TREGILLIS, Ian
United Kingdom, British Commonwealth and Translation only: Represented in these territories on behalf of Kay McCauley at Pimlico/Aureous Inc, NY.
Ian Tregillis was born and raised in the United States, where his parents had settled after fleeing the wrath of a Flemish prince. (The full story involves a stolen horse, or so he’s been told.) He attended the University of Minnesota, where he received a Ph.D. in physics for his research on radio galaxies and quasars. After finishing his thesis, he moved to the American Southwest just as soon as he found a group of people willing to hire him. He’s still a bit surprised by this because he has no useful skills.
He attended the Clarion Writers’ Workshop in 2005. Soon after, he joined the Critical Mass writing group, where he spent several years working alongside a very accomplished collection of writers including Walter Jon Williams, Daniel Abraham, S. M. Stirling, Melinda Snodgrass, and George R. R. Martin. His first novel, BITTER SEEDS, was published in the United States in 2010 and will be published, along with two further novels, THE COLDEST WAR and NECESSARY EVIL by Orbit in the UK and British Commonwealth towards the end of 2012.
His short fiction has appeared in Apex Magazine, Tor.com, and in Jonathan Strahan’s ‘The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, Volume Five. He is also a member of the Wild Cards writing collective, and has contributed to the Wild Cards novels INSIDE STRAIGHT, BUSTED FLUSH and SUICIDE KINGS.
He lives in New Mexico, where he consorts with writers, scientists, and other disreputable types.