David D. Levine (born February 21, 1961, in

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) is an American

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writer who won the

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in 2006 for his story "

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". His novel ''Arabella of Mars'' was published by

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in July 2016 and won the Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Biography

Although Levine has a long interest in reading and writing science fiction, he began as a writer of technical articles. He has primarily written short fiction; his first professional fiction sale came in 2001. A long-time member of

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and early member of MilwApa (the Milwaukee

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), he also co-edited a

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, ''Bento'', with his late wife, Kate Yule, and has served as Convention Committee Chair for

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. His short story "Ukaliq and the Great Hunt" appeared in '' The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2'' (2003). Although he grew up in

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, Levine now lives in

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. In 2010, he spent two weeks in a simulated Mars habitat of the

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, in Utah.

Bibliography

Novels

*''Arabella of Mars'' (

, 2016), *''Arabella and the Battle of Venus'' (

, 2017) *''Arabella the Traitor of Mars'' (

, 2018)

''Wild Cards'' anthology

* '' Wild Cards I: Wild Cards'' – The 2010 Tor Books reprint contains the short story "Powers" that was not in the original 1987 Bantam Books release.

Short fiction

;Collections *''Space Magic'' ( Wheatland Press, 2008), – Winner of 2009 Endeavor Award for best science fiction book in the Pacific Northwest ;Stories

Essays and reporting

Awards

Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy * Arabella of Mars (2016) Hugo Awards * James White Award * Endeavour Award * Space Magic (Distinguished Novel or Collection, 2009)

References

External links

David D. Levine website
* 1961 births Living people American male novelists American male short story writers American science fiction writers American short story writers Analog Science Fiction and Fact people Hugo Award–winning writers Novelists from Minnesota Novelists from Oregon Novelists from Wisconsin Writers from Milwaukee Writers from Minneapolis Writers from Portland, Oregon {{US-sf-writer-stub