Lawrence M. Schoen

Lawrence M. Schoen
Schoen at RavenCon in 2026
Born (1959-07-27) July 27, 1959
Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
EducationCalifornia State University, Northridge (BS)
Kansas State University (MS, PhD)
Occupations
  • Psychologist
  • researcher
  • publisher
  • author
Writing career
GenresScience fiction, fantasy
Websitelawrencemschoen.com

Lawrence M. Schoen (born July 27, 1959) is an American author, publisher, psychologist, and expert in the Klingon language.[1][2]

Biography

Schoen was born in Chicago, Illinois, but his family moved to Southern California when he was 18 months old, and he grew up in Culver City.[3]

In 1983, he graduated with B.S. in psycholinguistics from California State University, Northridge.[3]

Schoen spent the next ten years in academia as an assistant professor at New College of Florida, Lake Forest College in Illinois, and Chestnut Hill College in Pennsylvania. He then moved to the private sector and served for about 17 years as the director of research and analytics for a medical center which provides mental health and addiction treatment service works throughout Philadelphia.[4]

Schoen lives in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania.[3]

Author

He has been nominated for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, the Hugo Award for Best Short Story, the Nebula Award for Best Novella three times,[5][6][7] as well as receiving nominations for the Nebula Award for Best Novel.[8]

Small press publisher

Schoen is the publisher and chief editor for Paper Golem, a speculative fiction small press started in November, 2006. In its Alembical series, J. Kathleen Cheney's novella "Iron Shoes", from Alembical 2, received a nomination for the Nebula Award.[9]

Bibliography

The Universe of Barsk (Series)

  • Barsk: The Elephants' Graveyard (Dec 2015), Tor Books (ISBN 9780765377036) Nebula Award Finalist,[10]

The Conroyverse

The Amazing Conroy (series)

Notable works in chronological story order:[11]

    • Yesterdays Taste, (October 2011) in Transtories, Aeon Press (ISBN 1-8725-8821-2) WSFA Small Press Award Finalist[12]
  • Barry's Tale (Book 2) December 2012) in Buffalito Buffet, Hadley Rille Books (ISBN 0-9849-6708-7) Nebula Award Finalist 2012[13]
  • Calendrical Regression (Book 3) (November 2014), Noble Fusion Press (ISBN 0-9915-0013-X) Nebula Award Finalist 2014[14]
  • Barry's Deal (Book 4) (November 2017), Noble Fusion Press (ISBN 0-9915-0017-2) Nebula Award Finalist 2017[15]
  • Trial of the Century (Book 6) (December 2013), in World Jumping, Hadley Rille Books (ISBN 0-9892-6317-7) Nebula Award Finalist 2013[16]
Omnibus Editions
  • Galactic Capers of the Amazing Conroy (August 2020) Paper Golem LLC (ISBN 978-1951391331). An omnibus edition featuring the four Novella award nominated novellas from the series: Barry's Tale (Finalist),[17] Calendrical Regression (Finalist),[18] Barry's Deal (Finalist)[19] and Trial of the Century (Finalist).[16]

Awards and nominations

References

  1. ↑ "Lawrence M. Schoen". IMDb. Us.imdb.com. 2009-05-01. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  2. ↑ "About the Author". Archived from the original on 2014-08-24. Retrieved 2014-09-14.
  3. 1 2 3 "Press Kit". Lawrence M. Schoen. 2011-10-12. Retrieved 2018-02-02.
  4. ↑ "Study will test unusual but creative format to empower outpatients". Archived from the original on 2015-03-09. Retrieved 2015-03-19.
  5. 1 2 "Locus Online News » 2012 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". Locusmag.com. 2013-02-20. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  6. 1 2 "Locus Online News » 2013 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". Locusmag.com. 2014-02-20. Retrieved 2014-04-06.
  7. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2014 Nebula Awards Ballot Announced". Locusmag.com. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  8. 1 2 "Locus Online News » 2015 Nebula Awards Ballot". Locusmag.com. 2016-02-21. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  9. ↑ "Nebula Award Nominations Announced!". Tor.com. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  10. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2015/ Nebula Award Finalist 2015
  11. ↑ "Books". 2 April 2020.
  12. ↑ http://www.sfadb.com/WSFA_Small_Press_Award_2012 Award Finalist 2012
  13. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2012/ Nebula Awards 2012
  14. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2014/ Nebula Awards 2014
  15. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2017/ Nebula Awards 2017
  16. 1 2 https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2013/ Nebula Awards 2013
  17. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2012/ Nebula Awards 2012
  18. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2014/ Nebula Awards 2014
  19. ↑ https://nebulas.sfwa.org/award-year/2017/ Nebula Awards 2017
  20. ↑ "Locus Online News: Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominations". Locusmag.com. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  21. ↑ "Astounding Award". 9 August 2007.
  22. ↑ "Locus Online News: 2010 Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominees". Locusmag.com. 2010-04-04. Archived from the original on 2013-10-07. Retrieved 2013-10-21.
  23. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2014 Nebula Awards Ballot Announced". Locusmag.com. 2015-02-20. Retrieved 2015-02-20.
  24. ↑ "SFWA Names Kevin O'Donnell, Jr Service to SFWA Award Recipient: Lawrence M. Schoen". sfwa.org. 2016-05-13. Retrieved 2016-05-13.
  25. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2017 Nebula Awards Ballot". 2018-02-18. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
  26. ↑ "Locus Online News » 2018 Nebula Awards". Locusmag.com. 2019-02-20. Retrieved 2019-02-24.
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