Steve Bates
Bewildering Stories biography
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I spent many years writing news articles and features for magazines and newspapers, including The Washington Post. At times, I was accused of writing pure fiction. After a while, I figured: Maybe the readers are trying to tell me something.
I have been fortunate to have my science fiction and magical realism stories published in a variety of publications, including Perihelion, The Colored Lens and others. I self-published a non-fiction book, The Seeds of Spring, which sold poorly but won two awards.
My first novel, Back to You, was published in 2021. My second, Castle of Sand, was released in 2023.
Ideas for sci-fi stories come to me in the middle of the night, while I am walking on a wooded trail, or while I am trying to scrub the dirt from between my toes. In fact, I think I sense one coming now.
Copyright © 2018 by Steve Bates
