Richard Garfinkle | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1961 (age 62–63) |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Clarion West Writers Workshop |
| Genre | Science fiction |
| Notable awards | Compton Crook Award (1997) |
| Spouse | Alessandra Kelley |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| www | |
Richard Garfinkle (born 1961) is an American writer of science fiction.
He is best known as the author of Celestial Matters, a novel published by Tor Books, which won the Compton Crook Award in 1997.[1]
Garfinkle is a 1992 graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop and was nominated twice for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.[citation needed]
He has taught at numerous writers' workshops at Windycon, an annual Chicago-area science fiction convention,[citation needed] and at Chicon 2000, the 58th World Science Fiction Convention, held in Chicago.[2] He's married to Alessandra Kelley and has two daughters.[3]