Alex Shvartsman

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Alex Shvartsman (born November 19, 1975) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and editor known primarily for humorous short stories. He won the WSFA Small Press Award for Short Fiction in 2014 for his short story "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma" published in the InterGalactic Medicine Show magazine. He won the WSFA Small Press Award in 2014[1] and was a finalist for the Canopus Award for Excellence in Interstellar Writing in 2015[2] and 2017.[3]

Alex Shvartsman is also a Magic: The Gathering player. While having enjoyed only a moderate degree of success on the Pro Tour, he is one of the most successful Grand Prix players ever. With 21 appearances, Shvartsman held the record for most Grand Prix top eights for a long time, but is now ranked 12th tied with Shota Yasooka.

Bibliography

Full-length books

  • Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma and Other Stories, UFO Publishing, 2015
  • H. G. Wells, Secret Agent, UFO Publishing, 2015
  • The Golem of Deneb Seven and Other Stories, UFO Publishing, 2018
  • Eridani's Crown, UFO Publishing, 2019
  • The Middling Affliction, Caezik SF & Fantasy, 2022

Selected short stories

  • "How Gaia and the Guardian Saved the World", Amazing Stories, 2016
  • "One in a Million", On Spec, 2016
  • "Whom He May Devour", Nautilus, 2016
  • "Islands in the Sargasso", Galaxy's Edge, 2015
  • "Burying Treasure", Chicks and Balances (Baen Books), 2015
  • "He Who Watches", Fireside, 2015
  • "The Golem of Deneb Seven", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
  • "The Keepsake Box", Daily Science Fiction, 2014
  • "High-Tech Fairies and the Pandora Perplexity", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2014
  • "In the Wake of the Storm", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
  • "The Rumination on What Isn't", Nature, 2013
  • "The Tinker Bell Problem", Buzzy Magazine, 2013
  • "Things We Leave Behind", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
  • "Explaining Cthulhu to Grandma", InterGalactic Medicine Show, 2013
  • "The Epistolary History", Nature, 2013
  • "A Gnomish Gift", Weird Tales, 2013
  • "Requiem for a Druid", Galaxy's Edge, 2013
  • "The Miracle on Tau Prime", Daily Science Fiction, 2013
  • "The Tell-Tale Ear", Nature, 2012
  • "Nuclear Family", Kasma SF, 2012
  • "Ravages of Time", Nature, 2012
  • "A Shard Glows in Brooklyn", Buzzy Magazine 2012
  • "The Take", Daily Science Fiction, 2012
  • "Spidersong", Daily Science Fiction, 2011
  • Link to complete bibliography.

As editor

Magic: The Gathering achievements

 Season   Event type   Location   Format   Date   Rank 
1998–99 Grand Prix Barcelona Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 2
1998–99 Grand Prix Taipei Script error: No such module "sort". 7
1999–00 Grand Prix Lisbon Script error: No such module "sort". 6
1999–00 Grand Prix Sao Paulo Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 4
1999–00 Grand Prix Tours Script error: No such module "sort". 1
1999–00 Grand Prix Seattle Extended Script error: No such module "sort". 5
1999–00 Grand Prix Madrid Extended Script error: No such module "sort". 3
1999–00 Grand Prix Taipei Extended Script error: No such module "sort". 3
1999–00 Grand Prix Cannes Team Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 2
1999-00 Grand Prix Nagoya Team Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 1
2000–01 Invitational Sydney Special Script error: No such module "sort". 6
2000–01 Masters Chicago Booster Draft Script error: No such module "sort". 3
2000–01 Grand Prix Rio de Janeiro Sealed and Booster Draft Script error: No such module "sort". 2
2001–02 Pro Tour New York Team Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 3
2001–02 Grand Prix Brisbane Sealed and Booster Draft Script error: No such module "sort". 3
2001–02 Grand Prix Curitiba Extended Script error: No such module "sort". 2
2001–02 Grand Prix Houston Extended Script error: No such module "sort". 6
2001–02 Grand Prix Lisbon Extended Script error: No such module "sort". 6
2001–02 Grand Prix Fukuoka Sealed and Booster Draft Script error: No such module "sort". 1
2001–02 Grand Prix Kuala Lumpur Sealed and Booster Draft Script error: No such module "sort". 5
2001–02 Grand Prix New Jersey Team Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 2
2002–03 Masters Houston Booster Draft Script error: No such module "sort". 5
2002–03 Grand Prix Pittsburgh Team Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 1
2002–03 Grand Prix Detroit Block Constructed Script error: No such module "sort". 4
2003–04 Grand Prix Washington D.C. Team Limited Script error: No such module "sort". 3

Last updated: 17 August 2009
Source: Wizards.com

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