Lyse Beck
About Me
Lyse.
Pronounced like please without the P.
It's short for Ilyse, but no one calls me that.
It’s weird that you live your whole life with a name you had no say in.
Published Short Story:
"Me Three" in the Black Hare Press Anthology "Tick Tock"
Distributed Short Film:
"Turtlebank Hustler" - Written and Produced by me. Received international distribution through "Show me your Shorts" NZ Film Festival.
VES Award:
Winner of "Outstanding Compositing in a Broadcast Program, Commercial, or Music Video
Screenwriting accolades:
Nominated for "Best Screenplay" in NZ Film Festival
Winner of The Happy Writer’s Competition
Winner of the Real Authors Awards
Winner in the Page Awards
Semi-Finalist in the Nichol Fellowship
Mashing together my education in computer science and art, I made a career in the digital VFX industry. I helped make the impossible possible on over 30 films for over 30 years. Films such as Lord of the Rings, Avatar, and quite a few Marvel movies. My IMDb page of credits: link.
I'm a proud Canadian privileged to live in New Zealand.
A Sci-fi writer, gamer, and painter, I’m fascinated by humans, weird sea creatures, and the mysteries of the universe. I'm pretty sure I was a dog in another life.
After much consideration on how to get my stories to readers, I've decided to post my books on Royal Road. It's a wonderful genre community of writers and readers. LitPRG, sci fi and fantasy, and all kinds of imaginative stories. The books on Royal Road are free to read. And free to post. There's tons of great stories on there! If you're into genre stories, I'm sure there's something there for you.
As the secretary for Pastel Artists of New Zealand, I organise a national Pastel Challenge every 2 months and wrangle a monthly local social art group.
I hope for a future without inherent violence, when society welcomes all genders and we can freely love and be loved.
DISCLAIMER: I do not use Ai ever for anything.