Gareth Lyn Powell, born 1970, is an English author

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 of Science Fiction

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. He is the author of the novels The Recollection and Silversands, and the acclaimed short story collection The Last Reef. He is currently working on a new novel for Solaris Books

Solaris Books

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, entitled Ack-Ack Macaque, inspired by his short story of the same name, which won Interzone

Interzone (magazine)

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magazine’s 2007 Readers’ Poll for best short story of the year.

As well as regularly appearing in Interzone

Interzone (magazine)

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and other magazines, Gareth’s work has also featured in a number of recent anthologies, including Future Bristol, Shine, Conflicts, Further Conflicts, StarShipSofa Stories Volume 3, and Dark Spires.

Born and brought up in the West Country

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, Gareth studied Humanities and Creative Writing at the University of Glamorgan

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. He has given guest lectures on creative writing at Bath Spa University

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, and has written a series of non-fiction articles on science fiction for The Irish Times

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His first two novels were favourably reviewed in The Guardian

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Novels

• Silversands (Pendragon Press, 2010)
• The Recollection (Solaris Books, 2011)
• Ack-Ack Macaque (Solaris Books, 2013)

Short stories

• "Eleven Minutes" - Interzone 231 (July 2011)
• "The New Ships" - Further Conflicts (Newcon Press, 2011)
• "Entropic Angel" - Dark Spires (Wizard's Tower Press, 2010)
• "The Bigger The Star, The Faster It Burns" - 2020 Visions (M-Brane Press)
• "Fallout" - Conflicts (Newcon Press, 2010)
• "The Church of Accelerated Redemption" (with Aliette de Bodard) - Shine (Solaris Books, April 2010)
• "Gonzo Laptop" - Hub Magazine (January 2010)
• "What Would Nicolas Cage Have Done?" - Future Bristol (Swimming Kangaroo Books, April 2009)
• "Memory Dust" - Interzone (January 2009)
• "Flotsam" - The Last Reef and Other Stories (Elastic Press, August 2008)
• "Arches" - The Last Reef and Other Stories (Elastic Press, August 2008)
• "Hot Rain" - The Last Reef and Other Stories (Elastic Press, August 2008)
• "Falling Apart" - The Last Reef and Other Stories (Elastic Press, August 2008)
• "The Long Walk Aft" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008) * "Coffee House" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "Fresh Meat" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "Lost Toys" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "Natalie" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "Snowball" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "Thai Curry" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "The Point Furthest From The Sun" - Illuminations (Odd Two Out Press, April 2008)
• "The Winding Curve" (with Rob Starr) - Sophistry By Degrees (Stonegarden.net, January 2008)
• "Pod Dreams of Tuckertown" - Byzarium (October 2007).
• "The Redoubt" - Aphelion (December 2007)
• "A Necklace of Ivy" - Fiction Online (September 2007)
• "Ack-Ack Macaque" - Interzone (September 2007)
• "Cat in a Box" - Aphelion (November 2005)
• "Dear Colleague" - Quantum Muse (April 2006)
• "The Last Reef" - Interzone (February 2006)
• "Sunsets and Hamburgers" - Byzarium (January 2006)
• "Six Lights off Green Scar" - Aphelion (April 2005)
• "Distant Galaxies Colliding" - Quantum Muse (February 2005)
• "Jaguars Falling From The Sky" - Quantum Muse (July 2004)
• "Morning Star" - Aphelion (April 2004)
• "Tranquility" - TANK Magazine (2002)
• "Providence" - TANK Magazine (2002)

External links

• Gareth L Powerll's personal website
• Review of The Recollection in The Guardian