M. M. Buckner

Buckner graduated with English Honors from Memphis State University, studied writing at Harvard University, then earned her Master’s degree in Creative Writing at Boston University. She has traveled through Europe, New Zealand, Japan and North America, lived in California, Alaska, Maine and Massachusetts, and now resides in Nashville, Tennessee.

As marketing vice president for a nationwide financial firm, her commercial writing earned numerous professional awards, including two Diamond Addies. She is currently a freelance writer, environmental activist, and whitewater kayaker. Other publishing credits include short stories, creative nonfiction, magazine features, and content for many Web sites. She authored a major research report for the World Wildlife Fund.

“M.M. Buckner is the first clear-cut new star of twenty-first century SF,” writes Hugo-winning author Robert J. Sawyer.

Science Fiction Novels:

HYPERTHOUGHT (Ace/ 2003)
--Winner Southeastern Science Fiction Achievement Award
--Finalist Philip K. Dick Award

NEUROLINK (Ace/2004) (Re-published by E-Reads under the author's preferred title: THE COIN GIVER.)
--Praised in Entertainment Weekly

WAR SURF (Ace/2005)
--Winner Philip K. Dick Award

WATERMIND (Tor/2008)
--On the Barnes & Noble Top Ten Best SF Novels List for 2009

THE GRAVITY PILOT (Tor/2011)

Bucker's website is at http://www.mmbuckner.com, her Facebook Fan Page is at http://www.facebook.com/pages/M-M-Buckner/131846680217512?sk=wall and her Twitter feed is at mmbuckner1.