Steven H Silver

Infobox Person


image_size = 150px
subject name = Steven H Silver
birth_date = 1967
birth_place = Hinsdale, IL
occupation = Technical writer, Editor, Publisher, Reviewer, Bid Proposal Writer

Steven H Silver is a science fiction fan and bibliographer, publisher, and editor. He has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer eight times.

Editor, publisher, and writer

Silver is a longtime contributing editor to SF Site and has written that site's news page since its inception.

In 2003, he co-edited three anthologies with Martin H. Greenberg, "Wondrous Beginnings", "Magical Beginnings", and "Horrible Beginnings", which reprinted the first published stories of authors in the science fiction, fantasy, and horror genres. In 2004, he became the publisher of ISFiC Press.

Silver published his first short story, "Les Lettres de Paston"," in the final issue of "Helix SF". [cite journal | last = Silver | first = Steven H | title = Les Lettres de Paston | journal = Helix SF | issue = 10 | date = Fall 2008 | url = http://www.helixsf.com/fiction/Q2_silver_paston.htm | accessdate = 2008-10-01] Silver had earlier written a column on alternate history for the magazine.

Fandom

idewise and Nebula Awards

In 1995, he founded the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and has served as a judge ever since. [ [http://www.uchronia.net/sidewise/about.html Sidewise Award website] ] He was on the short story jury for the Nebula Award in 2002, ["SFWA Forum", February 2003, p. 10] and on the novel jury for the Nebula Award in 2003, ["SFWA Forum", April 2003, p. 15] and 2006. [ [http://www.sfwa.org/org/voluntrs.htm SFWA list of volunteers, 2006] ] In 2005, Silver was one of the co-ordinators of the Nebula weekend in Chicago. [ [http://www.sfwa.org/awards/2005/Staff.html 2005 Nebula Awards Weekend Staff] ]

Fanzines

Silver is known as an on-line reviewer and has written several articles for science fiction fanzines, as well as publishing his own annual 'zine "Argentus", which was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Fanzine in 2008, and the monthly APA-zine "Plata".

Conventions

In addition to his writing and editing activities, Silver is involved in running science fiction conventions. He has chaired Windycon twice, [ [http://www.windycon.org/conspast.html The WindyCon Big List: A Chronological History] ] founded Midfan and chaired the first Midwest Construction, and ran programming for Chicon 2000, [ [http://www.chicon.org/ Chicon 2000, Staff and Committee Roster] ] the Worldcon. From 1998 through 2006, he sat on the board of directors for ISFiC.

Personal background

In 2000, Silver appeared on "Jeopardy!" [ [http://www.techwr-l.com/techwhirl/archives/0006/techwhirl-0006-00814.html Gilda Spitz, "OT-Tech Writer on "Jeopardy"," "TECHWR-L List Archives", 16 June 2000] ] winning two days and coming in second on his third day. He won $15,000. [ [http://home.bluegrass.net/~megsmath/jeopardy/jeopardy5.html Meg Smath, "Let's Play "Jeopardy!"," home.bluegrass.net/~megsmath/jeopardy/] ]

External links

* [http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?Steven_H._Silver Steven Silver at ISFDB]

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