Joseph Neil Schulman (/ˈʃuːlmən/; April 16, 1953 – August 10, 2019) was an American novelist who wrote Alongside Night (published 1979) and The Rainbow Cadenza (published 1983) which both received the Prometheus Award, a libertarian science fiction award. His third novel, Escape from Heaven, was also a finalist for the 2002 Prometheus Award. His fourth and last novel, The Fractal Man, was a finalist for the 2019 Prometheus Award.[1]
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| Born | Joseph Neil Schulman April 16, 1953 Forest Hills, Queens, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | August 10, 2019 (aged 66) Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S. |
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| Period | 20th century, 21st century |
| Genre | Libertarian science fiction, comedy. |
| Literary movement | Libertarianism |
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| jneilschulman | |
Biography
Schulman was born in Forest Hills, Queens on April 16, 1953.[2] He was the author of nine other books currently[when?] in print, including a short story collection, Nasty, Brutish, and Short Stories, Stopping Power: Why 70 Million Americans Own Guns, and The Robert Heinlein Interview and Other Heinleiniana.[3]
He wrote the Twilight Zone episode "Profile in Silver", first broadcast on CBS March 7, 1986.[4] Schulman died on August 10, 2019, at the age of 66, three days after suffering a pulmonary embolism.[5]
Filmmaking
Schulman was the writer, director, executive producer (along with Nichelle Nichols) of the movie Lady Magdalene's,[6] which was produced by Schulman's own company Jesulu Productions. The movie won three film-festival awards: "Best Cutting Edge Film" at the 2008 San Diego Black Film Festival,[6] "Audience Choice – Feature-Length Narrative Film" at the 2008 Cinema City International Film Festival held on the Universal Hollywood Citywalk,[7] and "Special Jury Prize for Libertarian Ideals" at the 2011 Anthem Film Festival/FreedomFest held at Bally's Las Vegas.[8]
In 2013, Schulman completed production on a feature-film of Alongside Night,[9] starring Kevin Sorbo, Jake Busey, Tim Russ, Garrett Wang, Mara Marini, and Gary Graham.[10] The movie premiered in 2014[11] and had a limited theatrical release.[12] It was released for streaming on iTunes, Amazon Video and Amazon Prime and as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack.[13]
Views
Schulman was a known proponent of the anarchist philosophy agorism, which was developed by Samuel Edward Konkin III.[14] Though originally a supporter of the War on Terror, he was opposed to U.S. military occupations or operations in the Middle East.[15] Schulman also supported free trade and was against tariffs.[16]
Books
Schulman is author of:[17]
- Alongside Night (Crown Publishers, 1979; Pulpless.Com 1999) Libertarian Futurist Society gold medallion winner, 1989
- The Rainbow Cadenza (Simon & Schuster, 1983; Pulpless.Com, 2017) 1984 Prometheus Award winner for Best Libertarian SF Novel
- Self Control Not Gun Control (Synapse-Centurion, 1995; Pulpless.Com 1999)
- Profile in Silver and Other Screenwritings (Pulpless.Com, 1999)
- The Frame of the Century? (Pulpless.Com, 1999)
- Escape from Heaven (Pulpless.Com, 2002) 2003 Prometheus Award finalist for Best Libertarian SF Novel
- The Heartmost Desire (Pulpless.Com, 2013)
- Unchaining the Human Heart – A Revolutionary Manifesto (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
- I Met God – God without Religion, Scripture, or Faith (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
- Atheist to Believer (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
- J. Neil Schulman's The Book of Words (Pulpless.Com, 2017)
- The Fractal Man (Steve Heller Publishing, 2018)[18] 2019 Prometheus Award finalist for Best Libertarian SF Novel
- Origitent: Why Original Content Is Property (Steve Heller Publishing, 2018)
- Why Original Content Is Property – Kindle edition by J. Neil Schulman, Wendy McElroy, Samuel Edward Konkin III, Stephan Kinsella, Steve Heller.[19]