Savannah Schroll Guz | Author

Savannah Schroll Guz
Fiction Writer, Library Journal Reviewer, Art Critic

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Taylor Books Reading and Signing

Nov.06.2009

Savannah will be reading from American Soma and signing copies at the excellent Taylor Books in Charleston, West Virginia on the Saturday before Thanksgiving!

Join Savannah here! Taylor Books ~ 226 Capitol St ~ Charleston, WV 25301

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PUBLISHED: May.15.2009

American Soma

With a nod to the chemically-induced contentment of Huxley’s Brave New World, “American Soma” explains how a friction-filled democratic system is lubricated by a collusion of partisan politicians and commercial interests. “Evolution”, written during the Dover Area School District ’s Intelligent Design Trials, describes the adaptations caused by mankind’s heavy reliance on synthetic...

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PUBLISHED: Feb.15.2006

Consumed: Women on Excess

We are women driven by consumption and the insatiable desire for bigger, for better, for more. It's a response programmed into our psyches even before we're fully cognizant of media culture, and it's transforming the natural course of civilization, history, and ultimately humanity. It's invisible to us because it's indivisible from our identities. This collection is not about...

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PUBLISHED: Aug.15.2004

The Famous and The Anonymous

The Famous & The Anonymous uncovers the private obsessions and subterranean desires of the nameless and the internationally recognized, both contemporary and historical. Ten of the twenty-two stories within the collection take the reader behind a celebrity’s poseur façade to reveal the anxiety-riddled human behind it. The remaining twelve inspect the personal lives of unknown...

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Savannah Schroll's Latest Blogs

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Jan.18.2010 - 7:22 am

David Graham's Eccentric America

Eddie Pratt as Himself, Warminster, PA (c) David Graham, Photographer

David Graham’s photography exposes an invisible tension in our culture between the America of commercially nourished mythology and the America that actually is. Yet, Graham...

Jan.15.2010 - 8:27 am

Review: D.L. Russell's Hell Is an Awfully Big City

Hell Is an Awfully Big CityD.L. RussellWild Cat Books, December 2009ISBN: 978-0-9823116-7-7 Review: Hell Is an Awfully Big City “Hell is an awfully big city, Mr. Quincy,” the...

Writing

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Short Story: "Evolution" from American Soma

Short Story: The Corpus Lupi Experiment, Winner of Strange Weird and Wonderful's "Best Horror 2008 Award" and "Best Fiction 2008 Award"

Short Story: 1,000 Incarnations and 1,000 Deaths

Published Reviews

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Nov.05.2009

American Soma

Published by Pittsburgh City Paper

Frequently in the short stories in American Soma, Savannah Schroll Guz describes a near-future just slightly distinct from our present. It's a fallen world where a government...

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Image Gallery: 2011 Events

Video: Pittsburgh Small Press Fest 2009, including author Savannah Schroll Guz

Image Gallery: American Soma Book Tour

About Savannah Schroll

Savannah Schroll Guz holds a Master's Degree from the University of Pittsburgh. In 1997-1998, she was a Fulbright Scholar and worked as a correspondence translator for Bavaria's Prince von Hohenzollern. Currently, she is a regular contributor to Library...

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