Gary Beck lives in New York City and has spent most of his adult life as a theater director but has also had numerous published works. His novels include The Conquest of Somalia (published by Cervena Barva Press), The Dance of Hate (Calliope Nerve Media), Material Questions (Silkworms Ink), Dispossessed (Medulla Press), Mutilated Girls (Heavy Hands Ink), Extreme Change (Cogwheel Press), and Acts of Defiance (Artema Press).
His poetry, fiction and essays have appeared in hundreds of literary magazines. His collection of short stories, A Glimpse of Youth, was published by Sweatshoppe Publications. Several collection of his poetry are available: Days of Destruction (Skive Press), Expectations (Rogue Scholars Press), Dawn in Cities (Winter Goose Publishing), and Assault on Nature (Winter Goose Publishing). His latest collection, Songs of a Clerk, will be published by Winter Goose Publishing soon.
His original plays and translations of Molière, Aristophanes and Sophocles have been produced off-Broadway and toured colleges and outdoor performance venues.