Russell William Lutz (born September 14, 1968) is an American

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. His work has appeared in several books, webzines, and magazines, including Byzarium, The SiNK, scifantastic, and anotherealm. He won the 2005 SFFWorld First Place prize for short fiction for the short story "Fall". His first novel, ''Iota Cycle'', was published in 2006 and received an Honorable Mention at the New York Book Festival Awards, his second, ''The Department of Off World Affairs'', in September 2008. Lutz was born in

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. He moved with his family to

Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the fifth-largest city in the U.S. state of Texas and the 13th-largest city in the United States. It is the county seat of Tarrant County, covering nearly into four other counties: Denton, Johnson, Parker, and Wise. According ...

, where he attended

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. He earned a

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from

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and a master's degree in mathematics from the

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. Lutz lives in

Bibliography

Novels

2008 File:2008 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Lehman Brothers went bankrupt following the Subprime mortgage crisis; Cyclone Nargis killed more than 138,000 in Myanmar; A scene from the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing; ...

''The Department of Off World Affairs'' *

2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Winter Olympics open in Turin; Twitter is founded and launched by Jack Dorsey; The Nintendo Wii is released; Montenegro 2006 Montenegrin independence referendum, votes to declare ...

''Iota Cycle''—Winner, 2006 DIY Festival (Science Fiction); Honorable Mention, 2007 New York Book Festival

Short fiction

2005 File:2005 Events Collage V2.png, From top left, clockwise: Hurricane Katrina in the Gulf of Mexico; the Funeral of Pope John Paul II is held in Vatican City; "Me at the zoo", the first video ever to be uploaded to YouTube; Eris was discovered in ...

The Faeries in the Front Garden * 2005 Night Trial * 2005 The Abduction * 2005 The Hill, published in the anthology, ''Thank You, Death Robot'' * 2005 Two and a Half * 2005 Athens 3004, published in the award-winning anthology, ''Silverthought: Ignition'' *

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 6 ...

The Last Perfect Afternoon * 2004 Tragedy at 12:02 * 2004 Summer * 2004 Sitting on the Dock

References

External links

Silverthought Press
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