Howard V. Hendrix

For the Christian professor and author, see Howard Hendricks.

Howard Vincent Hendrix (born 1959) is an American scholar and science fiction writer.. He is the author of the novels Lightpaths and Standing Wave, Better Angels, Empty Cities of the Full Moon, The Labyrinth Key, and Spears of God. His early short stories are found in the ebook Mobius Highway.

Howard Vincent Hendrix
Born	1959 (age 64–65) Cincinnati, Ohio, U.S.
Occupation	Author, professor
Education	Xavier University (BS) University of California, Riverside (MA, PhD)
Period	1981–present
Genre	Hard science fiction

Early life, family and education

Howard Vincent Hendrix was born in 1959^[1] in Cincinnati, Ohio, United States.

He graduated in 1980 with a Bachelor of Science degree in biology from Xavier University. He earned a Master's (1982) and a Ph.D (1987) in English literature from the University of California, Riverside.^[2]

Career

Hendrix published his first short story, "Bad/Night/Vision", in 1983 in UC Riverside's art and literary journal, Mosaic. Since then, he has published over 30 short stories and poems as well as six science fiction novels, beginning with Lightpaths in September 1997 through Ace Books. His most recent novel is the 2006 Spears of God, published through Del Rey. His poem “Bumbershoot” won the 2010 Dwarf Stars Award from the Science Fiction Poetry Association.^[3]

He is an English professor at California State University, Fresno.^[3]

Bibliography

Fiction

Novels

• Lightpaths. 1997.
• Standing wave. 1998.
• Better Angels (1999)
• Empty Cities of the Full Moon (2001)
• The Labyrinth Key (2004)
• Spears of God (2006)

Awards

• Abraham L. Polonsky Award winner, 1983, for "Bad/Night/Vision"^{[citation needed]}
• Writers of the Future Third Quarter First Place, 1986, for "In the Smoke"^[4]
• Nebula Award nominee (several times), Science Fiction Writers of America, 1986-1994^{[citation needed]}
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award nominee, 1994, for "At the Shadow of a Dream"^[5]
• Pushcart Prize nominee, 1989, for "The Art of Memory"^{[citation needed]}

International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day

Main article: International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day

Hendrix created a stir among science fiction and fantasy fans and authors with a LiveJournal posting on April 12, 2007.^[6] The purpose of the posting was to explain, in part, why he would not be seeking the presidency of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America after having served as its vice president. He criticized authors who offer their works for free on the internet, either as written works, or recorded as podcasts. His comments have drawn criticism from a number of other authors, such as Jo Walton, Michael A. Stackpole,^[7] John Scalzi,^[8] and David Wellington,^[9] and resulted in International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day.

References

1. "Stories, Listed by Author". Locus. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
2. Hendrix, Howard V. "Biographics". howardvhendrix.com. Retrieved March 27, 2013.
3. "Howard Hendrix". fresnostate.edu. Department of English, California State University, Fresno. Archived from the original on March 5, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2021.
4. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1986 Hubbard Writers/Illustrators of the Future". Locus. Archived from the original on October 25, 2012. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
5. "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Sturgeon Nominees List". Locus. Archived from the original on January 10, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
6. Hendrix, Howard V. (April 12, 2007). Shetterly, Will (ed.). "Howard V. Hendrix, SFWA's current V.P." Archived from the original on January 4, 2009. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
7. Audio response by Michael A. Stackpole to Hendrix
8. Response to Hendrix by John Scalzi Archived 2007-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
9. Response to Hendrix by David Wellington Archived 2007-05-02 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• Celebration of International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day
• Howard V. Hendrix at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database