Tobias Samuel Buckell (born January 2, 1979,^[1][2] inGrenada) is a Grenadian/British science fiction and fantasy writer.^[3]

From his first sold short story, "The Fish Merchant", in March 2000,^[4] he has written over a hundred stories, including novels, novellas, short stories, and collections, which have been written and translated into nineteen languages.^[5][6][7] Across his writing career, he and his work have been nominated for several awards, including theWSFA Small Press Award,Nebula Award, andPrometheus Award. He has also madeThe New York Times Best Seller list in 2008 for his novel,Halo: The Cole Protocol, and additionally won several awards, including theWriters and Illustrators of the Future Award andWorld Fantasy Award.

In addition to his authorship, he has also been a judge for theWorld Fantasy Award,^[8] a vice president of theScience Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association,^[9] an English instructor atBluffton University,^[10] and a Creative Writing instructor for theUniversity of Southern Maine’sStonecoast MFA program.^[11]

Tobias S. Buckell was born inGrenada in theCaribbean,^[12][13] an island country in theWest Indies andCaribbean Sea, where he lived on his family’s boat. Throughout his childhood, he and his family moved to live throughout the Virgin Islands (British and American between 1989 and 1995) untilHurricane Marilyn decimated his family’s boat house.

He and his family moved toBluffton, Ohio when he was 16, where he eventually went on to attend and graduate fromBluffton University in 2000,^[10] as well asClarion Workshop in 1999. About that same time, he sold his first short story, "Fish Merchant", to writer and editorScott Edelman ofScience Fiction Age, who assisted in its 2000 publication.^[1] In addition to this first publication, another of Buckell's stories, “In Orbite Medievali” won theWriters and Illustrators of the Future Volume 16 quarterly contest that same year, hosted by Ron Collins.^[7]

Since then, in addition to where he posts his works on his own website,^[5] his stories have appeared in various publications, includingWriters and Illustrators of the Future,Nature, andClarkesworld.

Tobias S. Buckell, though “white passing” in his own terms withLocus Magazine, proclaims his biracial identity. Through his involvement with the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association, as well as his office in it, he's discussed his own identity, as well as further authorial diversity, at length; and in a similar regard, several of his works involve and incorporate the history and culture of the Caribbean.^[1][7]

He has performed further advocacy in his own site-space through openness of his struggles withADHD anddyslexia;^[13] beyond these discussions, he has sought to provide his own experiences as a guide for others in his circumstances.^[14]

Though not American,^[3] he holds a permanent residence inBluffton, Ohio, with his wife Emily, as well as their two daughters.^[1]

• Stonecoast MFA - Creative Writing program (2019–Present).^[11]
• Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association - Vice President (2020 - 2022).^[9]
• Bluffton University - English Teacher and Journal Instructor (2021–Present).^[10]

Source:^[5][15]

Sources:^[16][17]

1. "Tobias S. Buckell: Many Hands Lift – Locus Online"Locus Magazine.
2. "Summary Bibliography: Tobias S. Buckell"Internet Speculative Fiction Database.
3. "Tobias S. Buckell (@tobiasbuckell.bsky.social)".Bluesky Social.
4. "https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/buckell_08_16_reprint".Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine.
5. "Tobias S. Buckell Author, Futurist, Wordsmith for Hire"Tobias S. Buckell's Website.
6. "https://firesidefiction.com/tobias-s-buckell"Fireside Fiction.
7. "Focus on Tobias Buckell, Writers of the Future Volume 16 Winner | Writers & Illustrators of the Future"Writers and Illustrators of the Future, 2000.
8. "https://worldfantasy.org/world-fantasy-awards%e2%84%a0-2021/".World Fantasy Awards, 2021.
9. "https://www.sfwa.org/prior-sfwa-board-officers".Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
10. "https://www.bluffton.edu/news/-2021-22/070921TobiasBuckell.aspx".Bluffton University, Ohio.
11. "https://stonecoastcommunity.com/2019/12/01/community-news-updates-december-2019"Stonecoast MFA.
12. "The Complexity of Community: Ecology, Science Fiction, and the Future of Literature-A Conversation with Tobias Buckell".Journal of West Indian Literature.31 (1): 168–187.
13. "Holding Out For A Sequel: In Praise of Vernor Vinge"Reactor Magazine.
14. "Four Hacks I’ve Used to Focus Harder While Writing with a Computer, Plus One that Rules Them All (For Me) from Tobias S. Buckell"Tobias S. Buckell Social Post.
15. "Post Title   from   Site Title"Tobias S. Buckell's Membership Media.
16. "sfadb: Tobias S. Buckell Awards"Science Fiction Awards Database.
17. "Paperback Trade Fiction - The New York Times"New York Times Best Sellers 2008.

• Interview atSFFWorld.com
• Interview at wotmania.com
• Interview at theSciFiDimensions podcast
• Interview atClarkesworld Magazine Issue 30, March 2009

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