Lawrence M. Schoen

Lawrence M. Schoen

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name = Lawrence M. Schoen, Ph.D.
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birthdate = July 27, 1959
birthplace = Chicago, Illinois
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occupation = Psychologist, Chief Compliance Officer
nationality = American
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genre = Science fiction, fantasy
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website = http://www.lawrencemschoen.com
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Dr. Lawrence M. Schoen (born July 27, 1959) is an American author, publisher, psychologist, and expert in the Klingon language. [http://us.imdb.com/name/nm2337315/] [http://www.lawrencemschoen.com/about/bios.php] In 2007 he was a nominee for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. [http://www.locusmag.com/2007/03_HugoNominations.html] . He lives in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and serves as the director of research and chief compliance officer for a medical center which provides mental health and addiction treatment service works throughout Philadelphia.

Schoen is the founder of the Klingon Language Institute [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,978143-2,00.html] and has published Klingon translations of William Shakespeare's plays Hamlet [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0671035789/] and Much Ado About Nothing [http://www.amazon.com/dp/158715501X] , as well as the epic of Gilgamesh [http://www.amazon.com/dp/1587153386/] and the Tao Te Ching. [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0964434520]

Schoen's work as an author include "The Sky's The Limit" [http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=410&Itemid=263] [http://www.sfsite.com/02a/za193.htm] (originally published in All Star Zeppelin Adventure Stories [http://www.amazon.com/dp/0972054774] ), which made the preliminary ballot for the 2005 Nebula Awards. [http://www.sfwa.org/awards/2006/NebPrelim2005.html] , as well as the Amazing Conroy [http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=442&Itemid=263] [http://www.tangentonline.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=861&Itemid=263] series of science fiction stories, about a space-traveling stage hypnotist.

Schoen is also the publisher and chief editor for Paper Golem, a speculative fiction small press started in November, 2006. The first book published by Paper Golem was Prime Codex, an anthology of previously published stories by members of the Codex Writers Group, of which Schoen is a member. [http://www.codexwriters.com/links.asp]

External links

* [http://www.lawrencemschoen.com Lawrence M. Schoen's official Web site]
* [http://www.papergolem.com Paper Golem's official Web site]
* [http://www.kli.org Klingon Language Institute official Web site]


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