Bio: Norman Spinrad has been publishing short stories since 1963 and novels since 1965, thusfar something like 60 short stories and 20 novels, which have been translated into over 15 languages. Among his best known novels are BUG JACK BARRON, denounced on the floor of the British Parliament and under continuous film option since 1971; THE IRON DREAM, banned in Germany for eight years, winner of the Prix Apollo in France, and short-listed for the National Book Award in the United States; RIDING THE TORCH, winner of the Jupiter Award; CHILD OF FORTUNE; JOURNALS OF THE PLAGUE YEARS, which has been adapted as two entirely differennt theater pieces; and most recently GREENHOUSE SUMMER. One of his four short story collections, THE STAR SPANGLED FUTURE, was a finalist for the American Book Award. THE DRUID KING is forthcom-ing from Alfred A. Knopf. He has also written teleplays, feature films, political commentary, film criticism, and extensive literary criticism, some of which has been collected in SCIENCE FICTION IN THE REAL WORLD. He also writes songs, has recorded a few of them, and in the last few years has occassionally performed live. Norman Spinrad was President of World SF and three-time President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. He grew up in New York City, has lived in Los Angeles, Lon-don, and San Francisco, has travelled widely in Europe and Mexico, a bit in Asia, and now resides in Paris, France.