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Michael P. Kube-McDowell | |
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 Kube-McDowell at theClarion Workshop in the summer of 1989 | |
| Born | Michael Paul McDowell (1954-08-29)August 29, 1954 (age 71) Philadelphia,Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's High School Michigan State University |
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| Notable awards | Pegasus Award (1994) |
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| alternities | |
Michael Paul Kube-McDowell (born August 29, 1954), also known asMichael McDowell orMichael P. McDowell, is an Americanscience fiction andnon-fiction author.
Born Michael Paul McDowell on August 29, 1954 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), he attendedSt. Joseph's High School (Camden, New Jersey) (Class of 1972)[1] andMichigan State University.
Kube-McDowell has written for television, been astringer for a daily newspaper, and published short fiction, reviews, assorted nonfiction anderotica. He was honored for teaching excellence by the 1985White House Commission on Presidential Scholars.[citation needed] Kube-McDowell's short fiction has been featured inAnalog,Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine andThe Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, as well as anthologiesAfter the Flames andPerpetual Light. Three of his stories have been adapted as episodes of the TV seriesTales from the Darkside. Outside of science fiction Kube-McDowell is the author of more than 500 nonfiction articles on subjects ranging from space careers to "scientific creationism" to an award-winning four-part series on the state ofAmerican education. Kube-McDowell's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[2]
