David D. LevineScience Fiction Author

I will be one of the pros at this year’s Worldcon Writers Workshops. See the link for information about how to sign up. Deadline is July 25, which is soon! Also, Gamer Fantastic, including my story “Aggro Radius,” is now available. I picked up a copy at Powell’s.

Space Magic, my first collection of short stories, is a finalist for the Endeavour Award!

“Firewall” and “Sun Magic, Earth Magic” received Honorable Mentions from Gardner Dozois in his annual Year’s Best SF.

I sold story “Teaching the Pig to Sing” to Analog, my first sale to that market. I am right chuffed. Also, the podcast of I Hold My Father’s Paws from Beam Me Up has been re-posted in their archive.

Circlet Press’s ebook anthology Up for Grabs, including my humorous SF erotica short-short story “Fair Play,” is now available. Warning: explicit sexual content. (My story is sexual, but not as explicit as some of the others.)

I sold story “Family Matters” to Esther Friesner for her as-yet-untitled anthology about vampires in suburbia. This story is the third in a series that begins with “Midnight at the Center Court” in Witch Way to the Mall, Esther’s anthology about witches in suburbia, which just hit the shelves. I also gave an interview to local journalist T. K. Gilb which should appear as one or more articles on examiner.com at some point in the future.

The podcast of “Titanium Mike Saves the Day” is now up at StarShipSofa (also available via iTunes).

“Charlie the Purple Giraffe” is now available as an audio presentation with music and sound effects at The Drabblecast (also available as an MP3 file and via iTunes).

I have been selected to write one of three new stories in a hardcover reissue of Wild Cards Volume One!

I’m now a member of the Wild Cards consortium! Also, I sold audio rights for “Charlie the Purple Giraffe Was Acting Strangely” to The Drabblecast, who did such an excellent performance of “Babel Probe”. I’ve also received my author copy of Nebula Awards Showcase 2009, which has a gorgeous cover and includes my Nebula nominee “Titanium Mike Saves the Day.” And I’ve received my preliminary program schedule for Wiscon.