Michael Swanwick
Bio: Michael Swanwick is considered one of the top SF short story writers.
In recent years, his output has been exceptional in both quantity and
quality. In 1998 he won his first Hugo award, and that year he had
an unprecedented 3 nominees at the same time! This year he had two
nominees at the same time for the Nebula short story award (alas, he
did not win) one of which was "Ancient Engines," available here at
Fictionwise. "Ancient Engines" was a Hugo nominee this year,
and another Swanwick story, "Scherzo for Tyrannosaur," won the Hugo (both are also available here)! Anyone who can with regularity achieve multiple nominations for
different stories for major awards is clearly at the height
of their creative powers. Swanwick's stories also appear with great
regularity
in the "Best of the Year" SF anthologies by both Dozois and Hartwell, and
for good reason. Swanwick also writes novels, which lately have tended
toward Fantasy and are always well received. If you are unfamiliar with
his work, what are you waiting for?
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Fun and games with dinosaurs during a time travel fund-raising ball. 1999 Hugo Award Winner
