Kim Stanley Robinson is an American science fiction writer, probably best known for his award-winning Mars trilogy. His work delves into ecological and sociological themes regularly, and many of his novels appear to be the direct result of his own scientific fascinations, such as the 15 years of research and lifelong fascination with Mars which culminated in his most famous work. He has, due to his fascination with Mars, become a member of the Mars Society. Robinson's work has been labeled by reviewers as "literary science fiction". Excerpted from Wikipedia.

Tomás Rivera (December 22, 1935 – May 16, 1984) was a Chicano author, poet, and educator. He was born in Texas to migrant farm workers, and had to work in the fields as a young boy. However, he achieved social mobility through education—gaining a degree at Southwest Texas State University (now known as Texas State University), and later a PhD at the University of Oklahoma—and came to believe strongly in the virtues of education for Mexican Americans. As an author, Rivera is best remembered for his 1971 Faulknerian stream-of-consciousness novella ...y no se lo tragó la tierra, translated into English variously as This Migrant Earth and as ...and the Earth Did Not Devour Him. This book won the first Premio Quinto Sol award.[1] Rivera taught in high schools throughout the Southwest USA, and later at Sam Houston State University and the University of Texas at El Paso. From 1979 until his death in 1984, he was the chancellor of the University of California, Riverside, the first Mexican American to hold such a position at the University of California. Contents Biography Early years Rivera was born on December 22, 1935, in Crystal City, Texas, to Spanish-speaking, migrant farmworkers, Florencio and Josefa Rivera. At eleven years old, Rivera was in a car accident in Bay City, Michigan. After the accident, Rivera decided to write his first story about the wreck and called it "The Accident".[2] In an interview with Juan D. Bruce-Novoa, Rivera explains: "I felt a sensation I still get when I write. I wanted to capture something I would never forget and it happened to be the sensation of having a wreck".[3] Rivera continued writing throughout high school, creative pieces as well as essays. He dreamed of being a sportswriter as an adult, inspired by what he read most, sports articles and adventure stories.[4] In the same article, Rivera explains the reality of growing up with ambitions to be a writer in a migrant worker family. He explains that "When people asked what I wanted to be, I'd tell them a writer. They were surprised or indifferent. If people don't read, what is a writer?". His grandfather was his main supporter though and provided him with supplies and encouragement. Rivera worked in the fields alongside his family during summer vacations and often missed school because of the overlapping work-season. At the beginning of every school term, he had to catch up on missed material from the preceding year. The family labored with many other migrant workers in various parts of the Midwest: they lived and worked in Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan and North Dakota.[5] Rivera worked as a field labourer until 1956; at this point he was enrolled in junior college and the school would not permit him to miss class.[2] This signified the end of his migrant working days and the beginning of a new life. The first-hand experience Rivera had from growing up as a migrant worker provided him with writing material for his literary works. His novel ...y no se lo tragó la tierra is semi-autobiographical and is based around the migratory life of a young boy. As Rivera grew up in the late 20th century, he discovered some of the difficulties Chicanos faced as lower-class Mexican descendants. While trying to get published, Rivera encountered some racism; this was mainly because his writings were in Spanish, thus restricting his audience.[6] The unjust and frustrating situation faced by many Chicanos motivated Rivera. He understood that the only way to get ahead in life was through education. Rivera graduated with a degree in English from the Southwest Texas State University in 1958 and taught English and Spanish at secondary schools from 1957-65.[7] He strongly believed that post-secondary education was the only way Chicanos could evolve from migrant work. He worked in public schools until he could further his education at the University of Oklahoma, where he graduated with a PhD in Romance Languages and Literature in 1969.[7]

ESPAÑOL: Sordo postlocutivo y mejor persona, ha sido varias cosas a lo largo de su vida desde que se licenció en filología inglesa, entre ellas: actor, traductor, diseñador, administrativo en un almacén de mercancías peligrosas, militante en bandas de punk y parado de larga duración. Últimamente se le ve escribiendo ficción especulativa y sus relatos han aparecido en revistas como "Maelstrom", "SuperSonic" o "Clash" y en antologías como "Ilustrofobia" (Underbrain), "La bruma" (Escuela de Fantasía) o "Històries de les Terres Albes" (Edicions SECC). También se dedica a ser editor en Orciny Press, donde traduce y hace de todo. Ha sido miembro del consejo editorial de la revista "Catarsi" y organiza eventos relacionados con los géneros fantásticos tanto virtuales como en el mundo real. En 2016 ganó el premio Ictineu al mejor relato fantástico escrito en catalán. CATALÀ: Sord postlocutiu i millor persona, ha sigut vàries coses al llarg de la seva vida des que es va llicenciar en filologia anglesa, entre d’altres: actor, traductor, dissenyador, administratiu en un magatzem de mercaderies perilloses, militant a bandes de punk i aturat de llarga duració. Últimament se’l pot veure escrivint ficció especulativa i els seus relats han aparegut a revistes com "Maelstrom", "SuperSonic" o "Clash" i a antologies como "Ilustrofobia" (Underbrain), "La bruma" (Escuela de Fantasía) o"Històries de les Terres Albes" (Edicions SECC). També es dedica a ser editor a Orciny Press, a on tradueix i fa de tot. Ha estat membre del consell editorial de la revista "Catarsi" i organitza esdeveniments relacionats amb els gèneres fantàstics tant virtuals com al món real. El 2016 va guanyar el premi Ictineu al millor relat fantàstic escrit en català. ENGLISH: Hard of hearing but still a nice guy. He has done many different things since he got his BA in English, among them: actor, translator, designer, clerk at a dangerous goods warehouse, punk rocker and long time unemployed. He has been seen writing speculative fiction lately and some of his short stories appeared in magazines such as "Maelstrom", "SuperSonic" and "Clash" or "Ilustrofobia" (Underbrain), "La bruma" (Escuela de Fantasía) or "Històries de les Terres Albes" (Edicions SECC) anthologies. He is also an editor/publisher/translator at Orciny Press. He was a member of the editorial staff of "Catarsi" magazine and he organizes events related to science fiction and fantasy both online and in real life. In 2016 he won the Ictineu award for the best fantasy short story written in Catalan.

Brian McClellan is an American epic fantasy author from Cleveland, Ohio. He is known for his acclaimed Powder Mage Universe and essays on the life and business of being a writer. Brian now lives on the side of a mountain in Utah with his wife, Michele, where he writes books and nurses a crippling video game addiction. Brian's novels include the Powder Mage Trilogy (Promise of Blood, The Crimson Campaign, and The Autumn Republic), Gods of Blood and Powder (Sins of Empire, Wrath of Empire, and Blood of Empire), and Valkyrie Collections (Uncanny Collateral)