I’m an American science fiction writer and novelist with experience as a journalist in both the U.S. and U.K. My articles and poetry have appeared in: Midnight Graffiti, Fantastic Films, Video Action, The NME. I’ve also contributed to Paramour UK, Score, and Drew Struzan’s Oeuvre (1st Edition). In Hollywood, I worked for several production companies. I edited the comic Blue. and wrote mobisodes for Frank Miller’s The Spirit (Dream Engine). I developed a graphic novel for Dream Wave and co-authored of the popular Jenna Stack detective novel series. My latest short story, “City of Crocodiles,” was recently published in The Mission Magazine.

My dad was a Science Fiction fanatic, and the bookshelves were filled with Phillip K. Dick, Ray Bradbury, Issac Asimov, Theodore Sturgeon, Michael Moorcock, Stephen King, Frank Herbert, Phillip Jose Farmer, Ursula K. Le Guin, Margaret Atwood, Arthur C. Clark, Alfred Bester. I used to read PKD while listening to David Bowie. So early on, I was passionate about science fiction, detective novels, cyberpunk, and fantasy with a mind-bending, visionary quality.

Chicago

I grew up in the suburbs of Chicago. After a stint at The Goodman School of Drama, the class I loved most was the History of Plays. So I attended Northwestern University and enrolled in Professor Frank McConnell’s course in Science Fiction. McConnell had an office covered in paper and files with teetering towers of books. He was charming and mercurial. We read some of the most mind-bending science fiction books ever written. Frank made me want to be a science fiction writer. I wanted to explore themes of technology, the future, and what it means to be human.

I entered the Story Workshop Program at Columbia College Chicago. The program was demanding, intensely creative, diverse, and filled with people utterly obsessed with storytelling. I interned at Michael Stein’s funky magazines, Fantastic Films Magazine and Video Action. I interviewed William Shatner and wrote articles about Star Wars and The Heavy Metal Movie.

London

I decided to travel through Europe. I lived in London for seven years. I worked at Camden Palace and the Hippodrome. I also worked as a dancer at clubs. Finally, I got a job at the basement offices of Titan Books on Denmark Street across from St. Giles Church. Titan reprinted 2000 A.D. favorites, Judge Dredd, Halo Jones, and Watchmen. Working as an editor and proofreader, I corrected copy. I liaised with the art department, acting as the U.K. editor for the Star Trek novels and assisting with the launch of Watchmen, U.K., and Love and Rockets. If you think you’re paranoid about your grammar, spelling, and punctuation, try working in a country raised on BBC productions. I had to sleep with a Strunk & White’s under my pillow. I still have nightmares.

Los Angeles

Eventually, I moved to Los Angeles. The hills and mountains of the city are half-wild, with cougars, lynx, bears, deer, and coyotes. T.V. and film production companies are strewn across the sprawling valleys, supplying filmmakers with different visual effects, editing, or music elements. I’ve worked as a P.A., writer, and coordinator for various production companies: Greg Aronowitz Productions (models for Stephen Spielberg’s A.I. Artificial Intelligence), Composer Snuffy Walden (The West Wing and The Stand) and Earmark Productions (Seinfeld, Joseph King of Dreams).

I co-authored the Jenna Stack Mystery Series with Alix Sloan, author of The Peonies, under the pen name Hanna Wren. The Bell River Murder was just released and can be found here.

I balance my time between writing, yoga, Tai Chi, and playing Oculus Quest 2. Indeed, Amy Eyrie is an American science fiction writer and novelist with diverse interests.