Daniel Marcus | |
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Occupation | Author |
Nationality | American |
Education | Clarion West Writers Workshop University of California, Berkeley (PhD) |
Genre | Science fiction |
Daniel Marcus is an American science fiction author from Berkeley, California. [1] He has written numerous short stories that have appeared in Witness, Asimov's Science Fiction , Realms of Fantasy , The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction , and other publications. [2] Binding Energy, a collection of his short stories, was published in 2008 to positive reviews. [3] [4] [5] He has authored two novels and is currently an instructor at Gotham Writers Workshop. [2] Daniel Marcus is a graduate of Clarion West Writers Workshop and holds a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from UC Berkeley. [1]
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