Kevin O'Donnell, Jr

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Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. (b. November 29, 1950, Cleveland, Ohio) is an American science fiction writer. He has been nominated for several Nebula awards. [1]

He is the son of Kevin O'Donnell, who served was director of Peace Corps in 1971-2.[2]

He has been published since he graduated from Yale University in 1972. Periodicals ranging from Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine to OMNI. have printed more than seventy of his shorter works. A number have also been anthologized, both in the United States and overseas.

A member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, he has published ten books in America, and has been reprinted in Britain, France, Israel, the Netherlands, Spain, and Germany.

In February of 1987, the French translation of his 1984 novel ORA:CLE received the 1987 Prix Litteraire Mannesmann Tally.

His last novel, Fire on the Border, appeared from Roc Books (an imprint of NAL/Penguin) in September, 1990.

He served as chairman of the Nebula Award Novel Jury of the Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) in 1990 and 1991. He chaired SFWA's Nebula Award Committee from 1990 until July, 1998, and acted as Business Manager of SFWA's quarterly publication, the Bulletin, from October 1994 until July 1998. On and off in the late '90s, he helped maintain SFWA's Web site, http://www.sfwa.org. In August of 1999, he was appointed Chairman of SFWA's Grievance Committee; he will retire from that position on August 15, 2005. On April 30, 2005, he will receive the Service to SFWA Award at SFWA's annual Nebula(tm) Banquet.

The Lunar Resources Company, Inc. appointed him to its Board of Directors in November 1994; he became TLRC's Acting Business Manager in January of 1998. Due to then-poor health and the press of other work, he left TLRC in October 1999.

In his spare time, O'Donnell reads, putters in his garden, rewrites computer programs, bicycles, bowls, and goes dancing with his wife Kim.

Contents

[edit] Novels

  • Bander Snatch. Bantam Books, June 1979.
  • Mayflies. Berkley Books, December 1979.
  • Caverns. (The Journeys of McGill Feighan, Book I) Berkley Books, April 1981.
    • Paper, 214 pp., $2.25. ISBN 0-425-04730-X. Second printing October 1981. Third printing July 1982.
    • Fourth printing August 1984 (ISBN 0-425-07469-2; $2.75). Out of print.
    • German (Retzglaran): Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knaur Nachf., July, 1985. Paper, 311 pp., DM 8.80. ISBN 3-426-05813-8.
    • To be reissued by Tor Books.
  • Reefs. (The Journeys of McGill Feighan, Book II) Berkley Books, October 1981.
    • Paper, 220 pp., $2.25. ISBN 0-425-05059-9.
    • Second printing January 1983 (ISBN 0-425-06235-X; $2.50). Out of print.
    • German (Die Wasserwelt): Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knaur Nachf., October 1985. Paper, 320 pp., DM 9.80. ISBN 3-426-05830-8.
    • To be reissued by Tor Books.
  • War of Omission. Bantam Books, March 1982.
    • Paper, 260 pp., $2.75. ISBN 0-553-20281-2. Out of print.
    • German (Der Tisser-Krieg): Wilhelm Heyne Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Munich; 1995. **Paper, 366 pp., DM 14.90. ISBN 3-453-08577-9.
  • Lava. (The Journeys of McGill Feighan, Book III) Berkley Books, April 1982.
    • Paper, 231 pp., $2.25. ISBN 0-425-05248-6.
    • Second printing August 1984 (ISBN 0-425-07470-6; $2.75). Out of print.
    • German (Der Pflanzenmonch): Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knaur Nachf., July 1986.
    • To be reissued by Tor Books.
  • ORA:CLE. Berkley Books, August, 1984.
    • Paper, 343 pp., $2.95. ISBN 0-425-07260-6. Out of print.
    • Dutch (ORA:KEL): Meulenhoff-Nederland bv; January 1986.
    • French (Ora : cle): Editions Robert Laffont; June 1986; winner of 1987 Prix Litteraire Mannesmann Tally;
    • United Kingdom pb, Grafton Books; July 1986.
    • Spanish: Ultramar Editores SA; October 1987.
    • French (Ora : cle): Laffont/Le Livre de Poche, May 1992.
  • Cliffs. (The Journeys of McGill Feighan, Book IV) Berkley Books, February 1986.
  • The Shelter (with Mary Kittredge). Tor Books, August 1987.
    • Paper, 376 pp., $3.95. ISBN 0-8125-2066-1.
    • Spanish-language pb (El Refugio), Ultramar Editores SA; February 1990.
  • Fire on the Border. Roc Books, September 1990.
  • Plains. (The Journeys of McGill Feighan, Book V) Tor Books, work in progress.

