Anil Menon is an Indian writer of speculative fiction, as well as a computer scientist with a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, who has authored research papers and edited books on Evolutionary Algorithms. His research addressed the mathematical foundations of replicator systems, majorization, and reconstruction of probabilistic databases, in collaboration with professors Kishan Mehrotra, Chilukuri Mohan, and Sanjay Ranka. After working for several years as a computer scientist, he started to write fiction. His short stories and reviews have appeared in the anthology series ''
Exotic Gothic ''Exotic Gothic'' is an anthology series of original short fiction and novel excerpts in the gothic, horror and fantasy genres. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award and Shirley Jackson Awards, it is conceptualized and edited by Danel Olson, a pr ...
'', ''
Strange Horizons
''Strange Horizons'' is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and nonfiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables.
History and profile
It was launched in September 2000, and ...
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' (''LCRW'') is a twice-yearly small press zine published by Small Beer Press, edited by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link. It contains an eclectic mix of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on speculativ ...
Sybil's Garage ''Sybil's Garage'' was a speculative fiction, poetry, and art journal, published by Senses Five Press. Issues one through six were released as a small press magazine, or zine. Issue seven was released in trade paperback format. The publication co ...
'', '' Apex Digest'', and others.
In 2009, Zubaan Books, India's leading feminist press, published his debut
young adult
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novel ''The Beast With Nine Billion Feet''. It was shortlisted for the 2010
Vodafone Crossword Book Award
The Crossword Book Award (formerly known as the Crossword Book Award (1998–2003), the Hutch Crossword Book Award (2004–07), the Vodafone Crossword Book Award (2008–10), the Economist Crossword Book Award (2011–13), Raymond & Crossword Bo ...
. In 2009, in conjunction with
Vandana Singh
Vandana Singh is an Indian science fiction writer and physicist. She is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Physics and Earth Science at Framingham State University in Massachusetts. Singh also serves on the Advisory Council o ...
and Suchitra Mathur, he helped organize India's first in-residence, three-week speculative fiction workshop at
IIT-Kanpur
The Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) Hindi: भारतीय प्रौद्योगिकी संस्थान कानपुर) is a public institute of technology located in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was ...
.
Works
Short fiction
* "Love In A Hot Climate" in ''Tel: Stories'' (ed. Jay Lake), Wheatland Press, 2005. .
* "Archipelago" in ''
Strange Horizons
''Strange Horizons'' is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry and nonfiction in every issue, including reviews, essays, interviews, and roundtables.
History and profile
It was launched in September 2000, and ...
'' Magazine, April 2005. Shortlisted: 2006 Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award.
* "Eustace Albert" in ''Time For Bedlam'' (ed. Roger Arbuckle), Saltboy Publishers, 2005. .
* "Standard Deviation" in ''Chiaroscuro'' Magazine, March 2005. Reprinted in ''Kalkion Magazine'', July 2010. Honorable Mention: ''Year's Best Fantasy & Horror'' (ed. Ellen Datlow), 2006.
* "Dialetheia" in ''New Genre Magazine'', Issue No. 5, Spring 2007.
* "Invisible Hand" in ''
Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet
''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'' (''LCRW'') is a twice-yearly small press zine published by Small Beer Press, edited by Gavin Grant and Kelly Link. It contains an eclectic mix of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, with an emphasis on speculativ ...
'', No. 20, June 2007.
* "A Sky Full Of Constants" in '' Albedo One'', Issue 33, 2007.
* "Vermillion" in ''Internova'' Magazine, Issue 10, January 2007.
* "Harris On The Pig: Practical Hints For The Pig-Farmer" in ''From The Trenches'' (ed. J. P. Haines & S. Henderson), Carnifax Press, 2006. . Reprinted in ''Apex'' Magazine, December 2008.
* "Into The Night" in '' Interzone'', January 2008. Reprinted in ''The Apex Book Of World SF'' (ed.
Lavie Tidhar
Lavie Tidhar ( he, לביא תדהר; born 16 November 1976) is an Israeli-born writer, working across multiple genres. He has lived in the United Kingdom and South Africa for long periods of time, as well as Laos and Vanuatu. As of 2013, Ti ...
), 2008. Reprinted'' Apex Digest'', November 2008. Reprinted ''Galaxies'', January 2010.
* "The Scorching Glass" in ''Return of the Raven'' (ed. Maria Grazia Cavicchiolli), 2009.
* "The Poincaré Sutra" in ''
Sybil's Garage ''Sybil's Garage'' was a speculative fiction, poetry, and art journal, published by Senses Five Press. Issues one through six were released as a small press magazine, or zine. Issue seven was released in trade paperback format. The publication co ...
Exotic Gothic ''Exotic Gothic'' is an anthology series of original short fiction and novel excerpts in the gothic, horror and fantasy genres. A recipient of the World Fantasy Award and Shirley Jackson Awards, it is conceptualized and edited by Danel Olson, a pr ...
5'', Vol. II (ed. Danel Olson),
PS Publishing
PS Publishing is an independent book publisher based in Hornsea, UK.
Background
PS Publishing was founded in 1999 by Peter Crowther.Scholastic India, 2011.
* "No More", ''Hoot'' Magazine, July 2011.
Novels
* ''The Beast with Nine Billion Feet'', Zubaan Publishers (India), 2009, . Shortlisted for the 2010 Vodafone-Crossword Award.
Anthologies
* ''Breaking the Bow: Speculative Fiction Inspired by the Ramayana'' (eds. Anil Menon & Vandana Singh), Zubaan Books, December 2011.