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Terry BissonAmerican writer, science fiction writer
Date of Birth: 12.02.1942
Country:  USA |
Content:
- Terry Bisson: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy
- Early Life and Writing Beginnings
- Hippie Years and Return to Writing
- Science Fiction Success
- Acclaimed Short Stories and Collaborations
- Novel Adaptations and Other Works
Terry Bisson: Master of Science Fiction and Fantasy
Terry Ballantine Bisson is an acclaimed American writer who has made significant contributions to the genres of science fiction and fantasy over several decades.
Early Life and Writing Beginnings
Born in Owensboro, Kentucky, in 1942, Bisson initially pursued a degree in English at Grinnell College before transferring to the University of Louisville, where he earned his bachelor's degree in 1964.
In college, he wrote his first short story, "George," which won the Story magazine contest and earned him $50. However, after graduating, he shifted his focus to writing for comics ("Creepy" and "Eerie"), tabloid writing, and serving as an editor for "Web of Horror" magazine.
Hippie Years and Return to Writing
In the late 1960s, Bisson moved to New York City and embraced the hippie lifestyle. For four years, he lived in a commune in Colorado, where he worked as an auto mechanic.
In 1976, he returned to New York City and resumed his editing career with Berkeley Books and Avon Books. In 1985, he co-founded Jacobin Books, a groundbreaking mail-order book service that he led for five years.
Science Fiction Success
In the mid-1990s, Bisson secured a consulting role at HarperCollins. By this time, he had already published his debut short story, "Across the Plateau" (1979), and his first novel, "Wyrldmaker" (1981).
His most renowned short story, "Bears Discover Fire," won multiple prestigious science fiction awards. It presents a unique evolutionary twist in which bears become intelligent beings.
Acclaimed Short Stories and Collaborations
Bisson's short stories have since become fixtures in magazines such as Playboy, Asimov's, SciFi.com, and Fantasy & Science Fiction. He has also published in The Nation, Glamour, Automotive News, New York Newsday, Los Angeles Times, and The Washington Post.
His texts have been adapted for stage plays, and Universal Studios holds the rights to adapt his novel "Necronauts." In addition, he completed the late Walter M. Miller's unfinished novel "Saint Leibowitz and the Wild Horse Woman" (1997).
Novel Adaptations and Other Works
Bisson has written novelizations of popular films such as "Johnny Mnemonic," "Virtuosity," "The Fifth Element," and "Alien: Resurrection." He also created a novelization of an episode of The X-Files titled "Miracle Man."
In collaboration with Stephanie Spinner, he authored the children's science fiction adventure novels "Be First in the Universe" (2000) and "Expiration Date: Never!" (2001). He has also written children's books under the pseudonyms Brad Quentin, T. B. Calhoun, and Ned Webb.
