Who I Am
I’m a Nebula, Hugo, Sturgeon, and Locus Award-nominated author of fantasy and science fiction. My stories have been published in Uncanny Magazine, Lightspeed Magazine, Strange Horizons, and many other venues, and reprinted in various Year’s Best anthologies. My debut middle grade novel, Benny Ramírez and the Nearly Departed, is scheduled for publication from Knopf Books for Young Readers in spring of 2024. My novel-length fiction is represented by Cameron McClure of the Donald Maass Literary Agency.
Author Archives: José Iriarte
“Aren’t you supposed to hate everything you write?”
August was very good to me. On August 14th, I made my first professional fiction sale, and on the 29th, I followed it up with another short story sale. To say I’m riding kind of high right now would be … Continue reading
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Hacking my own creative process
I feel like my road to being a successful artist is filled with dozens if not hundreds of RPG-like level-ups that I need to unlock. Learn how to finish what I start. Check. Learn how to write novels. Check. Learn how … Continue reading
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Is everybody insecure?
When I was in middle school and high school, it never occurred to me that other people might be as insecure as I was. I don’t think I assumed everyone else had it all together–I was just too absorbed in … Continue reading
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The Obligatory Goals Post
One of my friends asked on Facebook the other day, What, for you, was the best thing in 2012, and what are you most looking forward to in 2013? As I composed my thoughts for a reply to him, I … Continue reading
My favorite short stories this year
In 2012, determined to crack the short story markets, I set out to read every genre short story published in a “professional” short fiction venue (as recognized by SFWA). I didn’t quite succeed in that goal, but for eight months, … Continue reading
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How Did You Find Out?
This time of year I hear a lot of people arguing the merits of letting your kids believe or not believe in Santa Claus. I’m not interested in getting worked up over other people’s choices—I mean, seriously, I have seen … Continue reading
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Another year come and gone
Happy holidays! (And if being told “Happy holidays” bugs you, then . . . HAPPY HOLIDAYS!) Like most people, I can’t help but take the end of the year as an opportunity to look back on what went well and … Continue reading
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Just for Functions
This school year our first cohort of IB students began working its way through the junior year of their two-year course of study. One of the things I’ve found interesting about the experience is teaching with international materials and textbooks … Continue reading
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Doo-de-ron-de-ron-de doo-de-ron-ron we hang out
There’ll be like one person who catches that reference, right? *g* While I haven’t been online much the last week, I haven’t been unproductive. I’ve been writing up a storm on a couple short stories and a new novel WIP, … Continue reading
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How mystical is your writing process?
When some people describe their writing process, I swear it sounds like they need to go back on their meds or something. “My character told me that he was ___. ” “My outline called for ___ to happen, but my … Continue reading
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