birth_date genre debut_works article_title name occupation
1957 science fiction `` jacob 's ladder '' -lrb- 1987 -rrb- m. shayne bell
 m. shayne bell writer , editor
m. shayne bell

michael shayne bell -lrb- born 1957 -rrb- is an american science fiction writer .
he debuted with the story `` jacob 's ladder '' in 1986 in the writers of the future book and contest , where it won first prize for the second quarter of 1986 .
he has published one novel , `` nicoji '' , in 1991 , but has remained active at shorter lengths .
he was nominated for a hugo award for best short story in 1995 for `` mrs. lincoln 's china '' , and nominated for a nebula award for best novelette in 2002 for `` the pagodas of ciboure '' .
he won an award for editorial excellence from the association for mormon letters -lrb- aml -rrb- for ' , a collection of science fiction short stories by people who lived or had lived in utah .
his 2000 story `` the thing about benny '' was selected for ' , and his 2003 story `` anomalous structures of my dreams '' was selected for '' '' .
chris moriarty called bell `` one of the central figures in glbt and aids-related science fiction '' , and orson scott card called him `` one of the most wise and decent human beings it 's been my pleasure to know on this planet '' .
bell worked for six years as the poetry editor for sunstone magazine .
he holds a master 's degree in english from brigham young university , and lives in salt lake city .
