Mark Budz
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Mark Budz Born November 1, 1960
Cherry Hill, New Jersey, U.S.Occupation Writer Period 1991–present Mark Budz is an American science fiction writer. Budz was born on November 1, 1960 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey into a family that traveled prodigiously. In the late 1980s, Mark moved to Oregon to become a full-time writer. Although he began by writing short stories, Mark became interesting in science fiction and wrote a number of novels in this subject, such as Clade and Crache.
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Personal life
After Mark Budz was born in New Jersey, he moved around a lot because his father worked for the National Park Service, living in Arizona, California, and Colorado. In 1982, Mark graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering. After graduating, he worked at several different jobs, including sales at manufacturer’s representative for ITT Bell & Gossett, retail sales, publisher's reader for a small press, and technical support. Currently, Mark is a technical writer for a software company near Silicon Valley.
In the late 1980s, Mark moved to Eugene, Oregon to attempt to become a full time writer, beginning with short stories.[1] Although becoming a short story writer did not work out, he decided to become a novel writer, which began with his first novel Clade in 2003. In subsequent years, he published other novels such as Crache and Idolon.
In 1991, he met his future wife, Marina Fitch and in 1992, they moved to Watsonville, California.[2]
Publications
Novels
- Clade (2003)
- Crache (2004)
- Idolon (2006)
- Till Human Voices Wake Us (2007)
Short stories
- Toy Soldiers
- Zinnias on the Moon
- Roatan
- The War Inside
Awards
- Philip K. Dick Award nominee - In 2003, Clade was a nominee for the Philip K. Dick Award.[3]
- Andre Norton Award - In 2004, Mark Budz won the second annual Norton Award for his novel Clade.
References
- ^ "Mark Budz: The Trickle-Down Effect". http://www.locusmag.com/2005/Issues/07Budz.html. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Mark Budz". http://www.randomhouse.com/author/results.pperl?authorid=52426. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Philip K. Dick Award". http://www.philipkdickaward.org/page/2/. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
External links
- Mark Budz homepage
- Mark Budz at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Categories:- 1960 births
- Living people
- American science fiction writers
- Writers from Oregon
- Writers from California
- People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- People from Eugene, Oregon
- People from Watsonville, California
- University of Colorado alumni
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