Author August

The Science Fiction Message Board’s Author Central forum has begun an “Author August post-a-thon extravaganza.” Here’s the scoop from Author Central:

From SF’s earliest days to the latest hot new talent, this 4th annual event has as wide-ranging a list of writers as anyone could wish to see. Every day during August a different author will be spotlighted in their own thread in our Author Central forum. We encourage all to visit on that day and post photographs, reminiscences, cover scans, links to appropriate sites, reviews, and other reactions. With 31 days and 31 authors there’s a chance to share what you know as well as learn new things, so come and join in the fun!

I’m jazzed to be included and hope that you’ll join me on August 15. Nicola will be featured on August 20. But don’t wait for us — go on over now and reminisce about favorite writers or learn about writers who are new to you.

Thanks to the Science Fiction Message Board for a great idea.

2009 Author August
8/1 — Alfred Bester
8/2 — William Tenn (Phillip Klass)
8/3 — Gene Wolfe
8/4 — E.T.A. Hoffman
8/5 — Norman Spinrad
8/6 — Lucy Sussex
8/7 — Robert J. Sawyer
8/8 — Phillip Reeve
8/9 — Ian McDonald
8/10 — Ken MacLeod
8/11 — Dan Simmons
8/12 — S.M. Stirling
8/13 — Sean McMullen
8/14 — James Blish
8/15 — Kelley Eskridge
8/16 — Octavia Butler
8/17 — Charles Stross
8/18 — Colin Kapp
8/19 — Fritz Leiber
8/20 — Nicola Griffith
8/21 — Hal Clement
8/22 — J.G. Ballard
8/23 — Alison Sinclair
8/24 — E.C. Tubb
8/25 — Neal Asher
8/26 — Karl Schroeder
8/27 — Jack L. Chalker
8/28 — John Varley
8/29 — Alan Dean Foster
8/30 — David J. Williams
8/31 — Kurd Lasswitz