An Israeli writer, editor and musician. Instrumental vocalist. Founder and former chief editor of Israel's first online SF&F magazine. Bassman. Computer programmer. His story collection, One Hell of a Writer, was published by Odyssey Press in 2006. Composer and arranger. Writers columns, articles and reviews for various publications. A devoted acapella performer. His stories appeared in magazines in Israel and elsewhere. Participated in numerous musical groups and bands, and still hasn't had enough. Wrote two books with fellow author Lavie Tidhar: Fictional Murder (Odyssey Press, Israel, 2009) and The Tel Aviv Dossier (ChiZine Publications, Canada, 2009). Records his own music at his own studio, The Nir Space Station. Participates in dance shows as a live musician. Creates music for films and TV. Starred in a short horror film, his role being that of the monster. Said film won the first place in an Israeli short film competition in 2006. Lives in Tel Aviv. Rides a motorbike, despite himself. Likes food, knows nothing about it. Likes literature, knows quite a bit about it. Can handle a sailboat. Can't handle cooking, and refuses to learn. Visit Nir's official homepage for free stories, music and videos.