Alex Shvartsman
{{Short description|American science fiction and fantasy writer}}
{{BLP sources|date=June 2023}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|11|19|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
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| occupation = Science fiction writer, editor, translator (Russian)
| nationality = American
| period = 2010–present
| genre = {{unbulleted list|Fantasy|Science fiction}}
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| spouse = {{marriage|Zoya Shapiro|2007}}
| children = 1
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| website = {{URL|alexshvartsman.com}}
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Alex Shvartsman (born November 19, 1975) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor known primarily for humorous short stories. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction in 2014 for his short story "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma" published in the InterGalactic Medicine Show magazine. He won the WSFA Small Press Award in 2014{{cite web|title=Winner of the 2014 WSFA Small Press Award was Announced at Capclave|url=http://wsfa.org/site/?p=389|publisher=Washington Science Fiction Association|accessdate=2016-12-11}} and was a finalist for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Writing in 2015{{Cite web|url=http://canopus.100yss.org/?page_id=63|title=Previous Award Winners {{!}} The Canopus Award|website=canopus.100yss.org|access-date=2016-12-12|archive-date=2018-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180813032455/http://canopus.100yss.org/?page_id=63|url-status=dead}} and 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://canopus.100yss.org/?p=402|title=2016-2017 Canopus Award Nominees {{!}} The Canopus Award|website=canopus.100yss.org|access-date=2017-12-31}}
Alex Shvartsman is also a Magic: The Gathering player. While having enjoyed only a moderate degree of success on the Pro Tour, he is one of the most successful Grand Prix players ever. With 21 appearances, Shvartsman held the record for most Grand Prix top eights for a long time, but is now ranked 12th tied with Shota Yasooka.
Bibliography
=Full-length books=
- Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories, UFO Publishing, 2015
- H. G. Wells, Secret Agent, UFO Publishing, 2015
- The Golem of Deneb Seven and Other Stories, UFO Publishing, 2018
- Eridani's Crown, UFO Publishing, 2019
- The Middling Affliction, Caezik SF & Fantasy, 2022
=Selected short stories=
- "How Gaia and the Guardian Saved the World", Amazing Stories, 2016
- "One in a Million", On Spec, 2016
- "Whom He May Devour", Nautilus, 2016
- "Islands in the Sargasso", Galaxy's Edge, 2015
- "Burying Treasure", Chicks and Balances (Baen Books), 2015
- "[http://www.firesidefiction.com/issue26/chapter/he-who-watches/ He Who Watches]", Fireside, 2015
- "The Golem of Deneb Seven", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
- "The Keepsake Box", Daily Science Fiction, 2014
- "High-Tech Fairies and the Pandora Perplexity", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
- "In the Wake of the Storm", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
- "[http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v501/n7468/pdf/501584a.pdf The Rumination on What Isn't]", Nature, 2013
- "The Tinker Bell Problem", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
- "Things We Leave Behind", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
- "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2013
- "The Epistolary History", Nature, 2013
- "A Gnomish Gift", Weird Tales, 2013
- "Requiem for a Druid", Galaxy's Edge, 2013
- "[http://dailysciencefiction.com/science-fiction/aliens/alex-shvartsman/the-miracle-on-tau-prime The Miracle on Tau Prime]", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
- "The Tell-Tale Ear", Nature, 2012
- "[https://web.archive.org/web/20140524004103/http://www.kasmamagazine.com/nuclear-family.html Nuclear Family]", Kasma SF, 2012
- "Ravages of Time", Nature, 2012
- "A Shard Glows in Brooklyn", Buzzy Magazine 2012
- "The Take", Daily Science Fiction, 2012
- "Spidersong", Daily Science Fiction, 2011
- [https://sites.google.com/site/alexshvartsmanbibliography/ Link to complete bibliography].
=As editor=
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Unidentified Funny Objects: An Anthology of Science Fiction & Fantasy Humor"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2012.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Unidentified Funny Objects 2"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2013.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Coffee: 14 Caffeinated Tales of the Fantastic"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2013.
- [http://www.deorc.com/ "Dark Expanse: Surviving the Collapse"]. United States: Deorc Enterprise, 2014.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Unidentified Funny Objects 3"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2014.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Funny Science Fiction"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2015.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Unidentified Funny Objects 4"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2015.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Funny Fantasy"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2016.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Unidentified Funny Objects 5"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2016.
- "Humanity 2.0". United States: Arc Manor / Phoenix Pick, 2016.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Funny Horror"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2017.
- [http://www.ufopub.com/ "Unidentified Funny Objects 6"]. United States: UFO Publishing, 2017.
- [http://www.baen.com/the-cackle-of-cthulhu.html/ "The Cackle of Cthulhu"]. United States: Baen Books, 2018.
- "Unidentified Funny Objects 7." United States: UFO Publishing, 2018.
''Magic: The Gathering'' achievements
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References
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External links
- [http://alexshvartsman.com/ Alex Shvartsman's home page]
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