Steven H Silver

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Steven H Silver
Born 1967
Hinsdale, IL
Occupation Technical writer, Editor

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

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[edit] Editor and Publisher

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.

[edit] Fandom

[edit] Sidewise and Nebula Awards

In 1995, he founded the Sidewise Award for Alternate History and has served as a judge ever since.[1] He was on the short story jury for the Nebula Award in 2002,[2] and on the novel jury for the Nebula Award in 2003,[3] and 2006.[4]

[edit] Fanzines

Silver is known as an on-line reviewer and has written several articles for fanzines, as well as publishing his own annual 'zine Argentus, and the monthly APA-zine Plata.

[edit] Conventions

In addition to his writing and editing activities, Silver is involved in running science fiction conventions. He has chaired Windycon twice, founded Midfan and chaired the first Midwest Construction, and ran programming for Chicon 2000,[5] the Worldcon. From 1998 through 2006, he sat on the board of directors for ISFiC.

[edit] Personal background

In 2000, Silver appeared on Jeopardy![6] winning two days and coming in second on his third day. He won $15,000.[7]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Sidewise Award website
  2. ^ SFWA Forum, February 2003, p. 10
  3. ^ SFWA Forum, April 2003, p. 15
  4. ^ SFWA list of volunteers, 2006
  5. ^ Chicon 2000, Staff and Committee Roster
  6. ^ Gilda Spitz, "OT-Tech Writer on Jeopardy," TECHWR-L List Archives, 16 June 2000
  7. ^ Meg Smath, "Let's Play Jeopardy!," home.bluegrass.net/~megsmath/jeopardy/