Alvin Orloff
Alvin Orloff began writing in 1977 as a teenage lyricist for The Blowdryers, a San Francisco punk band. After studying sociology at U.C. Berkeley he dabbled in underground theater with The Sick & Twisted Players, performance art with the Popstitutes, and deejaying at Baby Judy's neo new-wave nightclub, before wholly succumbing to his literary pretensions.
His writing can be found in numerous zines as well as the anthologies, Beyond Definition (Manic D Press, 1994), Tricks and Treats (Harrington Park Press 2000), and Pills, Chills, Thrills and Heartache (Alyson Press 2004). Orloff is also the co-author of transsexual showbiz memoir, The Unsinkable Bambi Lake (Manic D Press 1996) and a queer romance/alien invasion novel, I Married An Earthling (Manic D Press 2000). His latest novel is Gutter Boys (Manic D Press 2004), a wryly-twisted tale of unrequited love and debauchery set in 1980s gay Manhattan. Orloff lives in San Francisco's uber-trendy Mission District where he is hard at work on his 3rd, 4th, and 5th novels.
Please also see Alvin's website, www.alvinorloff.com.