Steven Piziks

Steven Harper Piziks is an American author of science fiction.

Piziks writes mostly science fiction, fantasy, steampunk, and film and television series novelizations. He has also written science fiction books with LGBT themes under his pseudonym, Steven Harper, and has been nominated for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award for his novels four times without winning, a record. He is also a member of the Book View Café writers co-op.

Biography Piziks was born in Saginaw, Michigan, and grew up in the small town of Wheeler, Michigan. At twelve years of age, he moved to the outskirts of Midland, Michigan, then later to Saginaw, where he graduated from high school. He went to Central Michigan University, where he earned two bachelor's degrees: one in German/speech and one in English/health education, and to Seton Hill University, where he earned a master's degree in English. He currently writes science fiction and fantasy novels under two names and lives in Michigan with his husband, where he teaches English.

Awards Dreamer (Roc, 2001) - Gaylactic Spectrum Award nominee Nightmare: A Novel of the Silent Empire (Roc, 2002) - Gaylactic Spectrum Award nominee Trickster'''' (Roc, 2003) - Gaylactic Spectrum Award nominee Offspring - Gaylactic Spectrum Award nominee