Jack Skillingstead

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Jack Skillingstead (born October 24, 1955) [1] is an American science fiction writer living in Seattle, Washington.

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In 2001 Skillingstead was named a winner in Stephen King's "On Writing" contest. [2] As of January 2024 he has published forty-six short stories in professional and semi professional markets. He has also published three novels and two story collections. His work has appeared in various Year's Best Anthologies and has been translated internationally. Skillingstead has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award [3] and the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. [4] On the Science Fiction Encyclopeida website, noted critic John Clute says, "Skillingstead's work so far augurs a major career." [5] John Joseph Adams, editor of Lightspeed Magazine and series editor of Best American Science Fiction and Fantas said of The Whole Mess and Other Stories that "this collection cements Jack Skillingstead as a master of the short form." [6]

Personal life

Skillingstead was born in 1955 and has lived most of his life in and around Seattle, Washington. He is the youngest of five siblings. In 2011 he married science fiction writer Nancy Kress. [1] [7] He has two children from a previous marriage.

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Collections
Stories [15]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Arlington2013Skillingstead, Jack (Aug 2013). "Arlington". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (8): 28–46.

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  15. Short stories unless otherwise noted.