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The New York Times bestselling writer, editor, teacher, and publisher, Jeff VanderMeer has won the Rhysling Award, British Fantasy Award, BSFA Award, the World Fantasy Award three times, and most recently the Nebula Award for ANNIHILATION, the first volume of The Southern Reach trilogy.  Other acclaimed fiction include the CITY OF SAINTS AND MADMEN, SHRIEK: AN AFTERWORD, and FINCH. Many of his shorter works have been collected in THE
DAY DALI DIED SECRET
LIFE, SECRET
LIVES, THE
SURGEON’S TALE AND OTHER STORIES (WITH CAT
RAMBO), and THE
THIRD BEAR.

VanderMeer co-edited several groundbreaking and popular anthologies including THE
THACKERY T. LAMBSHEAD POCKET GUIDE TO ECCENTRIC & DISCREDITED
DISEASES (with Mark Roberts), THE
NEW WEIRD (with Ann VanderMeer), 

STEAMPUNK (with Ann VanderMeer), STEAMPUNK
II: STEAMPUNK RELOADED (with Ann VanderMeer), 

THE
WEIRD (with Ann VanderMeer), THE
TIME TRAVELER’S ALMANAC (with Ann VanderMeer), and SISTERS
OF THE REVOLUTION: A FEMINIST SPECULATIVE FICTION ANTHOLOGY (with Ann VanderMeer). Also with his wife Ann, VanderMeer produced THE
KOSHER GUIDE TO IMAGINARY ANIMALS.

Among his numerous nonfiction volumes are the acclaimed volumes 
BOOKLIFE:
STRATEGIES AND SURVIVAL TIPS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WRITER, THE
STEAMPUNK BIBLE (With S. J. Chambers), and 
WONDERBOOK:
THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO CREATING IMAGINATIVE FICTION.

All of us at Tachyon wish the multi-faceted Jeff VanderMeer a very squiddly birthday!

For more info about THE THIRD BEAR, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Jacob McMurray.

For more info about THE NEW WEIRD, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info about STEAMPUNK, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn.

For more info about STEAMPUNK II: STEAMPUNK RELOADED, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Dan Jones (Tinketbots)

Design by Ann Monn.

For more info about THE KOSHER GUIDE TO IMAGINARY ANIMALS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart.

For more info about BOOKLIFE: STRATEGIES AND SURVIVAL TIPS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY WRITER, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by John Coulthart.