M. Shayne Bell

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Michael Shayne Bell (* 19th February 1957 ) is an American science fiction - writers .

biography

In 1986, Bell made his debut with Jacob's Ladder in the Writers and Illustrators of the Future competition, in which he took first place for the second quarter of 1986. He has only published one novel, Nicoji , but has focused on shorter works. In 1995, Bell was nominated for a Hugo Award for best short story with Mrs. Lincoln's China . In 2002, The Pagodas of Ciboure was nominated for a Nebula Award for best short novel.

He received an Award for Outstanding Editorial Achievement from the Association for Mormon Letters for Washed by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the Corridor , a collection of short stories by authors who live or have lived in Utah . His story, The Thing About Benny , published in 2000, was selected by Gardner Dozois for The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection , followed by Anomalous Structures Of My Dreams for The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection in 2004 .

Chris Moriarty called Bell:

"One of the central figures in GLBT and AIDS-related science fiction"

"One of the central figures in GLBT and AIDS-related science fiction"

- Chris Moriarty : GLBTFantasy

and Orson Scott Card said of him:

"One of the most wise and decent human beings it's been my pleasure to know on this planet"

"It was a pleasure to meet one of the smartest and most decent people on this planet"

- Orson Scott Card : Fantasy & Science Fiction - July 1991 - Books to Look For

Bell worked for Sunstone Magazine as a poetry editor for six years . He has a Masters degree in English from Brigham Young University and lives in Salt Lake City .

bibliography

novel

  • not published in German . (American English: Nicoji . 1991.).

Story collections

  • not published in German . (American English: Washed by a Wave of Wind . 1994.).
  • not published in German . (American English: How We Play the Game in Salt Lake and Other Stories . 2001.).

Short stories (selection)

  • Homesickness , 1991, Earthlonging , 1981
  • Wake , 1999, Deathwatch , 1981
  • The Dark Between the Stars , 2000, Dark Between the Stars , 1984
  • The Road to Candarei , 1995, Road to Candarei , 1986
  • Lenin's Tooth , 1994, Lenin's Bones , 1987
  • Nikoji Bayou , 1990, Nicoji , 1988
  • Inuit , 1994, Inuit , 1991
  • The sound of the river , 1997, The Sound of the River , 1992
  • Mrs. Lincoln's china , 1995, Mrs. Lincoln's China , 1994
  • Draw the map of Peace: The Story of the dampening Farmers , Drawing the Maps of Peace: The Moisture Farmer's Tale , 1995
  • The Same Trouble Every Day: The Story of Bib Fortuna , 1997, Of the Day's Annoyances: Bib Fortuna's Tale , 1996 (Star Wars)
  • Future variants: Die Geschichte von Zuckuss and 4-LOM , 1998, Of Possible Futures: The Tale of Zuckuss and 4-LOM, 1996 (Star Wars)
  • New, Bright Skies , 1999, Bright, New Skies , 1997
  • Life Itself is Reason Enough , 1999 (Star Trek: The Next Generation)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ http://www.writersofthefuture.com/awards-and-events/1987Template: dead link /! ... nourl  ( page no longer available )
  2. ↑ http://www.glbtfantasy.com/?section=scifi&auth=M.+Shayne+Bell
  3. ↑ http://www.hatrack.com/osc/reviews/f&sf/91-07.html
  4. ↑ Archived copy .
  5. ↑ Introduction by Gardner Dozois to "Anomalous Structures Of My Dreams" by Bell in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection , p. 319
personal data
SURNAME Bell, M. Shayne
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bell, Michael Shayne (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH 19th February 1957