David Marusek
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David Marusek is an author who was born in Buffalo, New York
but lived various places in youth. He is currently divorced and has a grown daughter. He has lived in Alaska
since 1973 and that is the state he is most associated with.
Marusek worked as a graphic designer
for about twenty years and for eleven years he also taught graphic design at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
. He became serious about a writing career around 1986; success began soon after he attended Clarion West in 1992. His third published story, "We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy," garnered him attention as a hot new writer. In 1999 his novella "The Wedding Album" won the Theodore Sturgeon
Memorial Award and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella
. His first novel, Counting Heads
(a much bigger expansion of "...Joy"), was published by Tor Books
in 2005, and was the subject of Dave Itzkoff's debut "Across the Universe" column in the March 5, 2006 New York Times.
A second novel titled Mind Over Ship
(a sequel to Counting Heads
) was released by Tor Books on January 20, 2009. A short story collection, Getting to Know You
, was published by Subterranean Press
in 2007 and was reprinted by Del Rey Books
in 2008.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
but lived various places in youth. He is currently divorced and has a grown daughter. He has lived in Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
since 1973 and that is the state he is most associated with.
Marusek worked as a graphic designer
Graphic designer
A graphic designer is a professional within the graphic design and graphic arts industry who assembles together images, typography or motion graphics to create a piece of design. A graphic designer creates the graphics primarily for published, printed or electronic media, such as brochures and...
for about twenty years and for eleven years he also taught graphic design at the University of Alaska Fairbanks
University of Alaska Fairbanks
The University of Alaska Fairbanks, located in Fairbanks, Alaska, USA, is the flagship campus of the University of Alaska System, and is abbreviated as Alaska or UAF....
. He became serious about a writing career around 1986; success began soon after he attended Clarion West in 1992. His third published story, "We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy," garnered him attention as a hot new writer. In 1999 his novella "The Wedding Album" won the Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon
Theodore Sturgeon was an American science fiction author.His most famous novel is More Than Human .-Biography:...
Memorial Award and was nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Novella
Nebula Award for Best Novella
Winners of the Nebula Award for Best Novella. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year.-Winners and other nominees:-External links:**...
. His first novel, Counting Heads
Counting Heads
Counting Heads is a science fiction novel by David Marusek, published in 2005 by Tor Books.Counting Heads is an expansion of Marusek's 1995 short story "We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy", which serves as the first chapter of Counting Heads .Mind Over Ship, a sequel to Counting Heads, was released on...
(a much bigger expansion of "...Joy"), was published by Tor Books
Tor Books
Tor Books is one of two imprints of Tom Doherty Associates LLC, based in New York City. It is noted for its science fiction and fantasy titles. Tom Doherty Associates also publishes mainstream fiction, mystery, and occasional military history titles under its Forge imprint. The company was founded...
in 2005, and was the subject of Dave Itzkoff's debut "Across the Universe" column in the March 5, 2006 New York Times.
A second novel titled Mind Over Ship
Mind Over Ship
Mind Over Ship is a science fiction novel by David Marusek, released on January 20, 2009.Mind Over Ship is a sequel to the 2005 Marusek novel Counting Heads....
(a sequel to Counting Heads
Counting Heads
Counting Heads is a science fiction novel by David Marusek, published in 2005 by Tor Books.Counting Heads is an expansion of Marusek's 1995 short story "We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy", which serves as the first chapter of Counting Heads .Mind Over Ship, a sequel to Counting Heads, was released on...
) was released by Tor Books on January 20, 2009. A short story collection, Getting to Know You
Getting to Know You (short story collection)
Getting to Know You is a short story collection by David Marusek. It contains all of his published science fiction stories as of it publication. Includes an introduction and a commentary on each story by the author.-Stories:# The Wedding Album...
, was published by Subterranean Press
Subterranean Press
Subterranean Press is a small press publisher in Michigan. Subterranean is best known for publishing genre fiction, primarily horror, suspense and dark mystery, fantasy, and science fiction...
in 2007 and was reprinted by Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books
Del Rey Books is a branch of Ballantine Books, which is owned by Random House and, in turn since 1998, by Bertelsmann AG. It is a separate imprint established in 1977 under the editorship of author Lester del Rey and his wife Judy-Lynn del Rey. It specializes in science fiction and fantasy...
in 2008.
Short Fiction
- "The Earth Is on the Mend" (1993)
- "She Was Good--She Was Funny" (1994)
- "We Were Out of Our Minds with Joy" (1995)
- "Getting to Know YouGetting to Know You (short story)"Getting to Know You" is a science fiction short story by David Marusek, that was published in the March 1998 issue of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine...
" (1998) - "Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz, Yurek Rutz" (1999)
- "Cabbages and Kales, or, How We Downsized North America" (1999)
- "The Wedding Album" (1999)
- "VTV" (2000)
- "A Boy in Cathyland" (2001)
- "Listen to Me" (2003)
- "My Morning Glory"(2006)
- "HealthGuard" (2007)
- "Osama Phone Home"(2007) (online text)