[edit] Non-fiction

  • The Electronic Money Machine (with The Haven Group). Avon Books, March, 1984.

[edit] Short fiction

  • "The Hand Is Quicker," ANALOG, October 1973.
  • *Reprinted as "Plus rapide que la main" in Tschai Fanzine de science-fiction, #3, March 1975.
  • "Alternate," Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, August 1975.
    • Alfred Hitchcock's Words of Prey (Anthology #21/Summer 1986), Davis Publications, 1986.
  • "Hear No Evil," Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, October 1975.
  • "The Tripper," ANALOG, October 1975.
  • "Time Waits For No Man," Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine, November 1975.
    • Alfred Hitchcock's Shrouds and Pockets, (Anthology #26/Winter 1988), Davis Publications, 1988.
    • Movie allegedly in production.
  • "Shattered Hopes, Broken Dreams," Galaxy, January 1976.
  • "A Matter of Pride," ANALOG, February 1976.
  • "Hunger on the Homestretch," Galaxy, March 1976.
  • "Brief Respite," Cavalier, June 1976.
    • Cavalier Annual, 1977.
  • "Next Door Neighbor," Galileo, September 1976.
  • "Border Crosser," Cavalier, October 1976.
  • "In Xanadu," Galaxy, November 1976.
  • "Night Shift," ORBIT 19, Damon Knight, ed., Harper & Row, 1977.
  • "The Night Callers," Galileo, April 1977
  • "A Meeting of Minds," Galaxy, June 1977.
    • (in German) Ullstein Stories '80, Ullstein 1983.
  • "Low Grade Ore," Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, Summer 1977.
    • Asimov's Choice: Black Holes & Bug-eyed Monsters, Davis Publications, 1977
    • Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Anthology, Davis Publications, 1978.
    • Science Fiction Masterpieces, ed. Isaac Asimov, Galahad, 1986 0-88365-713-9
  • "Information Station Sabbath," ANALOG, August 1977.
  • "Report to the Director," EMPIRE #11, Fall 1977.
  • "Shadow Play," Swank, December 1977.
  • "The Gift of Prometheus," ANALOG, January 1978.
    • Licht Des Tages, Licht Des Todes, Werner Fuchs, ed., Droemersche (Knaur), 1982.
  • "The Looking Glass of the Law," Amazing/Fantastic, January 1978.
    • The Survival of Freedom, Jerry Pournelle & John F. Carr, eds., Fawcett, 1981.
    • 101 Science Fiction Stories, Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh, & Jenny-Lynn Waugh, eds., Avenel Books, 1986.
  • "Quinera 3," ANALOG, February 1978.
  • "Do Not Go Gentle," Galileo, March 1978.
    • Second Place, Galileo's 1977 Short-short story contest.
    • Starry Messenger: The Best of Galileo, Charles C. Ryan, ed., St. Martin's Press, 1979.
  • "Far From the Madding Crowd," Galileo, May 1978.
    • Midnight Zoo, Volume #1, Issue #2 (March/April 1991).
  • "Stalking the Timelines," ANALOG, September 1978.
  • "Tunnels of the Minds," Galileo, September 1978.
  • "Listen to the Rain" (with Al Sirois), Tesseract, Fall, 1978.
  • "The Dead of Winter," Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, May 1979.
  • "Temple Guardian," ANALOG, June 1979.
    • The Spear of Mars (The Future At War, Vol. 2), Reginald Bretnor, ed., Ace Books, 1980; Baen Books, July 1988.
  • "An Equivalent Reality" (with Robert P. King), Confrontation, Fall/Winter 1979.
  • "Three Aliens," Destinies, Vol I, #5, Oct/Dec 1979.
  • "Old Friends," ANALOG, November 1979.
    • To be reprinted in Germany.
  • "The Raindrop's Role," Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, November 1979.
  • "Judo and the Art of Self-Government," Destinies, Vol II, #1, Feb/Mar 1980.
    • Laughing Space, Isaac Asimov & J.O. Jeppson, eds., Houghton Mifflin, 1982.
  • "Marchianna," OMNI, June 1980.
    • The Best of OMNI Science Fiction, No. 4, 1982
    • (in German) Kopernikus 6, Moewig, 1982.
  • "Bloodsong" (with Barry B. Longyear), Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, Dec. 1980.
  • "Tears for Emily," Destinies, Vol III, #1, April 1981.
  • "Younggold," Berkley Showcase, Vol 4, July 1981.
  • "Encroachment," Berkley Showcase, Vol 5, October 1982.
  • "Oft in Offwana" (with Al Sirois), Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, February 1983.
  • "Linehan Alone," Amazing/Fantastic, July 1984.
  • "Thy Neighbor's Assets," ANALOG, April 1985.
  • "Raccoons," AMAZING Stories, July 1986.
  • "Rock Garden," OMNI, July, 1986.
  • "The Million Dollar Day," ANALOG, October 1987.
  • "Fradero Goes Home," ANALOG, May 1988.
  • "Alone and Lame in Diidekland," Pulphouse, Issue Four, Summer 1989.
  • "Future's Puppet," ANALOG, September 1989.
  • "Useful Life," ANALOG, October 1989.
  • "A Question of Balance," ANALOG, July 1990.
  • "The Original Magic," AMAZING Stories, September 1990.
  • "The Important Things in Life," New Destinies, Volume IX/Fall 1990.
  • "The Pieces of the Puzzle," The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, November, 1990.
  • "Who's the Boss?" (by "Thomas Bolton") Variations, March 1992 (Vol. 14, #3).
  • "Little Brother's Turn to Watch," AMAZING Stories, June 1992 (Vol. LXVII, No. 3).
  • "Moss Under Bamboo: Twilight," Midnight Zoo, September 1992 (Vol. 2, #3).
  • "'Saur Spot," Dinosaur Fantastic, Mike Resnick & Martin H. Greenberg, Eds., DAW, July 1993.
  • "An Appetite for Power," ANALOG, March 1997.
  • "The Boys from Bethlehem," (with Denise Lee) The Darkness and the Fire, Jeffry Dwight, Ed., Wildside Press, August, 1998
  • "Cold Encounter," Pulphouse: A Fiction Magazine, unpublished due to magazine's demise.
  • "Finders, Keepers," Multitude, unpublished due to magazine's demise.
  • "Above The Throng," COSMOS, unpublished due to magazine's demise.

