Richard Garfinkle (born 1961) is an American writer of science fiction. He is best known as the author of ''

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'', a novel published by

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, which won the

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in 1997. Garfinkle is a 1992 graduate of the Clarion West Writers' Workshop and was nominated twice for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. He has taught at numerous writers' workshops at

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, an annual Chicago-area

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, and at Chicon 2000, the

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Bibliography

* ''

'' (novel, Tor Books, April 1996). * ''All of an Instant'' (novel, Tor Books, November 1999). One of the most original sci fi novels of all time. * "The Last Invasion of Ireland" in ''Once Upon a Galaxy'',

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, and John Helfers, eds. (collection, Daw Books, September 2002). * '' Three Steps to the Universe: From the Sun to Black Holes to the Mystery of Dark Matter'' (nonfiction, with brother David Garfinkle, University of Chicago Press, November 2008). * ''Exaltations'' (novel, Achronal Press, June 2009). * ''Wayland's Principia'' (novel, Achronal Press, August 2009).

References

External links

*
Richard Garfinkle's website
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