David D. Levine

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David D. Levine
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David D. Levine at a reading for the launch of his debut novel, Arabella of Mars. Taken at Powell's Books Cedar Hills Crossing, in Beaverton, Oregon, on July 13, 2016.
Born (1961-02-21) February 21, 1961 (age 63)
Minneapolis, Minnesota
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreScience-fiction
Notable worksWavefronts of history and memory, Tk'tk'tk, Teaching the Pig to Sing, Arabella of Mars
Notable awardsHugo Award for Best Short Story
SpouseKate Yule (d. 2016) [1]

David D. Levine (born February 21, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006 for his story "Tk'tk'tk". His novel Arabella of Mars was published by Tor Books in July 2016.

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Biography

Although Levine has a long interest in reading and writing science fiction, he began as a writer of technical articles. [2] He has primarily written short fiction; his first professional fiction sale came in 2001. [3] A long-time member of science fiction fandom and early member of MilwApa (the Milwaukee amateur press association), he also co-edited a fanzine, Bento, with his late wife, Kate Yule, [4] and has served as Convention Committee Chair for Potlatch. [5] His short story "Ukaliq and the Great Hunt" appeared in The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2 (2003).

Although he grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Levine now lives in Portland, Oregon.

In 2010, he spent two weeks in a simulated Mars habitat of the Mars Society, in Utah. [6]

Bibliography

Novels

Wild Cards anthology

Short fiction

Collections
Stories [7]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Wavefronts of History and Memory2013 Analog 133/6 (Jun 2013)
Tk'tk'tk [8] 2005 Asimov's Science Fiction
Teaching the Pig to Sing2010 Analog 130/5 (May 2010)
Pupa2010 Analog 130/9 (Sep 2010)
Letter to the Editor2013 The Mad Scientist's Guide to World Domination [9] [10]
The Wreck of the Mars Adventure2013 Old Mars (2013) [11] [12]
Damage2015 Tor.com The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Vol. 1 (2016, Night Shade)
Command and Control2017Infinity Wars (2017)
Malf2015Mission: Tomorrow (2015)
River of Ice2015SF Comet
Mammals2014Levine, David D. (December 2014). "Mammals". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (12): 58–62. StarShipSofa
Goat Eyes2014Black Static 42 (October 2014)
A Practical Mechanism for Overcoming the Directionality of Temporal Flow2014HELP FUND MY ROBOT ARMY!!! and Other Improbable Crowdfunding Projects (2014)
The White Raven's Feather2012Daily Science Fiction (March 2012)Spells: Ten Tales of Magic (2012, Scimitar Press)
The Last Days of the Kelly Gang2012Armored (March 2012)Journey Into... 52 (November 2012)
Into the Nth Dimension2011Human for a Day (December 2011)GlitterShip (February 2016)
The Tides of the Heart2011Realms of Fantasy (June 2011)Heiresses of Russ 2012 (2012, Lethe Press)
The Bucket Shop Job2023 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (January 2023)

Essays and reporting

Awards

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy

Hugo Awards

James White Award

Endeavour Award

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