Christopher McKitterick
Encyclopedia
Christopher McKitterick is an American
writer
of science fiction
and an academic concerned with the field. He is Director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction
, a program at the University of Kansas
that supports an annual series of classes, workshops, online classes, and AboutSF, a resource for teachers and readers of science fiction.
McKitterick is nominations director for the Theodore Sturgeon Award
for the best short SF story of the year, and a juror for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
.
He completed degrees in English: undergraduate
from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1991, and master's
from the University of Kansas
in 1996.
As of 2011, McKitterick teaches science fiction, technical communication, and creative writing in the English department of the University of Kansas
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
of science fiction
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
and an academic concerned with the field. He is Director of the Center for the Study of Science Fiction
Center for the Study of Science Fiction
The Center for the Study of Science Fiction is an educational institution, associated with the University of Kansas, that emerged out of the science-fiction programs that James Gunn created there beginning in 1970....
, a program at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
that supports an annual series of classes, workshops, online classes, and AboutSF, a resource for teachers and readers of science fiction.
McKitterick is nominations director for the Theodore Sturgeon Award
Theodore Sturgeon Award
The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is given each year for the best science fiction short story of the year and is the short fiction counterpart of the Campbell award , published in English....
for the best short SF story of the year, and a juror for the John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for best science fiction novel was created in 1973 by writers and critics Harry Harrison and Brian W. Aldiss to honor Campbell's name...
.
He completed degrees in English: undergraduate
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire in 1991, and master's
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
in 1996.
As of 2011, McKitterick teaches science fiction, technical communication, and creative writing in the English department of the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
.
Short Works
- "The Enlightenment" (Sentinels: In Honor of Arthur C. Clarke, Hadley Rille BooksHadley Rille BooksHadley Rille Books is an independent book publisher that publishes science fiction, fantasy, and historical anthologies and novels. They are also known for their series of archeological fiction, discovering new talent, and for publishing a large number of female authors in a male dominated...
, 2010) - "The Empty Utopia" (Ruins: Extraterrestrial, Hadley Rille BooksHadley Rille BooksHadley Rille Books is an independent book publisher that publishes science fiction, fantasy, and historical anthologies and novels. They are also known for their series of archeological fiction, discovering new talent, and for publishing a large number of female authors in a male dominated...
, 2007) - "Jupiter Whispers" (Visual Journeys: A Tribute to Space Art, Hadley Rille BooksHadley Rille BooksHadley Rille Books is an independent book publisher that publishes science fiction, fantasy, and historical anthologies and novels. They are also known for their series of archeological fiction, discovering new talent, and for publishing a large number of female authors in a male dominated...
, 2007) - "The Enlightenment" (Synergy: New Science Fiction, Five Star Books, 2004)
- "Lost Dogs" (AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, September 2001) - "The Web" (Artemis Magazine for Artemis ProjectArtemis ProjectThe Artemis Project was a private venture to establish a permanent, self-supporting base on the Moon by 2002. It was named after Artemis, the goddess of the Moon and twin sister of Apollo . The project's creators, The Lunar Resources Company, formed the Artemis Society as a non-profit NGO in 1994...
, Summer 2000) - "City of Tomorrow" (Captain Proton, (a Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
book), Pocket BooksPocket BooksPocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
, November 1999) - "Under Observation" (Captain Proton, (a Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
book), Pocket BooksPocket BooksPocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
, November 1999) - "Worlds of Tomorrow" (Captain Proton, (a Star TrekStar TrekStar Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
book), Pocket BooksPocket BooksPocket Books is a division of Simon & Schuster that primarily publishes paperback books.- History :Pocket produced the first mass-market, pocket-sized paperback books in America in early 1939 and revolutionized the publishing industry...
, November 1999) - "What Lurks in a Man's Mind" (AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, October 1999) - "Circles of Light and Shadow" (AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, February 1999) - "A Scientist's War" (E-ScapeE-scapeE-scape is a project run by the Technology Education Research Unit at Goldsmiths University of London, England that developed an approach to the authentic assessment of creativity and collaboration based on open-ended but structured activities...
, December 1998) - "A Plague of Mannequins" (E-ScapeE-scapeE-scape is a project run by the Technology Education Research Unit at Goldsmiths University of London, England that developed an approach to the authentic assessment of creativity and collaboration based on open-ended but structured activities...
, October 1996) - "The Recursive Man" (Tomorrow Speculative FictionTomorrow Speculative FictionTomorrow Speculative Fiction was a science fiction magazine from 1993 through 2000. Over this period, it had 24 bi-monthly issues as a print magazine from 1993 - 1997, then transitioned to become one of the first online science fiction publications until 2000, when it ceased publication...
