About
Nina Munteanu
Nina Munteanu is the Passionate Writer. She has internationally published award-nominated novels, novellas, short stories, articles and essays with works translated into several languages. Her latest book Darwin’s Paradox was nominated for the Aurora Prix, Canada’s top prize in science fiction. Its prequel Angel of Chaos is scheduled for release in 2010. A collection of her award-nominated short stories by Starfire World Syndicate is forthcoming. Upcoming books by Nina with Starfire include her space thriller Splintered Universe, re-release of Collision with Paradise a romantic SF thriller as a graphic novel, and her historical fantasy The Last Summoner.
Nina regularly publishes critical essays and reviews in magazines, among them The New York Review of Science Fiction and Strange Horizons. Nina’s acclaimed blog, The Alien Next Door, provides lively discussion on science, pop culture, writing and philosophy. Go visit. She likes a good discussion.
Nina is an ecologist and teaches university courses in science and environmental education. She regularly publishes in scientific journals and speaks at conferences throughout North America and Europe. She attended the Life and Mind Institute conference in Zurich April 2010 on Altruism and Compassion in Economics.
Nina is a writing coach and frequently speaks at writer’s conferences and lectures at conventions, schools and writers
Nina with a student at her workshop
groups in North America. Her workshops are lively and entertaining:
“ Never lost for words and inspirational, Nina shares her expertise with endless enthusiasm. I always go away with double the energy than when I came!”—Krista Fogel, coordinator of Calliope Network, UBC
Nina’s online and on-site individual coaching has received praise:
“Nina was warm and encouraging. I felt free to share my fears and ask questions that exposed my ignorance. She was extremely knowledgeable, gracious and honest. I felt as though she really wanted me to succeed as a writer, and was a mentor sent to provide guidance and inspiration.”— Zoe M. Hicks, author of The Women’s Estate Planning Guide and Dream Catcher, the Power of Faith
Nina is a contributing author of Suite 101, a news magazine, and she served as assistant editor-in-chief of Imagikon, Romania’s avant-garde speculative ezine. To find out more about Nina’s works and her appearances, visit www.ninamunteanu.com and www.darwinsparadox.com. Visit Nina on Facebook, and Twitter or join her popular blog, The Alien Next Door, for lively discussion on science, pop culture, travel and writing as well as her popular movie and book reviews.
Her guide to writing The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now! has been adopted in schools and universities throughout North America for their writing programs and forms the basis of her modular workshops. Praise has been generous:
“The Fiction Writer is at the top of the required reading list for my students…A veritable cornucopia of hands-0n help for aspiring writers of any age…The quintessential guidebook for the soon-to-be-published.”–Susan H. McLemore, Language Arts Instructor, Glynn Academy
“Nina Munteanu’s The Fiction Writer is the book I wish I had 15 years ago. Writers young and old can find ways to improve their work, with the book’s fun, easy to read format.”— Theresa Vinson, Book Seller
A 3-disc DVD set of her popular workshop “The Writer’s Toolkit” (based on her guidebook) will be for sale soon.
To book a coaching session with Nina go to nina.sfgirl@gmail.com (use “nina the writing coach” as your message header). Rates are posted on her site, www.NinaMunteanu.com
