Will McIntosh (William D. McIntosh, born 31 January 1962 in

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) is a science fiction and young adult author, a Hugo-Award-winner, and a winner or finalist for many other awards. Along with ten novels, including

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, Love Minus Eighty, and Burning Midnight, he has published dozens of short stories in magazines such as''

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, and ''Interzone''. His stories are frequently reprinted in different "Year's Best" anthologies.

Life

McIntosh attended the

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, where he received a Ph.D. in

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in 1990. He was a professor at

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, where he taught psychology classes. His research focused on topics such as internet dating and romantic relationships, "happiness and goals, collecting behavior, psychological aspects of film and television, and the relationship between psychology and Zen Buddhism." In 2012, McIntosh moved to the College of William and Mary to teach introductory psychology classes and focus on his writing.

Writing

McIntosh attended the

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in 2003. McIntosh's short story "Soft Apocalypse" was shortlisted for both the British Science Fiction Award and the

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. His story "

Bridesicle "Bridesicle" is a 2009 science fiction short story by Will McIntosh, exploring the conjunction of suspended animation and forced marriage. It was originally published in '' Asimov's Science Fiction''. Synopsis Eighty years after her death in a ca ...

" won both the 2010

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and the 2010 Asimov's Reader Poll, along with being a finalist for that year's

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, while his story " Over There" won the 2014 Asimov's Reader Poll, and was a finalist for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award in 2014. Locus Index to SF Awards, Entry for Will McIntosh
accessed Dec. 3, 2010. His short story "Followed" was adapted into a film by director

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in 2011. Translations of McIntosh's novels have been published in China, Russia, Spain, France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Taiwan, and Hungary.

Bibliography

Novels

* * * ''Love Minus Eighty'' (novel)

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, June 2013 * ''Defenders'' (novel)

, May 2014 * ''Burning Midnight''

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, March 2016 * ''Faller''

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, October 2016 * ''Unbreakable'' Character Force, June 2017 * ''Watchdog''

, October 2017 * ''The Future Will Be BS Free''

, July 2018 * ''The Classmate''

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, March 2022

Short fiction

* "Work Minus Eighty", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', July/August 2022 * "Dollbot Cicily", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', March/April 2022 * "Mom Heart", ''Clarkesworld Magazine'', November, 2021 * "Philly Killed His Car", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', July/Aug. 2021 * "Nic and Viv’s Compulsory Courtship", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', July/Aug. 2020 * "Foot Ball", ''Future SF'', Aug. 2019 * "What Is Eve?", ''Lightspeed Magazine'', April 2018 * "Soulmates.com", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', March/April 2017 ::Reprinted in ''The Year’s Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, 2018'' * "Lost: Mind", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', July 2016 * "The Savannah Liar's Tour", ''Lightspeed Magazine'', Jan. 2016 * "A Thousand Nights Till Morning", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', Aug./Sept. 2015 * "Dry Bite", ''Lightspeed Magazine'', Sept. 2013 * "Over There", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', January 2013 ::Finalist, Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, 2014 * "Possible Monsters", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', July 2012 * "Defenders", ''Lightspeed Magazine'', August 2011 * "Frankenstein, Frankenstein", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', Oct./Nov. 2010 * "Bridesicle", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', Jan. 2009 ::Winner of the 2010

::Winner of the 2010 Asimov's Reader Poll ::Finalist for the 2010

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* "None Had Sharp Teeth", ''Black Static'', 2009 * "Midnight Blue", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', Sept. 2008 ::Reprinted in Russian in Isli * "A Clown Escapes from Circus Town", ''Interzone'', Mar/April 2009 * "Street Hero", ''Interzone'', Mar/April 2008 * "Linkworlds", ''Strange Horizons'', March 2008 ::Reprinted in ''Unplugged: The Year's Best Online Fiction, 2009'' * "The Fantasy Jumper", ''Black Static'', Feb., 2008 ::Reprinted in ''Science Fiction: Best of the Year 2009'' * "Unlikely", ''Asimov's Science Fiction'', Jan. 2008 ::Reprinted in ''New Horizons #1'', ''Isli'' (Russian), ''Sci Fi Magazin'',(Romania), Galaxies, (France) * "One Paper Airplane Graffito Love Note", ''Strange Horizons'', Oct. 2007 * "Dada Jihad", ''Interzone'', Sept/Oct 2007 * "3 Unlikely Futures", ''Postscripts'', Autumn, 2007 * "Perfect Violet", ''On Spec'', Summer, 2007 ::Reprinted in ''Science Fiction: Best of the Year 2008'' * "The New Chinese Wives", ''Interzone'', Sept/Oct 2006 * "The Last Cyberpunk", ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'', Issue 22, 2006 * "Followed", ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'', June, 2006 ::Reprinted in ''The Living Dead'', John Joseph Adams, editor, 2008 * "Best Friend", ''ChiZine'', Jan-March 2006 * "Friction", ''Albedo One'', Issue 29 * "New Spectacles", ''Abyss & Apex'' ::Reprinted in ''The Best of Abyss & Apex'' * "Totems", ''Interzone'', Jan/Feb 2005 * "Soft Apocalypse", ''Interzone'', Sept/Oct 2005 ::Finalist for the 2005 British Science Fiction Award and the 2005 British Fantasy Award :: Reprinted in ''Galaxies'' (France) * "Under the Boardwalk", ''Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine'', Issue 19, 2005

References

External links

Will McIntosh official website
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Hugo Award interview with Will McIntosh

PDF of McIntosh's Hugo Award winning short story, "Bridesicle"

Story behind Love Minus Eighty - essay
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