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'''Anil Menon''' is an Indian writer of [[speculative fiction]], as well as a computer scientist with a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, who has authored research papers and edited books on Evolutionary Algorithms. His research addressed the mathematical foundations of replicator systems, majorization, and reconstruction of [[probabilistic database]]s, in collaboration with Professors Kishan Mehrotra, Chilukuri Mohan, and Sanjay Ranka. After working for several years as a computer scientist, he has directed his creative energies towards fiction. His short stories and reviews have appeared in the anthology series [[Exotic Gothic]], ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', [[Interzone (magazine)''|Interzone | '''Anil Menon''' is an Indian writer of [[speculative fiction]], as well as a [[Computer science|computer scientist]] with a Ph.D. from Syracuse University, who has authored research papers and edited books on Evolutionary Algorithms. His research addressed the mathematical foundations of replicator systems, majorization, and reconstruction of [[probabilistic database]]s, in collaboration with Professors Kishan Mehrotra, Chilukuri Mohan, and Sanjay Ranka. After working for several years as a computer scientist, he has directed his creative energies towards fiction. His short stories and reviews have appeared in the anthology series [[Exotic Gothic]], ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', [[Interzone (magazine)''|Interzone]], ''[[Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet]]'', [[Chiaroscuro (disambiguation)|''Chiaroscuro'']], ''[[Sybil's Garage]]'', ''[[Apex Digest]]'' and other magazines. | ||
In 2009, [[Zubaan|Zubaan Books]], India's leading feminist press, published his debut [[young adult fiction|young adult]] novel ''The Beast With Nine Billion Feet''. It was shortlisted for the 2010 [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafonecrossword-book-award-nominees-announced/126004-40-100.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812014741/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafonecrossword-book-award-nominees-announced/126004-40-100.html |archive-date=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, in conjunction with [[Vandana Singh]] and [[Suchitra Mathur]], he helped organize India's first in-residence, three-week speculative fiction workshop at [[IIT-Kanpur]]. | In 2009, [[Zubaan|Zubaan Books]], India's leading feminist press, published his debut [[young adult fiction|young adult]] novel ''The Beast With Nine Billion Feet''. It was shortlisted for the 2010 [[Vodafone Crossword Book Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafonecrossword-book-award-nominees-announced/126004-40-100.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110812014741/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/vodafonecrossword-book-award-nominees-announced/126004-40-100.html |archive-date=12 August 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2009, in conjunction with [[Vandana Singh]] and [[Suchitra Mathur]], he helped organize India's first in-residence, three-week speculative fiction workshop at [[IIT-Kanpur]]. | ||
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* "The Uncertain Hour" in ''The Tangled Bank: Love, Wonder, and Evolution'' (ed. Chris Lynch), February 2011. | * "The Uncertain Hour" in ''The Tangled Bank: Love, Wonder, and Evolution'' (ed. Chris Lynch), February 2011. | ||
* "Haveli" in ''[[Exotic Gothic]] 5'', Vol. II (ed. Danel Olson), [[PS Publishing]], 2012. | * "Haveli" in ''[[Exotic Gothic]] 5'', Vol. II (ed. Danel Olson), [[PS Publishing]], 2012. | ||
*"Shit Flower", in N''ew Horizons: The Gollancz Book of South ASian Science Fiction'' (ed. Taruk K. Saint), Orion, June 2021. | |||
===Children's fiction=== | ===Children's fiction=== | ||