)
Joseph Edward Lake, Jr. (June 6, 1964 - June 1, 2014) was an American
science fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 he was a quarterly first
place winner in the Writers of the Future contest. In 2004 he won the
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction. He lived
in Portland, Oregon and worked as a product manager for a voice
services company.
Lake writings have appeared in numerous publications, including Postscripts, Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Strange Horizons, Asimov's Science Fiction, Nemonymous, and the Mammoth Book of Best New Horror. He was an editor for the "Polyphony" anthology series from Wheatland Press, and was also a contributor to the Internet Review of Science Fiction.
On June 1, 2014, Lake died of colorectal cancer in Portland, Oregon at age 49, 5 days before his 50th birthday.
Lake writings have appeared in numerous publications, including Postscripts, Realms of Fantasy, Interzone, Strange Horizons, Asimov's Science Fiction, Nemonymous, and the Mammoth Book of Best New Horror. He was an editor for the "Polyphony" anthology series from Wheatland Press, and was also a contributor to the Internet Review of Science Fiction.
On June 1, 2014, Lake died of colorectal cancer in Portland, Oregon at age 49, 5 days before his 50th birthday.