Will McIntosh

Will McIntosh (William D. McIntosh, born 31 January 1962 in New York City) is a Hugo-Award-winning science fiction author. He has published dozens of short stories in magazines such as" Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Lightspeed Magazine, Daily Science Fiction", and "Interzone". His stories are also frequently reprinted in different "Year's Best" anthologies. McIntosh's first two novels, "Soft Apocalypse," and "Hitchers" were published by Night Shade Books in April 2011 and February 2012, respectively.
Life.
McIntosh attended the University of Georgia, where he received a Ph.D. in social psychology in 1990. He was a professor at Georgia Southern, where he taught psychology classes. His research focused on topics such as internet dating and romantic relationships, "happiness and goals, collecting behavior, psychological aspects of film and television, and the relationship between psychology and Zen Buddhism." In 2012, McIntosh moved to the College of William and Mary to teach introductory psychology classes and focus on his writing.
Writing.
McIntosh attended the Clarion Workshop in 2003. He has published dozens of stories in magazines and book anthologies such as" Asimov's Science Fiction, Strange Horizons, Interzone, The Living Dead, Black Static," and more. His stories have been reprinted in a number of "Year's Best" anthologies, including "Science Fiction: Best of the Year 2009," "Unplugged: The Year's Best Online Fiction, 2009", and "Science Fiction: Best of the Year 2008".
McIntosh's short story "Soft Apocalypse" was shortlisted for both the British Science Fiction Award and the British Fantasy Award. His story "Bridesicle" won both the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Short Story and the 2010 Asimov's Reader Poll, along with being a finalist for that year's Nebula Award.
His short story "Followed" was adapted into a film by director James Kicklighter in 2011.
McIntosh's first novel, "Soft Apocalypse," was published by Night Shade Books in April 2011. His second, "Hitchers", was published by Night Shade Books in February 2012.