Lawrence M. Schoen

Lawrence M. Schoen holds a Ph.D. in cognitive psychology, with a special focus in psycholinguistics.  He spent ten years as a college professor, and has done extensive research in the areas of human memory and language.  His background in the study of the behavior and the mind provide a principal metaphor for his fiction.  He currently works as the director of research and chief compliance officer for a series of mental health and addiction treatment facilities.  He's also one of the world's foremost authorities on the Klingon language, having championed the exploration of this constructed tongue and lectured on this unique topic throughout the world.  He's also the publisher behind a new speculative fiction small press, Paper Golem, aimed at serving the niche of up-and-coming new writers.  In 2007 he was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for best new writer.  His fiction has been translated into Catalan, Chinese, Dutch, Finnish, German, Greek, Hebrew, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish, and more.  He lives in Philadelphia with his wife, Valerie, who is clearly the best and brightest part of his life.

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