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Nick Wolven

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Nick Wolven
BornNicholas Wolven
CitizenshipAmerican
GenreScience fiction

Nick Wolven is an American author who writes science fiction short stories.

Education

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Wolven attended the Clarion Workshop in San Diego in 2007.[1]

Career

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Wolven's first professional sale was the short story "An Art, Like Everything Else", published in Asimov's Science Fiction April–May 2008.[2] It received positive reviews among bloggers[3] with one blogger calling it the best story in the issue.[4] It was called "a beautiful story with a tear-jerker ending" by Spiral Galaxy Reviews,[5] while another said it was a "nice idea" but a "saccharine" execution.[6] The story was republished in St Martin's Press's Year's Best Science Fiction of 2009.[7]

Two other stories, "The LoveSling"[8][9][10] and "Senor Hedor"[11] also received positive reactions.

His story, "Angie's Errand", which dealt with gender issues[12] in a post-catastrophe world, was the featured cover story for the December 2009 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine.[13][14][15] Wolven's other stories, "On the Horizon" and "Lost in the Memory Palace, I Found You," were published in the March 2010 and August 2011 issues of Asimov's Science Fiction, respectively.[16]

Personal life

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He currently lives in Bronx, NY, and works at Barnard College Library.[17] As of February 1, 2010, he had stopped updating his official blog.[18]

Wolven is also a part-time drummer.[19][20][21] He lists Stewart Copeland as one of his major influences.[22]

References

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  1. ^ Wolven, Nick (2009). "Nick Wolven - About". Nick Wolven blog. Nick Wolven. Archived from the original on July 16, 2009. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Watson, Mark (February 14, 2010). "Asimovs, April/May 2008". Best SF Blog. bestsf.net. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  3. ^ Delmater, Wendy S. (March 6, 2008). "thoughts on the April/May 2008 Asimov's". The Mistress of Singularities. livejournal. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  4. ^ Vivian (February 27, 2009). "The Decline of Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine<". Kvetch of the Day. blogspot. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  5. ^ Burnham, Karen (2008). "April/May Asimov's (Part the second)". Spiral Galaxy Musings. blogspot. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  6. ^ Allbery, Russ (May 12, 2008). "Review: Asimov's Science Fiction, April/May 2008". Russ Allbery. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  7. ^ Dozois, Gardner R (June 23, 2009). The Year's Best Science Fiction: Twenty-Sixth Annual Collection. New York City, New York, USA: Macmillan. ISBN 9780312551049. OCLC 276335024. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  8. ^ Kleffel, Rick (December 18, 2008). "A Legend, A True 'Zine : Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 23". The Agony Column. KUSP. Retrieved August 17, 2013.
  9. ^ Small Beer Press staff (May 13, 2009). "Fictionwise gets wristleted". Small Beer Press. Gavin Grant and Kelly Link. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  10. ^ Small Beer Press staff (December 18, 2008). "The LoveSling". Small Beer Press. Gavin Grant and Kelly Link. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  11. ^ Smith, Sherwood (May 16, 2008). "Paradox, #12, Spring 2008". The Fix. TTA Press. Archived from the original on August 7, 2008. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  12. ^ Williams, Sheila (December 2009). "Asimov's Science Fiction: Vol. 33, No. 12 (December 2009)". LibraryThing. Tim Spalding. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
  13. ^ "Asimov's Science Fiction. Current Issue: December 2009". Dell Magazines, A Division of Penny Publications, LLC. Archived from the original on 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2013-08-18. December 2009. Asimov's Science Fiction®. Nick Wolven. Angie's Errand.
  14. ^ ISFDB staff (2011). "Publication Listing". Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Al von Ruff. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  15. ^ Fahnestalk, Steve (November 19, 2009). "Asimov's, December 2009". Tangent Online. Dave Truesdale. OCLC 839843113. Retrieved August 22, 2013.
  16. ^ Watson, Mark (2013). "NicK Wolven". Best SF Blog. bestsf.net. Retrieved 28 January 2014.
  17. ^ Asimov's Science Fiction, Issue December 2009, small biographical piece
  18. ^ "Nick Wolven » the End". Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved August 22, 2010.
  19. ^ Pain Hertz at Michael Kaplan.net
  20. ^ "Pain Hertz – Free listening, concerts, stats, & pictures at". Last.fm. 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  21. ^ Simply Diesel at Michael Kaplan.net
  22. ^ Nick Wolven bio at Michael Kaplan.net

Further reading

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