Michael A. Burstein
(February 27, 1970 –)
Michael Burstein is a Boston-area SF writer and teacher. He has given lectures and spoken at various science fiction conferences and libraries, and to groups at MIT and Harvard. He has been an active member of fandom for years.
His first published story, "TeleAbsence," which appeared in the July, 1995, issue of Analog, was nominated for the Hugo Award and was chosen by the readers of Analog as the best short story published by the magazine in 1995. Two years later, Burstein won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer at LoneStarCon 2.
He was born in New York City. He attended Hunter College High School in Manhattan and went on to Harvard College where he was a member of the Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association. He graduated Harvard in 1991 with a degree in Physics; in 1993, he earned a Master's in Physics from Boston University. Burstein has worked as a science teacher at all levels, and edits science textbooks.
He is married to Nomi Burstein and they have two daughters.
- Burstzine [2002] (with Nomi Burstein)
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1997 — 1997 Campbell Award
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