Joshua Davis (writer)

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Joshua Davis
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Born 1974
Occupation Writer, Journalist, Filmmaker, Co-Founder of Epic Magazine
Nationality American
Website
www.joshuadavis.net

Joshua Davis is an American writer, film producer and co-founder of Epic Magazine.

Davis is currently a contributing editor at Wired magazine. His work has been anthologized in the 2006 and 2007 editions of "The Best of Technology Writing"[1] as well as the 2007 edition of "The Best American Science Writing."[2] He has also written for The New Yorker[3] and other major magazines.[4]

Davis' first book, The Underdog, was published by Random House in 2005.[5] It chronicles Davis' entry into unusual competitions around the world, including the World Armwrestling Championship in Gdynia, Poland. His article "La Vida Robot," about four teenage immigrants who build an underwater robot, was adapted into a movie entitled "Spare Parts" by Warner Bros. starring George Lopez, Jamie Lee Curtis, and Marisa Tomei. It premiered in January 2015.[6]

In 2013, Davis and Joshuah Bearman formed Epic Magazine,[7] a digital magazine and production company specializing in true stories.[8] Davis and Bearman have sold twenty articles to Hollywood, with two films produced.[9] As of November 2015, they have a first-look deal with Twentieth Century Fox.[10]

In 2014, Davis was selected as a Finalist for a National Magazine Award in Feature Writing.[11] He lives in San Francisco, California.

Bibliography

  • "The Underdog," 2006
  • "La Vida Robot," Best of Technology Writing, 2006
  • "Say Hello to Stanley", Best of Technology Writing, 2007
  • "Face Blind," Best American Science Writing, 2007
  • Spare Parts, Four Undocumented Teenagers, One Ugly Robot, and the Battle for the American Dream, 2014
  • "Fox Makes Epic First-Look Deal for Online Venture for Film Centric Journalism," Deadline, August, 19, 2013
  • "Magazine Writing, On the Web, for Film," The New York Times, August 11, 2013
  • "Building An Epic Brand Around Incredible True Stories," Fast Company, August 23, 2013
  • "'If We Run Out Of Batteries, This War Is Screwed,'" Wired, June 1, 2003
  • "The Crypto Currency," The New Yorker, October 10, 2011

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