More About the Author
LAURENCE KLAVAN wrote the novels, "The Cutting Room" and "The Shooting Script," which were published by Ballantine Books. He won the Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for the novel, "Mrs. White," written under a pseudonym. His graphic novels, "City of Spies" and "Brain Camp," co-written with Susan Kim, were published in 2010 by First Second Books at Macmillan. Their Young Adult novel series, "The Young Country," was recently acquired by Harper Collins. His work has been published in such print and online journals as The Alaska Quarterly, The Literary Review, Conjunctions, Natural Bridge, Louisville Review, Gargoyle, Pank, Stickman Review, The Dirty Goat, Straylight, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Playgirl, Café Irreal, Foliate Oak, Brink, Conte, Literateur, Skive, Hamilton Stone Review, Killing the Buddha, Pig in a Poke, Morpheus Tales, and Barnstorm. His story, "Alert," published in Sliptongue, is included in Best New Erotica 9 and "The Dead End Job," also published in Sliptongue, is included in Best New Erotica 10. He received two Drama Desk nominations for the book and lyrics to "Bed and Sofa," the musical produced by the Vineyard Theater in New York and the Finnborough Theatre in London in 2011. His musical, "Embarrassments," also co-written with composer Polly Pen, was produced by the Wilma Theater in Philadelphia. His one-acts, including "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Show Must Go On," have been produced by such theaters as Ensemble Studio Theater and Manhattan Punchline in New York, Actors Theatre of Louisville, and many others. His one-act, "The Summer Sublet," is included in Best American Short Plays 2000-2001. His theater work is published by Dramatists Play Service. His website is Laurenceklavan.com.
