David D. Levine (born February 21, 1961, in Minneapolis, Minnesota) is an American science fiction writer who won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2006 for his story "Tk'tk'tk". His novel Arabella of Mars was published by Tor Books in July 2016.
Biography
Although Levine has a long interest in reading and writing science fiction, he began as a writer of technical articles. He has primarily written short fiction; his first professional fiction sale came in 2001. A long-time member of science fiction fandom and early member of MilwApa (the Milwaukee amateur press association), he also co-edited a fanzine, Bento, with his late wife, Kate Yule, and has served as Convention Committee Chair for Potlatch. His short story "Ukaliq and the Great Hunt" appeared in The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2 (2003).
Although he grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Levine now lives in Portland, Oregon.
In 2010, he spent two weeks in a simulated Mars habitat of the Mars Society, in Utah.
Bibliography
Novels
Arabella of Mars (Tor Books, 2016), Arabella and the Battle of Venus (Tor Books, 2017) Arabella the Traitor of Mars (Tor Books, 2018)
Wild Cards anthology
Wild Cards I: Wild Cards – The 2010 Tor Books reprint contains the short story "Powers" that was not in the original 1987 Bantam Books release.
Short fiction
Collections
Space Magic (Wheatland Press, 2008), – Winner of 2009 Endeavor Award for best science fiction book in the Pacific Northwest
Stories
Essays and reporting
Awards
Andre Norton Award for Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Arabella of Mars (2016)
Hugo Awards
James White Award
Endeavour Award
Space Magic (Distinguished Novel or Collection, 2009)
