Ilsa J. Bick
Encyclopedia
Ilsa J. Bick is an award-winning, best-selling author of short stories, e-books and novels. She has written for several long-running science fiction
series, most notably Star Trek
, Battletech
, and Mechwarrior:Dark Age. She's taken both Grand and Second Prize in the Strange New Worlds
anthology series (1999 and 2001, respectively), while her story, "The Quality of Wetness," took Second Prize in the prestigious Writers of the Future
contest in 2000. Her first Star Trek novel, Well of Souls, became a 2003 Barnes & Noble
bestseller.
Her original stories have been featured in numerous anthologies, magazines, and online venues. "The Key," a supernatural murder-mystery about the Holocaust and reincarnation, was named "distinguished" in The Best American Mystery Stories, 2005 (edited by Joyce Carol Oates
), and a sequel, "Second Sight," recently appeared in Crimespells (2003) and was named to the 2010 Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy recommended reads.
Bick's first YA novel, Draw the Dark (Carolrhoda Lab, 2010), is a paranormal mystery that was recently awarded the 2011 Westchester Fiction Award. Ashes
, the first volume in her new dystopian thriller trilogy, is set to be released from Egmont USA in October 2011.
Before she became a successful author, Bick was a child/adolescent and forensic psychiatrist. She also holds a degree in literature and film studies, and has presented and written widely on applied psychoanalysis and film. She currently lives in Wisconsin
.
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
series, most notably Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
, Battletech
BattleTech
BattleTech is a wargaming and science fiction franchise launched by FASA Corporation in 1984, acquired by WizKids in 2000, and owned since 2003 by Topps. The series began with FASA's debut of the board game BattleTech by Jordan Weisman and L...
, and Mechwarrior:Dark Age. She's taken both Grand and Second Prize in the Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds
Star Trek: Strange New Worlds was an annual collection of short stories set in the Star Trek universe, written by amateur writers chosen through an open submissions process. The first volume was published in 1998, with the tenth and final volume published in 2007...
anthology series (1999 and 2001, respectively), while her story, "The Quality of Wetness," took Second Prize in the prestigious Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future
Writers of the Future is a science fiction and fantasy story contest that was originated by L. Ron Hubbard in the early 1980s. Hubbard...
contest in 2000. Her first Star Trek novel, Well of Souls, became a 2003 Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble
Barnes & Noble, Inc. is the largest book retailer in the United States, operating mainly through its Barnes & Noble Booksellers chain of bookstores headquartered at 122 Fifth Avenue in the Flatiron District in Manhattan in New York City. Barnes & Noble also operated the chain of small B. Dalton...
bestseller.
Her original stories have been featured in numerous anthologies, magazines, and online venues. "The Key," a supernatural murder-mystery about the Holocaust and reincarnation, was named "distinguished" in The Best American Mystery Stories, 2005 (edited by Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates is an American author. Oates published her first book in 1963 and has since published over fifty novels, as well as many volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction...
), and a sequel, "Second Sight," recently appeared in Crimespells (2003) and was named to the 2010 Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy recommended reads.
Bick's first YA novel, Draw the Dark (Carolrhoda Lab, 2010), is a paranormal mystery that was recently awarded the 2011 Westchester Fiction Award. Ashes
Ashes
Ashes may refer to:* The Ashes, the Test cricket series between England and Australia* The Ashes , the rugby league Test series between Great Britain and Australia...
, the first volume in her new dystopian thriller trilogy, is set to be released from Egmont USA in October 2011.
Before she became a successful author, Bick was a child/adolescent and forensic psychiatrist. She also holds a degree in literature and film studies, and has presented and written widely on applied psychoanalysis and film. She currently lives in Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
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YA Novels
- Draw the Dark (October 2010)
- AshesAshesAshes may refer to:* The Ashes, the Test cricket series between England and Australia* The Ashes , the rugby league Test series between Great Britain and Australia...
(forthcoming) - Shadows: Vol. II of the ASHES Trilogy (forthcoming)
- Monsters: Vol. III of the ASHES Trilogy (forthcoming)
- Sweet (forthcoming)
- Sin-EaterSin-eaterThe term sin-eater refers to a person who, through ritual means, would take on by means of food and drink the sins of a household, often because of a recent death, thus absolving the soul and allowing that person to rest in peace...
(forthcoming)
Star Trek
- Strange New Worlds II (May 1999)
- "A Ribbon for Rosie" (Grand Prize winner)
- Strange New Worlds IV (May 2001)
- "Shadows, in the Dark" (Second Prize winner)
- Star Trek: New FrontierStar Trek: New FrontierStar Trek: New Frontier is a Star Trek novel series created by John J. Ordover and Peter David and published by Pocket Books. The idea behind it was to create a Star Trek book series with its own continuity and not one that is purely a reaction to the television shows. Nearly every story of the...
: No Limits (October 2003)- "Alice, on the Edge of Night"
- Star Trek: The Lost EraStar Trek: The Lost EraStar Trek: The Lost Era is a series of novels that take place during the time period between the 23rd century events of the film Star Trek Generations and the first season of the television series Star Trek: The Next Generation, set in 2364....
#6: Well of Souls (November 2003) - Starfleet Corps of EngineersStarfleet Corps of EngineersStarfleet Corps of Engineers is a series of novellas set in the Star Trek universe, initially under the title S.C.E. , now under the new title Corps of Engineers . Like other Star Trek books, the books are officially licensed, but not considered canon.The S.C.E...
- #51: Lost Time (April 2005)
- #55: Wounds, Book 1 (August 2005)
- #56: Wounds, Book 2 (October 2005)
- Star Trek: Corps of Engineers: Ghost (June 2007)
- Star Trek: SCE: Wounds (October 2008)
- Star Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: VoyagerStar Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
: Distant Shores (November 2005)- "Bottomless"
BattleTech stories and novellas on Battlecorps.com
- Damage Control (August 2004)
- Surkai (September 2004)
- Memories of Fire and Ice at the Edge of the World (October 2004)
- Break-Away (November 2004)
- The Gauntlet, Book I (weekly installments, March 1-April 5, 2006)
- The Gauntlet, Book II (weekly installments, May 9-June 6, 2006)
MechWarrior: Dark Age
- #16: Daughter of the Dragon (June 2005)
- #19: Blood Avatar (December 2005)
- #24: Dragon Rising (February 2007)
External links
- Ilsa J. Bick's website http://www.ilsajbick.com
- Carolrhoda Lab http://www.lernerbooks.com/carolrhodalab/2010-Fall.html
- School Library Journal Review of Draw the Dark http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/slj/home/888205-312/draw_the_dark.html.csp
- Sci-Fi Channel's biography of Ilsa J. Bick
- "The Key" http://scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/bick3/bick31.html
- "In the Blood" http://www.scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/bick
- "The Woman in the Cherry-Red Convertible by the Platinum Sea" http://scifi.com/scifiction/originals/originals_archive/bick2/bick21.html
- Battlecorps.com http://battlecorps.com/BC2/index.html
- Writers of the Future http://www.writersofthefuture.com/awards.htm#2000