M. Shayne Bell
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M. Shayne Bell is an American
science fiction
writer
.
He debuted with the story "Jacob's Ladder" in 1986 in the Writers of the Future
book and contest, in which it won first prize for the second quarter of 1986. He has written only one novel, Nicoji, in 1991, but has remained active at shorter lengths. He was nominated for a Hugo Award
for Best Short Story in 1995 for "Mrs. Lincoln's China", and nominated for a Nebula Award
for Best Novelette in 2002 for "The Pagodas of Ciboure". He won an award for editorial excellence from the Association for Mormon Letters
(AML) for Washed by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the Corridor, a collection of science fiction short stories by people who lived or had lived in Utah
. His 2000 story "The Thing About Benny" was selected for The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection
, and his 2003 story "Anomalous Structures Of My Dreams" was selected for The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection
.
Chris Moriarty
called Bell "one of the central figures in GLBT and AIDS-related science fiction", and Orson Scott Card
called him "one of the most wise and decent human beings it's been my pleasure to know on this planet".
Bell worked for six years as the poetry editor for Sunstone Magazine
. Bell holds a master's degree in English from Brigham Young University
, and lives in Salt Lake City.
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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...
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Writer
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He debuted with the story "Jacob's Ladder" in 1986 in the 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...
book and contest, in which it won first prize for the second quarter of 1986. He has written only one novel, Nicoji, in 1991, but has remained active at shorter lengths. He was nominated for a Hugo Award
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
for Best Short Story in 1995 for "Mrs. Lincoln's China", and nominated for a Nebula Award
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
for Best Novelette in 2002 for "The Pagodas of Ciboure". He won an award for editorial excellence from the Association for Mormon Letters
Association for Mormon Letters
The Association for Mormon Letters is a nonprofit founded in 1976 to promote quality writing "by, for, and about Mormons." The broadness of this definition of Mormon literature has led the AML to focus on a wide variety of work that has sometimes been neglected in the Mormon community...
(AML) for Washed by a Wave of Wind: Science Fiction from the Corridor, a collection of science fiction short stories by people who lived or had lived in Utah
Utah
Utah is a state in the Western United States. It was the 45th state to join the Union, on January 4, 1896. Approximately 80% of Utah's 2,763,885 people live along the Wasatch Front, centering on Salt Lake City. This leaves vast expanses of the state nearly uninhabited, making the population the...
. His 2000 story "The Thing About Benny" was selected for The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Eighteenth Annual Collection is a science fiction anthology edited by Gardner Dozois that was published in 2001...
, and his 2003 story "Anomalous Structures Of My Dreams" was selected for The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection
The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-First Annual Collection is a science fiction anthology edited by Gardner Dozois that was published in 2004...
.
Chris Moriarty
Chris Moriarty
Chris Moriarty is an American science fiction writer.She has lived in the U.S., Europe, Mexico and Southeast Asia.Before becoming a science fiction writer, she worked as a horse trainer, ranch hand, tourism industry employee, guide and environmental lawyer...
called Bell "one of the central figures in GLBT and AIDS-related science fiction", and Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the...
called him "one of the most wise and decent human beings it's been my pleasure to know on this planet".
Bell worked for six years as the poetry editor for Sunstone Magazine
Sunstone Magazine
Sunstone is a magazine published by the Sunstone Education Foundation, Inc., a 501 nonprofit corporation, that discusses Mormonism through scholarship, art, short fiction, and poetry. The foundation began the publication in 1974 and considers it a vehicle for free and frank exchange in The Church...
. Bell holds a master's degree in English from Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University
Brigham Young University is a private university located in Provo, Utah. It is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , and is the United States' largest religious university and third-largest private university.Approximately 98% of the university's 34,000 students...
, and lives in Salt Lake City.