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Rick Wilber
St. Petersburg, Florida
Novelist, writing professor, editor, textbook author, short-story writer, essayist
Interests: Writing, reading, editing, teaching, soccer, baseball, science fiction, thrillers, and more. [email protected].
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"The Hind" by Rick Wilber and Kevin J. Anderson Wins Canopus Award
Posted Mar 1, 2023 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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New Short Story, "To the Mean," Appears in Sunday Morning Transport
Posted Mar 1, 2023 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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A Busy Year on the Writing Front
A Busy Year on the Writing Front Nonfiction/Essays Los Angeles Times: “What my son with Down syndrome taught me about baseball — and life” (https://www.latimes.com/sports/story/2022-10-03/a-father-a-son-and-an-almost-perfect-day-of-baseball ) “The Spruce Goose, the Hollywood Stars, and America’s Nazis” (From Earth to the Stars blog) (https://fromearthtothestars.com/2022/08/04/the-spruce-goose-the-hollywood-stars-and-americas-nazis/ ) 3) “Q&A with Rick Wilber on ‘Blimpies’”... Continue reading
Posted Dec 31, 2022 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Thanks, Eric. Today the story ran on the front page of the LA Times Sunday print edition, so that pleased both me and Rich. On the other hand, our baseball team lost in the first round of the playoffs and that ends the season. Sad news, but Rich is always looking forward, so "Good try, see you next March, Rays" is what he said to me.
Rick Wilber Learns About Baseball and Life From his Down Syndrome Son
I recently had the chance to write an essay for the Los Angeles Times about my Down syndrome son, Richard Jr., and the baseball game we attended in August, in which Tampa Bay Rays pitcher Drew Rasmussen -almost- threw a perfect game. Had he done it, it would have been just the 24th perfecto...
Rick Wilber Learns About Baseball and Life From his Down Syndrome Son
Posted Oct 5, 2022 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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A Q&A about my novella, "Billie the Kid," in the current Asimov's SF magazine
Here's a fun interview I did with Asimov's Science Fiction magazine's excellent From Earth to the Stars blog. All about my "Billie the Kid," novella, where a teenage girl baseball shortstop for the Hollywood Stars of the Pacific Coast League in 1945 flies a B-25 to save the world, or... Continue reading
Posted Sep 21, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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"The Hind" novelette wins the 2020 Asimov's Readers' Award
I'm really pleased to report that the Asimov's Science Fiction magazine Readers' Award winners were recently announced and my story, "The Hind," (co-authored with best-selling science fiction writer Kevin J. Anderson) won the award for best novelette. I'll paste in the complete winners' list below. "The Hind" is a generation-ship... Continue reading
Posted Aug 26, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Rare Book Cafe Video Visit With Author Rick Wilber
Posted Jun 13, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Risingshadow Interviews Rick Wilber about ALIEN DAY (and other stuff)
Posted Jun 13, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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ALIEN DAY is "Science Fiction to Look For in June" says Amazing Stories
Posted Jun 8, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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ALIEN DAY LEAVES THE TOR LAUNCH PAD JUNE 1, 2021
Posted May 31, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Sibling Rivalries in Science Fiction
Posted May 22, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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I'm very happy to report that the new issue of...
I'm very happy to report that the new issue of Asimov's Science Fiction magazine (May/June 2021) features the story, "Tin Man," by Rick Wilber and Brad Aiken. That's the second time Brad and I have collaborated on a story for Asimov's. The story, seen through the lens of baseball, is... Continue reading
Posted Apr 22, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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And here's an update. Tbe Prologue and Chapter One of Alien Day are now available for a free read on the Tor/Forge Blog. Here's the link: https://www.torforgeblog.com/category/excerpts/
Free first chapter of Rick's novel, Alien Day, from Tor Books
Here's a teaser for you, the first chapter of my novel, Alien Day (Tor Books), coming out June 1 and available now for pre-pub sales on all the usual online bookstores. The novel is the sequel to 2016's Alien Morning, which was a finalist for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Scienc...
Free first chapter of Rick's novel, Alien Day, from Tor Books
Posted Apr 7, 2021 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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I had a great time co-authoring this new...
I had a great time co-authoring this new novelette, "The Hind," with Kevin J. Anderson. Incredibly, for Kevin it was his first sale to Asimov's Science Fiction magazine. https://twitter.com/TheKJA/status/1326596986384994304?s=20 https://twitter.com/WilberSFWriter/status/1327230601846468609?s=20 Continue reading
Posted Nov 13, 2020 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Rick Wilber's "Alien Day" Novel Cover Release and Publication Date
Posted Sep 20, 2020 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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New StoryBundle offer features my Rambunctious short-story collection
Like Kevin J. Anderson says below, when you're stuck at home you can at least let your imagination roam with this new SF Storybundle. Follow the link and name your own price! Yep, my new Rambunctious short-story collection is included. Kevin J. Anderson 2 hrs Why be stuck at home,... Continue reading
Posted Apr 23, 2020 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Launch Day for Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination
Posted Mar 25, 2020 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Locus Reviews Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination
Posted Mar 1, 2020 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Rambunctious: Nine Tales of Determination
Posted Oct 8, 2019 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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"The Secret City" novella is short-listed for the Sidewise Award.
Posted Aug 19, 2019 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Making History: Classic Alternate History Stories
Posted Mar 9, 2019 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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The Moe Berg Episodes reprints four stories from Asimov's SF magazine
Posted Oct 24, 2018 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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Some nice reviews of "Today is Today" and "The Secret City"
I don't pay any attention to reviews except, when, like, you know, I do. So I'll admit to being pleased when a reviewer seems to find the same sweet spot in reading the story that I found when I writing it. In this case, over the past two or three... Continue reading
Posted Sep 1, 2018 at Rick Wilber's Blog
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