, April 1996) - "Paving the Road to Armageddon" (AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, May 1995)
Editing
- "International Science Fiction" issue and companion website, (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - National Space Society Return to Luna anthology, Hadley Rille BooksHadley Rille BooksHadley Rille Books is an independent book publisher that publishes science fiction, fantasy, and historical anthologies and novels. They are also known for their series of archeological fiction, discovering new talent, and for publishing a large number of female authors in a male dominated...
, December 5, 2008 (editorial juror)
Other Published Works
- Essay, "Neptune, Triton, and the Sensawunda; or Why I Set My Novel (Partly) at the Edge of the Solar System" (ArgentusArgentusArgentus is a science fiction fanzine edited by Steven H Silver. It won the Chronic Rift Roundtable Award for Best Fanzine in 2009 and has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fanzine three times ....
: The Neptunian Anniversary, July 12, 2011) - Essay, "James Gunn and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction" (Sense of Wonder: A Century of Science Fiction, June 1, 2011)
- Essay, "Privacy, freedom, and making a living as a writer" (SFWA website, November 26)
- Essay, "Science Fiction: Stories for a Changing World" (Libraries Unlimited, July 2010)
- Essay, "Science Fiction Research Collections at the University of Kansas" (Science Fiction Studies, July 2010)
- Essay, "12 Don’t-Miss Speculative Fiction Events" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - Essay, "Essential Science Fiction Anthologies" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - Essay, "Science Fiction on the Web" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - Essay, "The Literature of Change" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - "Online Reference to a Basic Science Fiction Library" (with James GunnJames Gunn (author)- Further reading :James E. Gunn The Listeners, BenBella Books, ISBN 1-932100-12-1 -External links:*...
) (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - "Online Reference to Speculative Fiction Events" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - "Online Reference to Science Fiction on the Web" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - "Online Reference to Teaching and Scholarly Resources on the Web" (World Literature TodayWorld Literature TodayWorld Literature Today is an American magazine, published bimonthly at the University of Oklahoma. It was founded in 1927 by Roy Temple House as Books Abroad. In January 1977, the journal became World Literature Today...
, May/June 2010) - Article, "Science Fiction" (with James GunnJames Gunn (author)- Further reading :James E. Gunn The Listeners, BenBella Books, ISBN 1-932100-12-1 -External links:*...
) (Post-War Literature, 1945-1970 of Resource Guide to American Literature, Bruccoli Clark Layman, June 2010) - Article, "The Joy Of Small Cons: Campbell Conference 2009" (Abyss & Apex Magazine, Issue 32: 4th Quarter 2009)
- Report, "Combined SFRA and Campbell Conference" (LocusLocus (magazine)Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
magazine, September 2008) - Report, "Robert A. Heinlein Centennial" (LocusLocus (magazine)Locus, subtitled "The Magazine Of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field", is published monthly in Oakland, California. It reports on the science fiction and fantasy publishing field, including comprehensive listings of all new books published in the genre. It is considered the news organ and trade...
magazine, September 2007) - Essay, "Toto, We're in Kansas after All: The 2003 Campbell & Sturgeon Awards" (The New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science FictionThe New York Review of Science Fiction is a monthly literary journal of science fiction that was established in 1988. It includes works of science fiction criticism, essays, and in-depth critical reviews of new works of fiction and scholarship. It is published by Dragon Press and the managing...
, Dragon Press, August 2003) - Essay, "A Call to Arms" (AnalogAnalog Science Fiction and FactAnalog Science Fiction and Fact is an American science fiction magazine. As of 2011, it is the longest running continuously published magazine of that genre...
, January 1996) - Role-Playing Adventure, Scarlet Brotherhood Mission Brief (TSR Inc., 1999)
- Role-Playing Adventure, Return of the Pick Axe (TSR Inc., 1998)
- Role-Playing Adventure, "Return of the Pick Axe" (TSR Jams, 1999)
- Essay, "James Gunn" (Twentieth Century Science Fiction Writers, St. James Press, 1996)
- Essay, "James Gunn and The Dreamers: Epitomes of an Evolving Science Fiction" (ExtrapolationExtrapolation (journal)Extrapolation is an American academic journal covering speculative fiction. It was founded in 1959 by Thomas D. Clareson and was initially published at the College of Wooster. In 1979 it moved to the Kent State University Press. A decade later, Clareson stepped down as editor and was succeeded by...
, Magazine of the Science Fiction Research AssociationScience Fiction Research AssociationThe Science Fiction Research Association , founded in 1970, is the oldest, non-profit professional organization committed to encouraging, facilitating, and rewarding the study of science fiction and fantasy literature, film, and other media...
, Winter 1995)