Mark L. Van Name
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Mark L. Van Name is an American science fiction writer and technology consultant. As of 2009, Van Name lives in North Carolina
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, Van Name co-founded the Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop
in 1985, and in 1996 he, Kessel, and Richard Butner edited an anthology of stories written there, called Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology, including one of his own stories.
Van Name's first professionally published science fiction short story was My Sister, My Self, in 1984, in the anthology Isaac Asimov’s Tomorrow’s Voices. His first novel, One Jump Ahead, was published by Baen Books
in 2007, and won the Compton Crook Award
for Best First Novel in the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genres in 2008. It is the first book in the Jon and Lobo series.
In 2009, he premiered a stand-up comedy routine at Balticon
, the Baltimore Science Fiction Convention.
Van Name has worked in the information technology field for over 30 years, at one time serving as Vice President of Product Testing for Ziff-Davis, and has written many technical articles for print and on-line publications including Computer Shopper and PC Week. He currently is CEO of a technology assessment company, Principled Technologies, in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.
North Carolina
North Carolina is a state located in the southeastern United States. The state borders South Carolina and Georgia to the south, Tennessee to the west and Virginia to the north. North Carolina contains 100 counties. Its capital is Raleigh, and its largest city is Charlotte...
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About
With John KesselJohn Kessel
John Kessel is an American author of science fiction and fantasy. He is a prolific short story writer and the author of two solo novels, Good News From Outer Space and Corrupting Dr...
, Van Name co-founded the Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop
Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop
Sycamore Hill Writer's Workshop is a workshop for science fiction writers. Since its origin in 1985, it has been held in Raleigh, North Carolina; Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania; and most recently in Little Switzerland, North Carolina....
in 1985, and in 1996 he, Kessel, and Richard Butner edited an anthology of stories written there, called Intersections: The Sycamore Hill Anthology, including one of his own stories.
Van Name's first professionally published science fiction short story was My Sister, My Self, in 1984, in the anthology Isaac Asimov’s Tomorrow’s Voices. His first novel, One Jump Ahead, was published by Baen Books
Baen Books
Baen Books is an American publishing company established in 1983 by long time science fiction publisher and editor Jim Baen. It is a science fiction and fantasy publishing house that emphasizes space opera, hard science fiction, military science fiction, and fantasy...
in 2007, and won the Compton Crook Award
Compton Crook Award
The Compton Crook Award is presented to the best first novel of the year in the field of Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror by the members of the Baltimore Science Fiction Society, Inc, at their annual Baltimore-area science fiction convention, Balticon, held on Memorial Day weekend in the...
for Best First Novel in the Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror genres in 2008. It is the first book in the Jon and Lobo series.
In 2009, he premiered a stand-up comedy routine at Balticon
Balticon
Balticon is the Maryland Regional science fiction convention, sponsored by the Baltimore Science Fiction Society . It has been held annually since 1966...
, the Baltimore Science Fiction Convention.
Van Name has worked in the information technology field for over 30 years, at one time serving as Vice President of Product Testing for Ziff-Davis, and has written many technical articles for print and on-line publications including Computer Shopper and PC Week. He currently is CEO of a technology assessment company, Principled Technologies, in the Research Triangle area of North Carolina.
Novels
Jon and Lobo Series- One Jump Ahead (June 2007) ISBN 978-1-4165-2085-6
- Slanted Jack (July 2008) ISBN 978-1-4165-5549-0
- Overthrowing Heaven (June 2009) ISBN 978-1-4391-3267-8
- Children No More (August 2010) ISBN 978-1-4391-3365-1
- No Going Back (May 2012) ISBN 978-1-4516-3810-3
- Jump Gate Twist (July 2010) ISBN 978-1-4391-3370-5, a trade paperback omnibus re-issue of the novels One Jump Ahead and Slanted Jack accompanied by 4 essays and the short stories My Sister, My Self and Lobo, Actually
Short stories
- My Sister, My Self in Isaac Asimov’s Tomorrow’s Voices ed. Editors of Isaac Asimov’s (Dial 0-385-27998-1, Apr ’84
- Happy Birthday with Jack McDevittJack McDevittJack McDevitt is an American science fiction author whose novels frequently deal with attempts to make contact with alien races, and with archaeology or xenoarchaeology....
in The Further Adventures of the Joker ed. Martin H. GreenbergMartin H. GreenbergMartin Harry Greenberg was an American speculative fiction anthologist and writer.-Biography:Dr. Martin H. Greenberg was born March 1, 1941, to Max and Mae Greenberg in South Miami Beach, Florida...
(Bantam 0-553-28531-9, Mar ’90 - TV Time in Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine [v15 # 4 & 5, No.169 & 170, April 1991] ed. Gardner R. DozoisGardner DozoisGardner Raymond Dozois is an American science fiction author and editor. He was editor of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine from 1984 to 2004...
- Burning Up in When the Music’s Over ed. Lewis ShinerLewis ShinerLewis Shiner is an American writer.Shiner began his career as a science fiction writer, identified early on with cyberpunk, and later wrote more mainstream novels, albeit often with magical realism and fantasy elements...
(Bantam Spectra 0-553-28985-3, May ’91 - The Ten Thousand Things in Jim Baen's Universe Vol.1, No.6. Also in The Best of Jim Baen's Universe II.
- Desert Rain with Pat Murphy in Full Spectrum 3, ed. Lou AronicaLou AronicaLou Aronica is an American editor and publisher, primarily of science fiction. He co-edited the Full Spectrum anthologies with Shawna McCarthy. As a publisher he began at Bantam Books and formed their Bantam Spectra science fiction and fantasy label...
, Amy Stout & Betsy Mitchell, Doubleday Foundation, 1991 - Broken Bits in Future Weapons of War, Joe HaldemanJoe HaldemanJoe William Haldeman is an American science fiction author.-Life :Haldeman was born June 9, 1943 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. His family traveled and he lived in Puerto Rico, New Orleans, Washington, D.C., Bethesda, Maryland and Anchorage, Alaska as a child. Haldeman married Mary Gay Potter, known...
and Martin H. Greenberg, Editors - Missing Connections in Intersections:The Sycamore Hill Anthology ed. John Kessel, Mark L. Van Name & Richard Butner (Tor 0-312-86090-0, Jan ’96)
- Basic Training in Armageddon ed. David DrakeDavid DrakeDavid Drake is an American author of science fiction and fantasy literature. A Vietnam War veteran who has worked as a lawyer, he is now one of the premier authors of the military science fiction subgenre.-Biography:...
, Billie Sue Mosiman & Martin H. Greenberg (Baen 0-671-87876-X, May ’98
Non fiction
- Windows Performance Secrets (1998) (with Richard Butner)
- 2001: The Personal Computer Article in New Destinies, Vol. IX/Fall 1990 ed. Jim Baen (Baen 0-671-2016-3, Sep ’90
External links
- http://www.markvanname.com/
- http://www.baen.com/Interviews/vintMLVanName.htm