David is the 2008 winner of the Jim Baen Memorial Grand Prize! The prize is awarded by the National Space Society and Baen Books for the story which best depicts the bright future of near-term space development. He received the award at the International Space Development Conference in Washington D.C. on May 31.

Letting Go Cosmos October, 2008 Letting Go Baen's Universe August, 2008 The Rings of Jupiter Talebones April, 2008 Permission to Speak Freely Analog November, 2007 Mattie's Cougar Touched by Wonder October, 2007 Raven Crumbling Fantastical Visions forthcoming Towers of St. Michael's Futurismic April 2007 Dragonfly Savior Fantastical Visions forthcoming Rival of Mars Analog October 2006 Anyone Can Whistle Escape Pod June 2006 Diamond Dust Futurismic November 2005 The Problem of Friction Lenox Avenue September 2005 No Forwarding Address Anotherealm January 2005 All The Rage This Year Phobos Books September 2004 Hands Aoife's Kiss September 2004 All About Eventualities Neverworlds January 2002 Anyone Can Whistle Electric Wine June 2001 Fly Like the Light Rogue Worlds May 2001 The Fortunes of Fortinbras Shakespeare Bulletin Summer 1998

Order now from Amazon or Meadowhawk Press! New! Order from Withywindle Books, who will carry my book at Readercon. I will be doing a signing at their table on Saturday. In the splintered post-war USA, the city-state of Philadelphia is ripe for revolution. Mark McGovern, the son of a rich politician, lives in a world of expensive parties and frivolous biological mods, a sharp contrast to the poor underworld of his best friend, Darin Kinsley. When the two play a prank that releases a sophisticated virus into the net, Mark must try to stem the tide of casualties before the charged political situation explodes. Find out more at the Terminal Mind web site. The Grand Index of SF Writing Advice An exhaustive list of science fiction and fantasy writing advice available on the web. Uncle Orson's Writing Class Dozens of practical answers to writing questions by one of the masters of speculative fiction, Orson Scott Card. Engen's Market Engine A convenient queryable database of science fiction and fantasy magazines and anthologies. Writertopia's Campbell Award Site The author eligibility site for the John W. Campbell Award, for which I am an administrator. Anthology Builder Want to publish an anthology of your favorite David Walton short stories? (Or your other favorite authors, if you must.) This fabulous site will mail a real book to your door with your selections from a huge variety of published short fiction and gorgeous professional cover art. My children Ruth, Miriam, Naomi, Caleb, and Lydia. Try out my brain teasers (Chronigma archive) Codex is an group of writers who critique each other's work and share news, advice, and encouragement.   These are the web sites of some of my fellow Codexians: Mike Shultz has published several stories in Fantasy & Science Fiction and elsewhere. Nancy Fulda is a Phobos contest winner, an assistant editor at Baen's Universe, and the founder of AnthologyBuilder.com. John Brown is the author of Servant of a Dark God (Tor Books). Elaine Isaak is the author of "The Singer's Crown" (Eos Books, 2005) and its sequels. Eric James Stone is a Writers of the Future and Phobos winner whose fiction appears frequently in Analog. Ken Scholes is the author of Lamentation (Tor Books). Tobias Buckell is a Writers of the Future winner and the author of Crystal Rain and Ragamuffin (Tor Books). Ian Creasey is the author of many short stories in Asimov's and elsewhere. Luc Reid is a Writers of the Future winner and the founder of Codex. Jason D. Wittman has been published in Scifi.com and elsewhere. Tom Pendergrass is a Writers of the Future winner who has been published in Leading Edge and Beyond Centauri. Bill Katz is a Writers of the Future grand prize winner and the founder of Writertopia. Joy Remy is a Writers of the Future winner whose fiction has also appeared in "The Elastic Book of Numbers" (Elastic Press, 2005) and elsewhere. Diana Rowland is a Writers of the Future winner and has been published in the anthology "The Age of Reason: Stories for a New Millennium" (SFF Net, 1999). Lawrence Schoen is the author of over 40 published short stories and the founder of the Klingon Language Institute. Steve Savile is the author of many books including "Houdini's Last Illusion" (Telos) and "Similar Monsters" (Cosmos Books), and is also the co-editor of "Elemental" (Tor Books). Alethea Kontis is the author of "The Telaphab from Z-A" (Candlewick Press), and co-editor of the anthology "Elemental" (Tor Books), proceeds from which benefit Tsunami victims. Mary Robinette Kowal has been published in Strange Horizons and elsewhere; she is also the graphic designer for Shimmer magazine. Brad Beaulieu is a Writers of the Future winner whose stories have appeared in Deep Magic and Quantum Muse. Rick Novy has been published in AlienSkinMag and Planet Magazine. Helena Bell writes speculative fiction and poetry, which can be found in publications like Strange Horizons and Strong Verse. James Maxey is a multiple Phobos winner and the author of the Bitterwood series (Pyr Books). Nadia Cornier is the president of Cornier&Associates and a literary agent for the Firebrand Literary Agency. M. T. Reiten is a Writers of the Future and Phobos winner and the author of "Needle Child".

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