Alfred Elton van Vogt was born on a farm in Edenburg, a Russian Mennonite community east of Gretna, Manitoba. Early in his career he wrote for true confession pulp magazines like True Story, but in the late 1930s he began writing science fiction, which he was more interested in. His first published SF story, "Black Destroyer" was published in 1939, and is considered to be one of the first works of the Golden Age of science fiction. In 1941 he left his job at the Department of National Defence to...
Alan Brennert is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of stories that explore the human experience through a unique lens. His writing often blends elements of science fiction and speculative fiction with deeply personal narratives.
Alice Laurance is the author of the popular mystery novel, Who Done It? She's a go-to for anyone who loves a good whodunit.
Anthony Boucher (born William Anthony Parker White) was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. He was particularly influential as an editor. - Wikipedia
Sir Arthur Charles Clarke CBE FRAS was a British science fiction writer, science writer and futurist, inventor, undersea explorer, and television series host.
He is famous for being co-writer of the screenplay for the 1968 film 2001: A Space Odyssey, widely considered to be one of the most influential films of all time. Clarke was a science writer, who was both an avid populariser of space travel and a futurist of uncanny ability. On these subjects he wrote over a dozen books and many essays,...
Arthur Tofte is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of imaginative short stories. His writing often explores the small wonders and unexpected turns found in everyday life.
Barry N. Malzberg is a writer whose work has shaped modern science fiction. You might know him from his editing of The Mammoth Book of Modern Science Fiction, a great collection for anyone looking to explore the genre. He's a key voice in speculative fiction.
Bill Pronzini (born April 13, 1943) is an American writer of detective fiction. He is also an active anthologist, having compiled more than 100 collections, most of which focus on mystery, western, and science fiction short stories. Pronzini is known as the creator of the San Francisco-based Nameless Detective, who starred in over 40 books from the early 1970s into the 2000s.
A science fiction writer and fan from Northern Ireland, noted for his originality and wit. He won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer in 1979 and 1980. His short story "Light of Other Days" was a Hugo Award nominee in 1967, as was his novel The Ragged Astronauts in 1987.
Charles A. Spano Jr. (born 1948), sometimes bylined without his middle initial, is an American writer who co-wrote one of the first original novels based on the universe of the Star Trek television series. Spock, Messiah!, co-authored by Theodore R. Cogswell and Spano Jr. It was first published by Bantam Books in 1976, and reissued in October 1984 and by the Bantam imprint Spectra in September 1993, cover by Kazuhiko Sano.
Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and a teacher by profession, he is marr...
Charles E. Fritch is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of imaginative short stories. His work often explores the smaller, often overlooked corners of life with a unique perspective.
Charles Sheffield is the author of Microcosmic Tales. He writes science fiction.
Craig Strete is the author behind Microcosmic Tales, a collection of imaginative short stories. His work often explores the strange and wonderful in everyday life.
Dennis R. Caro is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. His work explores the intricacies of everyday life.
Donald Franson is the author of Cults!, a straightforward look at the subject. He's written on a variety of topics, often exploring unusual or controversial subjects.
Edward Bryant is a writer whose work has appeared in the influential Again, Dangerous Visions anthology. He's known for his contributions to science fiction and fantasy.
Edward Wellen is the author of Dangerous Vegetables, a collection that explores the quirky side of everyday life. He writes with a sharp wit and a keen eye for the absurd.
English science fiction writer
Eric Vinicoff is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection that explores imaginative worlds. He's known for his work in science fiction and fantasy.
Francis Marion Busby was a science fiction writer and science fiction fan. During 1960 he was a co-winner of the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine. - Wikipedia
Fredric Brown was born in Cincinnati. He wrote science fiction and mystery fiction. His first novel, What Mad Universe, a popular parody of pulp science fiction, was published in 1949.
Fritz Reuter Leiber Jr. (December 24, 1910 – September 5, 1992) was an American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert. With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having coined the term.
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Garen Drussaï is the author behind Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories that explore imaginative worlds. If you enjoy speculative fiction with a unique perspective, you'll want to check out their work.
George Henry Smith was an American science fiction author, who also wrote soft-core erotica. He wrote more than 100 novels using dozens of pen-names.
George Zebrowski (born December 28, 1945) is an American science fiction author and editor who has written and edited a number of books, and is a former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives with author Pamela Sargent, with whom he has co-written a number of novels, including Star Trek novels.
Zebrowski won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award in 1999 for his novel Brute Orbits. Three of his short stories, "Heathen God," "The Eichmann Variations," and "Woun...
