Lee Beavington's Literary CV
NOVELLA
“Evolution's End,” L. Ron Hubbard Presents the Writers of the Future, Vol. 22, Galaxy Press, August 2006.
NONFICTION
Common Plants of Greater Vancouver (3rd edition), Kwantlen Polytechnic University, September 2010.
“Writers of the Future: Creativity, Compromise & Naked Hobbit Feet”, The Internet Review of Science Fiction, December 2009 (Vol. VI: #12).
“Keeper of the Swords,” Kwantlen Writers' Guild Journal, Issue 2, April 2009.
“Genocide and Graffiti: Remembering Cambodia's War Torn Past,” Travel Thru History, November 2008.
“The Astounding Temples and Trees of Angkor,” Travel Thru History, May 2008.
“Hiking Hallasan in the Snow,” Travel Thru History, March 2008.
SHORT FICTION
“Broken” & “Gravitational Waltz”, Eclectica Magazine, Issue 8, January 2010.
“Water”, “Bartleby's Return” & “Meeting in the Aisle”, Eclectica Magazine, Issue 7, December 2009.
“Soulseeker,” Kwantlen Writers' Guild Journal, Issue 2, April 2009.
“Communications Delay,” Dark Worlds, Issue 3, March 2009.
“A Fungal Friend,” The Best of Every Day Fiction 2008 anthology, Every Day Publishing, November 2008.
“City Complaints,” “Animal for a Day” & “Planetary Survey,” Flashshot, August/September 2008.
“Karma Score,” AlienSkin Magazine, August/September 2008.
“Second Opinion,” Every Day Fiction, June 2008.
“Periodic Trouble of the Elements,” “The Race” & “Tales of the Telephone Pole,” Flashshot, May/June 2008.
“Field Trip,” “Gaia Stirs” & “Planetary Disturbance,” Flashshot, February 2008.
“The End,” “Mercy Killing” & “Parallel Pete,” Flashshot, early 2007.
“Tricky Taxonomy,” AlienSkin Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, December 2006/January 2007.
“Nucleus” & “The Silence Booth,” Flashshot: Year Four, September 2006.
“Verdana,” AlienSkin Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 5, April/May 2006.
“Gods at Play,” Gryphonwood, Vol. 2, Issue 2, January 2006. (Also placed first in The Dark Library's online writing contest).
“The Planets I Have Visited,” Planet Magazine, No. 41, March 2004.
“The Bureau of Future History,” Anotherealm, Vol. 6, No. 3, August 2003.
“Next,” AlienSkin Magazine, Vol. 1, No. 11, August 2003.
“The Solution,” Aphelion, Vol. 7, Issue 71, June 2003.
“A Great Man,” The Any Dream Will Do Review , Issue 4, Summer 2003.
“Eyes of the Snow Leopard,” Surrey School District student anthology Breakthrough VI, 1995.
“The Hunt,” Surrey Public Library’s Collection of Winning Entries – Young Adult Summer Writing Contest, 1994.
“Kasha,” Surrey School District student anthology Breakthrough IV, 1993, and the White Rock/Surrey Writers’ Club The Wordsmith, May 1993.
“The Journey,” Surrey School District student anthology Breakthrough III, 1992.
“Avar’s Quest,” Surrey School District student anthology Breakthrough II , 1991.
POETRY
“Rain”, Leaf Press, July 2010.
“Family Tree,” Earth Vision nature writing contest (2nd place), October 2009.
“Family Tree,” Kwantlen Writers' Guild Journal, Issue 2, April 2009.
“Venus,” “Penticton,” & “Softshell,” Every Day Poets, March/April 2009.
“Thirst,” Spotlight on the Arts, November 2008.
“I Would Like,” SHINE (Stand Up, Have Your Say, Insist on Your Rights, Now is the time, End the Stigma) June 2001, and the Community Connection (White Rock/South Surrey Canadian Mental Health Association) 2000.
Awards and Honours
2009 Second place, Earth Vision nature writing contest
2009 First place - poetry, Kwantlen Writers' Guild creative writing contest
2009 First place - fiction, Kwantlen Writers' Guild creative writing contest
2009 Second place - nonfiction, Kwantlen Writers' Guild creative writing contest
2005 Awarded second prize in fiction, Writers of the Future
2003 Awarded first place in The Dark Library online writing contest
2002 Semi-finalist in Writers of the Future contest
2000 Honourable mention, twenty-four hour writing contest
1995 Awarded grand prize, Earl Marriott writing contest
1995 Finalist in international writing contest
1994 Awarded first place, Young Adult Summer Writing Contest
1994 Awarded grand prize, Earl Marriott writing contest
1993 Awarded first place, Surrey School District writing contest
1993 Awarded grand prize, Earl Marriott writing contest
1992 Awarded first place, Earl Marriott writing contest
1991 Awarded first place, Surrey School District writing contest
Presentations and Readings
2007 Panelist at VCON 32, Vancouver's science fiction convention
2007 Sponsored workshop student for Writers' Union of Canada AGM
2007 Reading from "Remembrance: A Family Love Story " at Kwantlen University
2006 Panelist at VCON 31, Vancouver's science fiction convention
2006 Introduced Diana Gabaldon at Surrey International Writers' Conference
2006 Judge for Kwantlen Writers' Guild writing contest
2006 Book signing tour for Writers of the Future (San Diego and Vancouver)
Coming soon: writing samples.
