Paul Black (author)
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Paul Black is an America
n graphic artist, designer and writer of science fiction
. He is best known for his near-future science fiction trilogy, The Tels.
He grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
. His passion for art and writing began early. By age twelve, he had advanced into adult level drawing classes. By high school, he had completed a book of poetry and his first novella. He attended University of Oklahoma
where he earned a degree in graphic design
and was a 2-time national champion gymnast. His first book, The Tels, won Writers Digests Book of the Year for Genre Fiction, along with the Independent Publishers Book Award for Science Fiction, as well as being a finalist in the Eric Hoffer
Book Awards for Science Fiction and ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year for Science Fiction. His second book, Soulware, was also a finalist for the Independent Publishers Book Award for Science Fiction and won second place in ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year for Science Fiction. His third book, Nexus Point, is the Gold Medal winner for ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year for Science Fiction. His fourth book, The Presence, won the 2011 Independent Publishers Book Award for Science Fiction. Paul Black lives in Dallas, Texas
.
United States
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n graphic artist, designer and writer of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
. He is best known for his near-future science fiction trilogy, The Tels.
He grew up in the western suburbs of Chicago, Illinois
Illinois
Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,...
. His passion for art and writing began early. By age twelve, he had advanced into adult level drawing classes. By high school, he had completed a book of poetry and his first novella. He attended University of Oklahoma
University of Oklahoma
The University of Oklahoma is a coeducational public research university located in Norman, Oklahoma. Founded in 1890, it existed in Oklahoma Territory near Indian Territory for 17 years before the two became the state of Oklahoma. the university had 29,931 students enrolled, most located at its...
where he earned a degree in graphic design
Graphic design
Graphic design is a creative process – most often involving a client and a designer and usually completed in conjunction with producers of form – undertaken in order to convey a specific message to a targeted audience...
and was a 2-time national champion gymnast. His first book, The Tels, won Writers Digests Book of the Year for Genre Fiction, along with the Independent Publishers Book Award for Science Fiction, as well as being a finalist in the Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer
Eric Hoffer was an American social writer. He was the author of ten books and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in February 1983...
Book Awards for Science Fiction and ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year for Science Fiction. His second book, Soulware, was also a finalist for the Independent Publishers Book Award for Science Fiction and won second place in ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year for Science Fiction. His third book, Nexus Point, is the Gold Medal winner for ForeWord Magazines Book of the Year for Science Fiction. His fourth book, The Presence, won the 2011 Independent Publishers Book Award for Science Fiction. Paul Black lives in Dallas, Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
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Novels
- The Tels (2003) Novel Instincts (ISBN 0972600701)
- Soulware (2004) Novel Instincts (ISBN 0972600728)
- Nexus Point (2007) Novel Instincts (ISBN 0972600736)
- The Presence (2010) Novel Instincts (ISBN 0972600750)