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...
Anthony R. Lewis is the author of the science fiction collection, Science Fiction Story Reader 4. He writes engaging stories for fans of the genre.
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.
Chandler Davis is the author of The Golden Years of Science Fiction -- Fifth Series. This work explores the science fiction genre.
"Christopher Anvil" is a pseudonym used by author Harry C. Crosby (1922-2009).
Harry Crosby's first published short story was "Cinderella, Inc.", which appeared in the December 1952 issue of Imagination. By 1956, he had adopted the pseudonym and was being published in Astounding Magazine. His first published book was The Day the Machines Stopped (1964). He is best known for his Federation of Humanity series, which he referred to as the Colonization Series before they were published as coll...
Cyril M. Kornbluth was a writer of sharp, often satirical science fiction. His collection, Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales, showcases his skill with the genre.
Daniel Keyes wrote the unforgettable novel Flowers for Algernon. He's a master of science fiction that really makes you think and feel.
Dean R. Lambe is the editor behind Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury, a collection that showcases his appreciation for the genre. He has a knack for bringing together compelling science fiction stories.
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.
George Raymond Richard Martin (born 20 September 1948 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American writer of fantasy, science fiction and horror. His early work includes the novels Dying of the Light (1977), Fevre Dream and The Armageddon Rag, and the story collections Sandkings and Tuf Voyaging. From the mid-1980s he also wrote for television, on the revived The Twilight Zone and on Beauty and the Beast, where he became a co-supervising producer. He is best known for the epic fantasy sequence A Song...
Gordon R. Dickson is a writer whose science fiction has earned him a place in collections like The Hugo Winners. He's known for his imaginative stories that explore grand ideas.
Henry Beam Piper was born in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in 1904, and died, an apparent suicide, in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1964. Piper's first published story, "Time and Time Again" (Astounding Science Fiction, April 1947), was adapted for radio and aired on the NBC program Dimension X on 12 July, 1951, and again on the NBC program X Minus One on 11 January, 1956. His historical essay "Rebel Raider," published in True: The Men's Magazine in 1950, inspired the fictional teleplay Willie and t...
Howard Melvin Fast was an American novelist and television writer.
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 Lewis is the author of Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales. He writes science fiction stories that are short and to the point. If you like quick reads in the sci-fi genre, you'll enjoy his work.
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.
Judith Merril was a science fiction writer whose work, like her notable collection Galaxy, often explored the human side of technological change. She was a key figure in the science fiction community, known for her thoughtful and often challenging stories.
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...
Mildred Clingerman was a writer whose imagination soared, especially in the realm of science fiction. Her collection, Fifty Short Science Fiction Tales, showcases her knack for crafting engaging stories within the genre.
Murray Leinster was a pen name of William Fitzgerald Jenkins (June 16, 1896 – June 8, 1975), an American writer of genre fiction, particularly of science fiction. He wrote and published more than 1,500 short stories and articles, 14 movie scripts, and hundreds of radio scripts and television plays.
Patricia Nurse is the author of Laughing Space, a collection of humorous essays. She writes with a light touch about everyday life.
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.
Sharon Webb is the author behind Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Treasury. She's a writer with a clear passion for science fiction.
William Sambrot is the author of Science Fiction A to Z, a handy guide for fans of the genre. He's a writer who knows his sci-fi inside and out.