Scifi Diner Podcast 361 – Our Interview with Jay Smith (award-winning author and audio dramatist HG World and Hidden Harbor Mysteries)

Tonight’s Menu: On this podcast, we share our Farpoint interview with author Jay Smith (award-winning author, audio dramatist, and podcaster responsible for the acclaimed audio horror series HG World and the pulp super-heroine radio serial Hidden Harbor Mysteries)

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Jay Smith is an award-winning author, audio dramatist, and podcaster responsible for the acclaimed audio horror series HG World and the pulp super-heroine radio serial Hidden Harbor Mysteries. The Winston Casey Adventures is a 5-part mystery geek noir series available from Bathorian Books starting in 2016 beginning with the weird tale The Resurrection Pact. Jay other works include the short story collection Seven til Sunrise, and the gamer-geek satire Rise of the Monkey Lord Jay appears on various podcasts including Behind the Screams, The Chronic Rift, and The Batcave Podcast.

Jay holds a Master of Fine Arts from Seton Hill University‘s innovative Writing Popular Fiction program.

CREATOR/WRITER/PRODUCER

RADIO-FREE GOZERIA – A Ghostbusters Fancast (2016)

• Creator/Writer, 3 episodes

HG WORLD – A full-cast audio drama series (2009 – present)
• Creator/Writer, 53 episodes
• Engineer on Season Zero, Episodes 1-4
• Editor on Seasons Zero and One

HG WORLD presents THE DIARY OF JILL WOODBINE, audio novel (2011 – 2013)
• Writer/Editor, Episodes 1-27

HIDDEN HARBOR MYSTERIES, full-cast audio drama (2014)
• Writer; produced by Lincoln Audio

BLUE COLLAR GODS, audio novel (in production)
• Writer; produced by Gypsy Audio

WRITER

ONDER LIBRUM/WONDERTHING STUDIOS (2015 – 2016)
• Audio Drama based on worlds created by Ed Greenwood
• “Your World Is Doomed!” by Ed Greenwood, Audio Drama Adaptation

QUIRK FICTION/KEVIN DAVID ANDERSON & SAM STALL (2010)

• Pilot audio drama scene

“Night of the Living Trekkies” Chapter 4

PRODUCER/CONTRIBUTOR/HOST

HG WORLD AFTERPARTY (2009-2010)
• Podcast featuring voice actors, novelists, celebrities in the horror/zombie genre;

• A behind the scenes recap of HG World episodes

BEHIND THE SCREAMS WITH BRYAN LINCOLN (2010-2011)
• Podcast focusing on authors, performers and fans of the zombie genre.

CONTRIBUTOR/HOST/INTERVIEWER/MODERATOR

THE BATCAVE PODCAST (2014-present)
• Contributor, with host John S. Drew discussing the classic 1960’s television series.

THE SCI-FI DINER PODCAST (2013)
• Contributed segments interviewing actor Dan Aykroyd; profiled actors from the zombie film genre.

THE CHRONIC RIFT (2008-2010, 2014)
• Contributed a pop culture segment “My Guilty Pleasure”; hosted guest segments on pop culture segments; interviewed guests.

EDUCATIONAL AND POP CULTURE ACTIVITIES

• Author Guest, ChessieCon (2016,2017)

• Panelist/Moderator/Presenter, Philcon (2003-2014, 2016-2017)

• Author Guest, TusCon 43 (11/11-13/2016)

• Author Guest, Spooky Empire’s Ultimate Horror Weekend,

Orlando. (2014)

•   Attending Professional, DragonCon (2012, 2014)
•   Guest/Panelist, Farpoint, Baltimore (2011-present)
•   Guest/Panelist, Balticon (2011, 2012, 2014)
•   Guest, “InfectScranton” (2012)
•   Participant, Shore Leave, Baltimore MD (2011, 2012)
•   Panelist, WizardWorld Philadelphia (2013)
•   Speaker, Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (April 2013)

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