Mark Budz
Mark Budz | |
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| Born | November 1, 1960 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Period | 1991–present |
Mark Budz is an American science fiction writer. Budz was born on November 1, 1960 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey into a family that traveled prodigiously. In the late 1980s, Budz moved to Oregon to become a full-time writer. Although he began by writing short stories, his novels such as Clade and Crache have been nominated for major awards.
Personal life
After Mark Budz was born in New Jersey, he moved around a lot because his father worked for the National Park Service, living in Arizona, California, and Colorado. In 1982, Budz graduated from the University of Colorado at Boulder with a bachelor's degree in Architectural Engineering. After graduating, he worked at several different jobs, including sales at manufacturer’s representative for ITT Bell & Gossett, retail sales, publisher's reader for a small press, and technical support. Currently, Budz is a technical writer for a software company near Silicon Valley.
In the late 1980s, Budz moved to Eugene, Oregon to attempt to become a full-time writer, beginning with short stories.[1] Although becoming a short story writer did not work out, he decided to become a novel writer, which began with his first novel Clade in 2003. In subsequent years, he published other novels such as Crache and Idolon.
In 1991, he met his future wife, Marina Fitch and in 1992, they moved to Watsonville, California.[2]
Publications
Novels
- Clade (2003)
- Crache (2004)
- Idolon (2006)
- Till Human Voices Wake Us (2007)
Short stories
- Toy Soldiers
- Zinnias on the Moon
- Roatan
- The War Inside
Awards
- Philip K. Dick Award nominee - In 2003, Clade was a nominee for the Philip K. Dick Award.[3]
- Andre Norton Award - In 2004, Mark Budz won the second annual Norton Award for his novel Clade.
References
- ^ "Mark Budz: The Trickle-Down Effect". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Mark Budz". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
- ^ "Philip K. Dick Award". Retrieved 26 February 2010.
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- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American science fiction writers
- People from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
- Writers from Eugene, Oregon
- People from Watsonville, California
- University of Colorado alumni
- American male short story writers
- 21st-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American male writers
- Novelists from California
- Novelists from Oregon