# Cameron Pierce

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{{short description|American author of bizarro fiction (born 1988)}}
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'''Cameron Pierce''' (born May 23, 1988, [Bakersfield, California](/source/Bakersfield%2C_California), United States) is an [American](/source/People_of_the_United_States) [author](/source/author) of [bizarro fiction](/source/bizarro_fiction) currently residing in [Portland, Oregon](/source/Portland%2C_Oregon). The ''Bizarro Starter Kit (Purple)'' described his work as "Surreal nightmares that are funny, sad, sincere, and violent."<ref>{{cite book|title=The Bizarro Starter Kit (Purple): Cameron Pierce, Jeff Burk, Cody Goodfellow, Athena Villaverde, Russell Edson, David Agranoff, Matthew Revert, Andrew Goldfarb, Kris Saknussemm, Garrett Cook: 9781936383207: Amazon.com: Books |date= October 2010|isbn=978-1936383207 |last1=Pierce |first1=Cameron |last2=Burk |first2=Jeff |last3=Goodfellow |first3=Cody }}</ref> His work has been praised by [Troma](/source/Troma) founder [Lloyd Kaufman](/source/Lloyd_Kaufman), [Piers Anthony](/source/Piers_Anthony),<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hipiers.com/10aug.html |title=Piers Anthony's Newsletter |publisher=Hipiers.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-19 |archive-date=2016-03-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233127/http://www.hipiers.com/10aug.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''The Guardian'',<ref>{{cite web|last=Walter |first=Damien G |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2010/jul/16/bizarro-fiction-terribly-good |title=Bizarro fiction: it's terribly good &#124; Books |publisher=theguardian.com |date=2010-07-16 |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> Cracked.com, ''Details'' Magazine,<ref>{{cite web|last=Lowe |first=Laurence |url=http://www.details.com/celebrities-entertainment/music-and-books/201010/bizarro-fiction-wild-book-covers |title=12 Jaw-Dropping Bizarro Book Covers: Music + Books |publisher=Details |date=2010-10-21 |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> ''New Times'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newtimesslo.com/art/3032/the-mind-is-its-own-place-/ |title=The mind is its own place &#124; Art &#124; New Times San Luis Obispo, CA |publisher=Newtimesslo.com |date=2009-07-29 |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> and SF Site.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.sfsite.com/11a/pg307.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091105045147/http://www.sfsite.com/11a/pg307.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 5, 2009 |title=The SF Site Featured Review: Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden |publisher=Sfsite.com |date= |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref> In 2011, his short story collection ''Lost in Cat Brain Land'' won the Wonderland Book Award for Best Collection of 2010.<ref>{{cite web |author= |url=http://bizarrocentral.com/2011/11/29/2010-wonderland-book-award/ |title=2010 Wonderland Book Award |publisher=Bizarro Central |date=2011-11-29 |accessdate=2013-08-19 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117025452/http://bizarrocentral.com/2011/11/29/2010-wonderland-book-award/ |archive-date=2015-11-17 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Pierce is also the editor of Lazy Fascist Press.

==Bibliography==
*Shark Hunting in Paradise Garden (2008)
*Ass Goblins of Auschwitz (2009)<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=8309 |title=Received Goods|publisher=Warren Ellis |date=2010-01-12 |accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref>
*Lost in Cat Brain Land (2010)
*The Pickled Apocalypse of Pancake Island (2010)<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://io9.com/5642479/this-is-what-a-book-looks-like-when-it-has-been-pickled |title=This is what a book looks like when it has been pickled |publisher=Io9.com |date= 20 September 2010|accessdate=2013-08-19}}</ref>
*Abortion Arcade (2011)
*Cthulhu Comes to the Vampire Kingdom (2011)
*Gargoyle Girls of Spider Island (2011)
*Die You Doughnut Bastards (2012)
*Fantastic Earth Destroyer Ultra Plus (2013)

===Anthologies edited===
*Amazing Stories of the Flying Spaghetti Monster (2011)
*The Best Bizarro Fiction of the Decade (2012)
*In Heaven, Everything is Fine: Fiction Inspired by David Lynch (2013)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://lazyfascistpress.com/ Lazy Fascist Press]{{Dead link|date=September 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot }}

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Category:Writers from Bakersfield, California
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Category:Living people
Category:American weird fiction writers

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