Michael Capobianco

Michael Capobianco is co-author, with William Barton, of the controversial hardcore sf books Iris (Doubleday, Bantam, reprinted by Avon Eos), Alpha Centauri (Avon), Fellow Traveler (Bantam), and White Light (Avon Eos), as well as short fiction and articles on planetology and the exploration of the solar system. He has published one solo science fiction novel, Burster (Bantam). Purlieu is his first venture into young adult territory. Capobianco served as President of SFWA from 1996-1998 and again in 2007-2008, and was drafted to fill the office of SFWA Vice President in 2010. He currently serves as SFWA's Authors Coalition Liaison, Advisor to the Board of Directors, and is a member of SFWA's Contracts and Legal Affairs Committees. Capobianco lives in Southern Maryland with two cats, Ariel and Mocha.