Talk:J.M. Frey

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Frey's fiction work generally follows the conventions of literary fiction mixed with the tropes of science fiction and fantasy, and usually focuses on themes of personal merit, family, queerness, gender, and revisionist literature, as well as genre-deconstruction and meta themes.

Her academic work focuses on gender in science fiction, the anthropology of fandom (fanthropology), fanfiction and fanworks (specifically on Mary Sues and Cosplay), as well as the television programs Doctor Who and Stargate: Atlantis.

Born in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, Frey is the first of three children of Donna Frey (née Winer) and Danny Frey. She attended Centre Wellington District High School in Fergus, Ontario, and graduated in 2000, then went on to do her Ontario Academic Credits at Orangeville District Secondary School and graduated in 2001.

She made her first professional sale upon returning to Canada, a novella titled "(Back)," which she eventually expanded into the first third of her debut novel "Triptych."

Frey completed her Masters of Arts, Communications and Culture (honors) in 2009, where her thesis focused on fanfiction, creative writing and fandom, and the self-insert fiction trope known as a Mary Sue. Other papers Frey presented focused on cosplay, the anthropology and sociology of fandom, and the science fiction television program Doctor Who.

Frey is currently represented by Laurie McLean of Fuse Literary, Inc.

"To A Stranger" (unproduced feature film screenplay) was named an Official Selection for the NEU WORLD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2016), named an Official Selection and received an honourable mention with the DEPTH OF FIELD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2016), and was an official Quarter-Finalist for the CARMESI HOUSE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING CONTEST FOR DIVERSE VOICES (2017).

Short fiction

"The Once and Now-ish King", in When the Hero Comes Home. Dragon Moon Press, July 2011 "On His Birthday, Reginald Got", in Klien. FutureCon Publications, December 2011 "Maddening Science", in When the Villain Comes Home, Dragon Moon Press. August 2012 "The Moral of the Story", in Wresting With Gods, Tesseracts 18. EDGE Publishing, January 2015 "The Twenty Seven Club", in Expiration Date. EDGE Publishing, Spring 2015 "Zmeu" in Gods, Memes and Monsters, Stone Skin Press, Summer 2015 "How Fanfiction Made Me Gay" in The Secret Loves of Geek Girls, Bedside Press, December 2015 "Time To Move" in The Secret Loves of Geek Girls Redux, Bedside Press, Forthcoming

Poetry

"On the Hazards of Dating a Vancouver-Based Actor", in In My Bed Magazine vol 5, Fall 2009 "Tobogganing", in The White Wall Review vol 32, Ryerson University Press, 2008 "Water Garden", in The White Wall Review vol 32, Ryerson University Press, 2008

Academic

"Social, Political and Artistic Contexts, Affecting The Development of Kabuki from Origins to Contemporary Supakabuki, Prevalent in Masahi Todayama's Inu Yasha" – Bachelor of Arts thesis, Spring 2005, Brock University "Identiplay: Cosplay, Cons, Camp, and the Carnivalesque" – presented at the Pop Culture Association of America's annual conference, San Francisco, March 2008 "Whose Doctor?" – presented at the Whoniversal Appeal academic conference at the University of Cardiff, Wales, November 2008 "Un-caped Crusaders: Illness Memoirs, 9/11, and Comics" – presented at the Ryerson Grad Seminar, Spring 2009. "Modern Mixed Media: Techniques for Using Online Fandoms for Teaching and Research" – presented at the Technology and Pedagogy conference at York University in March, 2009. "Water Logged Mona Lisa: Who Is Mary Sue and Why Do We Need Her?" – Master of Arts thesis, Spring 2009, Ryerson University & York University "Whose Doctor?", in Doctor Who In Time And Space, McFarland Books, Fall 2012.

Graphic Novels and Comics

"Bloodsuckers" and "Toronto the Rude" in The Toronto Comic Anthology, May 2015 Ivy, an Accidental Turn prequel comic, November 2015

Screenplays

To A Stranger, currently making the festival rounds, 2016 Filmography

Short Films

Sarah, Ext. 5683 (L-o-v-e) a.k.a. Telemarketing: The Musical, (Elaine Poon, Ryerson University, 2009) Girlfriend, Skeletons in the Closet (Sean Archer, Ryerson University, 2008) Torchwood Agent, Torchwood 4 (Karen Wood Productions, 2008) Colonel Joan Sheppard, Swirlygate Atlantis (Karen Wood Productions, 2007–2009)

Webseries

Casey, LESlieVILLE (Make Go Work Productions, Fall 2012) Barista, Out With Dad, (JLeaver Presentations, Fall 2013)

Documentaries

Academic expert, Leaving Mundania (Jiro C. Okada, 2009) Anne Shirley, The Maud Squad, (Lisa Lightbourn-Lay, 2008)

Television

Academic Expert, Doctor Who Live Panel! on "InnerSPACE" for the Space Channel, July 2010

Commercials

"Jessica's Story", Works For Me, McDonald's Employment Campaign at www.worksforme.ca, (McDonald's Canada 2008)

Voice Acting / Radio Plays

Monica Monnaroachkillah & Flo, The Weight of Information, Part 1, (Les Page Aux Folles, 2010) Lillian H. Smith, "A Life In The Library" Musical (demo singer, Fall 2011) Awards and Accolades

Awards

"To A Stranger" (unproduced Feature Film Screenplay) named an Official Selection for the NEU WORLD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2016), named an Official Selection and received an honourable mention with the DEPTH OF FIELD INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL (2016), and was an official Quarter-Finalist for the CARMESI HOUSE INTERNATIONAL SCREENWRITING CONTEST FOR DIVERSE VOICES (2017). "Bloodsuckers" (Comic in Toronto Comics Vol 2 with Artist Ryan C. Cole) nominated for Prix Aurora Awards (2015) "Triptych" named best Science Fiction / Fantasy book at the San Francisco Book Festival (May 2012) "When the Hero Comes Home" nominated for best Anthology in the ForeWord Book Of the Year Awards (April 2012) "Triptych" nominated in the Bisexual and LGBT SF/F categories of the Lambda Literary Awards (March 2012) "Triptych" nominated in the 2nd Annual CBC Bookies awards (March 2012) "Triptych" named one of the Best Overlooked Books of 2011 by The Advocate (Dec-Jan 2011-2012) "Triptych" named the #3 Best Book of 2011 in the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror category by Publishers Weekly & Genreville's Rose Fox. Best Short Story, Dragon*Con 2007 for Zoh Onna Omote (The Nothing Woman's Mask)

Degrees

Bachelor of Arts (Honors), Dramatic Arts. Brock University, 2005 Master of Arts, Communications and Culture. Ryerson University & York University, 2009.