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Ian Whates

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Bio

Ian Whates lives in a comfortable home in an idyllic Cambridgeshire village, which he shares with his partner Helen and their pets - Honey the golden cocker spaniel, Calvin the tailless black cat and Inky the goldfish (sadly, Binky died a few years ago).

Ian's love of SF began while he was still at school, manifesting itself when he produced an SF murder mystery as homework after being set the essay title "The Language of Shakespeare", much to the bemusement of his English teacher. His first published stories appeared in the late 1980s, but it was not until the early 2000s that he began to pursue writing with any seriousness.

In 2006 Ian launched independent publisher New-Con Press, quite by accident. That same year he also resumed submitting short stories, selling some 25 to various venues by the time May 2008 arrived, including two to the science journal Nature. Another story, "The Gift of Joy", was shortlisted for the BSFA Awards in 2008.

Ian is currently the chairman of the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA), and edits Matrix, the online news and media reviews magazine. The author lives in Cambridgeshire, UK.

Ian Whates Books

Dark In The Day book cover

Dark In The Day

Storm Constantine
ParSec #10 book cover

ParSec #10

PS Publishing
ParSec #9 book cover

ParSec #9

PS Publishing
Parsec 8# book cover

Parsec 8#

Ian Whates
Parsec #6 book cover

Parsec #6

Ian Whates
Parsec 5 book cover

Parsec 5

Ian Whates
No More Heroes book cover

No More Heroes

Ian Whates
ParSec Issue #4 book cover

ParSec Issue #4

Ian Whates
ParSec Issue #3 book cover

ParSec Issue #3

Ian Whates
ParSec Issue#2 book cover

ParSec Issue#2

Ian Whates
ParSec Issue #1 book cover

ParSec Issue #1

Ian Whates
Montpellier book cover

Montpellier

Ian Whates
Wourism And Other Stories book cover

Wourism And Other Stories

Ian Whates
The Mammoth Book of SF Wars book cover

The Mammoth Book of SF Wars

Ian Watson
City of Hope & Despair book cover

City of Hope & Despair

Ian Whates
City of Dreams & Nightmare book cover

City of Dreams & Nightmare

Ian Whates
The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories book cover

The Mammoth Book of Alternate Histories

Ian Watson
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