Terry Bisson

Terry Ballantine Bisson (born February 12, 1942) is an American science fiction and fantasy author. He is best known for his short stories, including "Bears Discover Fire" (1990), which won both the Hugo and Nebula awards, but has also written several novels, including Voyage to the Red Planet (Morrow, 1990), Pirates of the Universe (Tor, 1996) and The Pickup Artist (Tor, 2001).

Bisson was born in Owensboro, Kentucky. He graduated from the University of Louisville in 1964 and currently lives in Oakland, California.

External links

• Author's website, which includes an autobiography
• "They're Made Out of Meat", a 1991 short story by Bisson at his website.
• Author profile at Infinity Plus , with link to "England Underway" (short story)
• Profile by Michael Swanwick, written for the 1996 Philcon program book
• September 2000 article about Bisson