Neil S. Plakcy
Neil S. Plakcy is an American writer whose works range from mystery to romance to anthologies and collections of gay erotica. Plakcy is a retired Professor of English at Broward College.
Education
Plakcy studied creative writing at the University of Pennsylvania with Philip Roth and Carlos Fuentes. He went on to graduate from Columbia University's graduate school of business with an MBA in real estate and operations management.While working as a producer for a computer game company in South Florida, Plakcy studied for his MFA degree in creative writing at Florida International University. He graduated in 1992, as a member of the university's first class to receive that degree. His instructors were Lynne Barrett, James W. Hall and Les Standiford, and his classmates included Vicki Hendricks, Christine Kling, Dennis Lehane and Barbara Parker. His thesis was a comic novel about Jewish family relationships and shopping mall construction, Invasion of the Blatnicks.
Publishing career
Plakcy began his professional publishing career with the first of his Hawaiian mysteries, Mahu, acquired and edited for Haworth Press by mystery author Greg Herren. With the second book in the series, Mahu Surfer, Plakcy moved to Alyson Books, which continued the series with Mahu Fire and Mahu Vice, and published their own edition of Mahu in 2009. After the close of Alyson, MLR Books picked up the series, publishing new editions of the first three and then continuing the series.Plakcy and long-time friend Sharon Sakson co-edited a collection of stories by gay men about their experiences with their dogs, entitled Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog. A frequent contributor to gay anthologies, Plakcy has also edited numerous collections of gay erotica.
With the publication of GayLife.com in 2009, Plakcy entered the M/M romance genre, basing the book on his own experiences in software and web development and his familiarity with Miami Beach.
Plakcy has been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award three times: twice in gay mystery, and once in gay romance. He won the "Hawaii Five-O" award given by attendees at the Left Coast Crime fan conference and his work has been enthusiastically reviewed by mainstream and specialty publications as well as by many fans. He has twice been a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Best Gay Men's Mystery Novel.
Mahu Investigations
Mahu Mahu Surfer Mahu Fire Mahu Vice Mahu Men - collection of mystery & erotic storiesMahu Blood Zero Break: A Mahu Investigation Natural Predators: A Mahu Investigation Accidental Contact and Other Mahu Investigations- ''Children of Noah: A Mahu Investigation''
Golden Retriever Mysteries
- In Dog We Trust
- The Kingdom of Dog
- Dog Helps Those
- Dog Bless You
- Whom Dog Hath Joined
- Dog Have Mercy
- Honest to Dog
- Dog is in the Details
Have Body, Will Guard Adventure/Romance Series
Three Wrong Turns in the Desert Dancing with the Tide Teach Me Tonight Olives for the Stranger Under the Waterfall The Noblest Vengeance Finding Freddie Venus- ''A Cold Wind''
Love On Romance Series
Love on Site Love on Stage Love on the Web- ''Love on the Pitch''
Other M/M Romances
GayLife.com The Guardian Angel of South Beach The Russian Boy Mi Amor- ''The Sea Between us''
Non-Series Fiction
Invasion of the Blatnicks The Outhouse Gang Soul Kiss- ''The Cat Who Got Married''
Anthologies Edited
Paws and Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man and Dog Amazon KDP 2012Hard Hats Surfer Boys Skater Boys The Handsome Prince Model Men Sexy Sailors Beach Bums Active Duty- ''Take This Man''
Other
- ''The Next One Will Kill You: An Angus Green Novel''