[edit] Articles and critiques

  • "Writer's Guide to Income Tax Deductions," EMPIRE #13, April 1978.
  • "Organization, Quirkiness, and Creativity," EMPIRE #14, Fall 1978.
  • "Bander Who? Snatch What?" EMPIRE #16, July 1979.
  • critique of Matt Shelby's "Caravan of Souls," in "The Metamorphic Pencil," the critical section of SKEWED, Vol I, #1, 1982.
  • critique of Joan Vander Putten's "The Wages of Sin" for Promises, Pro-mss (a publication of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop) Volume 1, Whole Number 3, undated but released July 1986.
  • critique of Leslie Lupien's "Return of the Exogi" for Promises, Pro-mss (a publication of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Workshop); Volume 4, Whole Number 16, undated but released March 1989.
  • "Tomatoes: A Tragedy," Organic Gardening, September, 1989.
  • "Crunch," Midnight Zoo, Vol. #1, Issue #4, July, 1991
  • "How Thor Power Hammered Publishing," Bulletin of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, Spring, 1993.
  • Lecture #14 ("Filtration"), Callihoo Newsletter, January 21, 1994 (Vol. 1 No. 28)
    • SpeculationS, April 1998 (Issue Twenty).
  • Lecture #21 ("Rounded Characterization"), Callihoo Newsletter, May 3, 1994 (Vol. 2 No. 3)
  • Lecture #22 ("Narrative Voice"), Callihoo Newsletter, May 10, 1994 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
  • "Shooting Blanks," a critique of John Carroll's "The Last Great Man," SpeculationS, March 1995 (Issue Two)
  • "Verbum Sap," SpeculationS, August, 1997 (Issue Sixteen)
  • "The Cruellest Month: Tax Deductions for Writers," SpeculationS, February 1998 (Issue Nineteen).

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Kevin O'Donnell, Jr. Bio". The Artemis Project. Retrieved on 2005-12-11.
  2. ^ "Son of Korea Country Director and later Peace Corps Director Kevin O'Donnell is Science Fiction Writer". PeaceCorpsOnline. Retrieved on 2006-12-30.
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