Nick Wolven is an American
author
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who writes
science fictional books and short stories.
Education
Wolven attended the
Clarion Workshop
The Clarion Workshop is an American six-week workshop for aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers. Originally an outgrowth of Damon Knight's and Kate Wilhelm's Milford Writer's Workshop, Milford Writer's Conference, held at their home in Milfo ...
in
San Diego
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in 2007.
Career
Wolven's first professional sale was the short story "An Art, Like Everything Else", published in ''
Asimov's Science Fiction
''Asimov's Science Fiction'' is an American science fiction magazine edited by Sheila Williams and published by Dell Magazines, which is owned by Penny Press. It was launched as a quarterly by Davis Publications in 1977, after obtaining Isaac ...
'' April–May 2008. It received positive reviews among bloggers
with one blogger calling it the best story in the issue.
It was called "a beautiful story with a tear-jerker ending" by Spiral Galaxy Reviews,
while another said it was a "nice idea" but a "saccharine" execution.
The story was republished in
St Martin's Press
St. Martin's Press is a book publisher headquartered in Manhattan in New York City. It is headquartered in the Equitable Building. St. Martin's Press is considered one of the largest English-language publishers, bringing to the public some 700 ...
's ''Year's Best Science Fiction of 2009''.
Two other stories, "The LoveSling"
and "Senor Hedor"
also received positive reactions.
His story, "Angie's Errand", which dealt with gender issues
in a post-catastrophe world, was the featured cover story for the December 2009 issue of ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine.
Personal life
He currently lives in Bronx, NY
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, and works at Barnard College Library. As of February 1, 2010, he had stopped updating his official blog.
Wolven is also a part-time drummer. He lists Stewart Copeland
Stewart Armstrong Copeland (born July 16, 1952) is an American musician and composer. He is best known for his work as the drummer of the British rock band the Police from 1977 to 1986, and again from 2007 to 2008. Before playing with the Polic ...
as one of his major influences.Nick Wolven bio at Michael Kaplan.net
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References
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Living people
American male novelists
American rock drummers
American science fiction writers
Analog Science Fiction and Fact people
Asimov's Science Fiction people
Year of birth missing (living people)