Harlan Ellison was born in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of a Jewish-American family. His family moved to Painesville, Ohio, but returned to Cleveland in 1949 after the death of his father. As a child, he performed in minstrel shows, and frequently ran away from home, taking odd jobs. He attended Ohio State University but was expelled after 18 months for hitting a professor who had denigrated his writing ability. He moved to New York City in 1955 to become a science fiction writer. Over the next...
Harry Max Harrison was born Henry Maxwell Dempsey in Stamford, Connecticut. He moved with his family to New York early in his childhood. On his 18th birthday, having graduated from high school, he was drafted into the U.S. Army Air Corps, and serves as an armourer, gunnery instructor, truck driver, and military police officer. When the war ended, he became an art student at both the Hunter College in New York City and the Cartoonists and Illustrators School. Upon graduation, he became a freelanc...
Helen M. Urban is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short fiction. Her stories often explore the small, everyday moments that hold surprising depth.
Henry Slesar was an American author, playwright, and copywriter. He is famous for his use of irony and twist endings. - Wikipedia
H. L. Gold is the author behind the science fiction novel Galaxy. If you enjoy classic space adventures, you'll want to check out their work.
Asimov was born sometime between October 4, 1919 and January 2, 1920 in Petrovichi in Smolensk Oblast, RSFSR (now Russia), the son of a Jewish family of millers. Although his exact date of birth is uncertain, Asimov himself celebrated it on January 2. His family emigrated to Brooklyn, New York and opened a candy store when he was three years old. He taught himself to read at the age of five. He began reading the science fiction pulp magazines that his family's store carried. Around the age of...
Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction.
Jack Ritchie is the author behind The 50 Greatest Mysteries of All Time, a great read for anyone who loves a good puzzle. He's got a knack for exploring the world's most intriguing enigmas.
James A. Stevens is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. He writes in the speculative fiction genre.
James Edwin Gunn served in the U.S. Navy during World War II, after which he earned a journalism degree from the University of Kansas, followed by a Masters of Arts in English in 1951. He became the director of public relations for the University of Kansas. He then became a professor Professor of English, specializing in science fiction and fiction writing, and is currently a professor emeritus and director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction. He served as President of the Science Fic...
Alice Bradley Sheldon (August 24, 1915 - May 1987), aka James Tiptree, Jr., was an American science fiction writer. She was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Herbert Bradley, a lawyer, African explorer, and naturalist, and Mary Hastings Bradley, a prolific writer. As a child, she travelled the world with her parents, including an African safari in 1921-22. Initially, she worked as a graphic artist and a painter. In 1934 she married William Davey, and they divorced in 1941. Also in 1...
Jan Howard Finder is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. He writes in the speculative fiction genre.
Joanna Russ is a writer whose work often explores science fiction and feminist themes. You might know her from her contributions to the Dangerous Visions anthology series.
Joseph D. Olander is the author of Galaxy, a science fiction novel. He writes stories that explore the vastness of space and the human condition within it.
Joseph F. Patrouch is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of imaginative short stories. He writes fiction that explores interesting ideas.
Juleen Brantingham is the author behind Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. She writes in the speculative fiction genre.
Laurence van Cott Niven — known as Larry Niven — is an American science fiction writer. His best-known work is Ringworld (1970), which received Hugo, Locus, Ditmar, and Nebula awards. The Science Fiction Writers of America named him the 2015 recipient of the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award. His work is primarily hard science fiction, using big science concepts and theoretical physics. It also often includes elements of detective fiction and adventure stories. His fantasy includes the se...
Lester del Rey was born Leonard Knapp in Saratoga, Minnesota, the son of poor sharecroppers of partly Spanish ancestry. His mother died shortly after his birth, and he managed to complete high school and two years at George Washington University before dropping out for economic reasons. He started publishing stories in pulp magazines in the late 1930s. He was closely associated Astounding Science Fiction, then the leading science fiction magazine. In 1935, his first wife was killed in a car ac...
Dallas McCord "Mack" Reynolds was an American science fiction writer. His pen names included Dallas Ross, Mark Mallory, Clark Collins, Dallas Rose, Guy McCord, Maxine Reynolds, Bob Belmont, and Todd Harding. His work focused on socioeconomic speculation, usually expressed in thought-provoking explorations of utopian societies from a radical, sometime satiric perspective. He was a popular author from the 1950s to the 1970s, especially with readers of science fiction and fantasy magazines.
Maggie Nadler is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories that explore the small wonders of everyday life. Her writing offers a fresh perspective on the world around us.
