Niall Harrison
Encyclopedia
Niall Harrison is a British
science fiction
editor and critic whose work has appeared in Interzone
, Foundation
, The New York Review Of Science Fiction and Vector
. He was a judge of the Arthur C. Clarke Award
in 2006 and 2007.
and read biochemistry at Magdalen College, Oxford
from 1998 to 2002. He currently lives in Oxford and works as a Medical Writer.
. Between 2007 and 2010 he was Senior Reviews Editor for Strange Horizons
and is currently Editor-In Chief.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
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...
editor and critic whose work has appeared in Interzone
Interzone
Interzone may refer to:* International zone, such as in Tangiers* Interzone , the title of a short story collection by William Burroughs; it is also a setting in his 1959 novel Naked Lunch...
, Foundation
Foundation - The International Review of Science Fiction
Foundation: The International Review of Science Fiction is a critical peer-reviewed literary journal founded in 1972 that publishes articles and reviews about science fiction. It is published triannually by the Science Fiction Foundation and the editor in chief is Graham Sleight.-See...
, The New York Review Of Science Fiction and Vector
Vector (journal)
Vector is the critical magazine of the British Science Fiction Association . It is free to members of the BSFA and can be purchased at genre conventions and BSFA events. The first issue was published in 1958 under the founding editorship of E. C...
. He was a judge of the Arthur C. Clarke Award
Arthur C. Clarke Award
The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. The award was established with a grant from Arthur C. Clarke and the first prize was awarded in 1987...
in 2006 and 2007.
Biography
Harrison attended Reading Blue Coat SchoolReading Blue Coat School
Reading Blue Coat School is a boys' independent school in Holme Park in the village of Sonning, in the English county of Berkshire, to the east of the town of Reading...
and read biochemistry at Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College, Oxford
Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...
from 1998 to 2002. He currently lives in Oxford and works as a Medical Writer.
Journalism
Between 2006 and 2010, he was editor of Vector as well as writing Torque Control, Vector's editorial blogBlog
A blog is a type of website or part of a website supposed to be updated with new content from time to time. Blogs are usually maintained by an individual with regular entries of commentary, descriptions of events, or other material such as graphics or video. Entries are commonly displayed in...
. Between 2007 and 2010 he was Senior Reviews Editor for Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons
Strange Horizons is an online speculative fiction magazine. It also features speculative poetry in every issue....
and is currently Editor-In Chief.