Manly Wade Wellman was an American writer of science fiction and fantasy stories.
Marcia Martin is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. Her work explores the small, often overlooked moments that make up our lives.
Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned over 8,200 original short stories. He founded Tekno Books, a packager of more than 2000 published books. He was also a co-founder of the Sci-Fi Channel. Greenberg was also an expert in terrorism and the Middle East. He was a longtime friend, colleague and busine...
Norman E. Hartman is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. He writes in the speculative fiction genre.
Patricia Anne Klein Ernst was born on July 1, 1927 in San Fernando, California, USA, the daughter of Gladys Gable and Roy Oliver Ernst. Her mother enrolled her in the famous Meglin Kiddies school, but she recorded only two of her songs professionally for one demo tape. She studied at California State University, Los Angeles, were she worked as secretary to the General Manager of Associated Students by the California State College.
In 21 December 1946, she married Marvin Owen Brisco and moved...
Paul Dellinger is the author behind Microcosmic Tales, a collection of stories that explore the small wonders of everyday life. He has a knack for finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Paul J. Nahin is an American electrical engineer and author.
Philip José Farmer was an American author, principally known for his award-winning science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories.
Farmer is best known for his sequences of novel — especially the World of Tiers (1965–93) and Riverworld (1971–83) series. He is noted for the pioneering use of sexual and religious themes in his work, his fascination for — and reworking of — the lore of celebrated pulp heroes, and occasional tongue-in-cheek pseudonymous works written as if by fictional char...
Phyllis Eisenstein is the author of Microcosmic Tales. She's a writer of science fiction and fantasy.
Rachel Cosgrove Payes writes charming short stories. Her collection, Microcosmic Tales, offers a delightful peek into everyday wonders. You'll find a bit of magic and a lot of heart in her work.
Ray Russell is the author behind Microcosmic Tales, a collection that explores the small wonders of life. His writing often plays with the everyday, finding the extraordinary in the ordinary.
Richard K. Lyon is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of imaginative short stories. His work often explores themes of wonder and the unexpected.
Richard Wilson was a Nebula Award winning American science fiction writer.
Rick Conley is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. His work often explores the small, everyday moments that make up our lives.
Roberta Ghidalia is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. Her work explores intimate, everyday worlds with sharp observation.
Robert F. Decker is the author of Microcosmic Tales. He writes short fiction that explores everyday life.
Robert Mattingly is the author of Microcosmic Tales. He writes short fiction that explores everyday life with a unique perspective.
Robert Payes is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. He writes in the speculative fiction genre.
Robert Sheckley (July 16, 1928 – December 9, 2005) was an American writer. First published in the science-fiction magazines of the 1950s, his many quick-witted stories and novels were famously unpredictable, absurdist, and broadly comical.
Nominated for Hugo and Nebula Awards, Sheckley was named Author Emeritus by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2001.
Robert Silverberg is an American author, best known for writing science fiction. He is a multiple winner of both the Hugo and Nebula Awards.
Silverberg received a Nebula award in 1986 for his novella Sailing to Byzantium, which takes its name from Yeats' poem; a Hugo in 1990 for Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another; and in 2004 he was named a Grand Master by the Science Fiction Writers of America.
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Roland J. Green is the author of the collection Microcosmic Tales. His stories often explore the small, often overlooked corners of life.
Ron Montana is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. He writes imaginative fiction that explores big ideas in small packages.
Ruth Berman is the author of Microcosmic Tales. She writes short fiction.
Sherwood Springer is the author of the science fiction novel Laughing Space. He writes stories that explore the funny side of the cosmos.
Theodore "Eibon" Donald Klein (born July 15, 1947) is an American horror writer and editor.
Klein has published very few works, but they have all achieved positive notice for their meticulous construction and subtle use of horror: critic S. T. Joshi writes, "In close to 25 years of writing Klein has only two books and a handful of scattered tales to his credit, and yet his achievement towers gigantically over that of his more prolific contemporaries".
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Theodore Rose Cogswell (March 10, 1918 – February 3, 1987) was an American science fiction author.
Walt Liebscher is the author of Microcosmic Tales, a collection of short stories. His work often explores imaginative and unique worlds.
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William F. Nolan is best known as the creator and coauthor of Logan's Run, a bestselling science fiction classic that was made into a hit film, a television series, and a sequence of comic books. He is the author of 13 novels and scores of short stories, and is the editor of more than two dozen books in the fields of science fiction, horror, western, and suspense. He is a two-time winner of the Edgar Allan Poe Special Award from the Mystery Writers of America and was voted the...