Carl Frederick (center) with judges Nina Kiriki Hoffman and Frederik Pohl.

           Carl Frederick is a theoretical physicist.  After a postdoc at NASA and a stint at Cornell University, he left theoretical astrophysics and his first love, quantum relativity theory, to become a Chief Scientist of a small company doing AI (artificial intelligence) software.

           A few years ago, Carl decided he’d like to write in the SF genre. To that end, he attended the Odyssey Writers Workshop where he managed to acquire writing skills.

           Carl has two children, shares his house with a pet robot and time-shares a dog at the office.  For recreation, he fences epee and plays the bagpipes. Carl currently lives in rural, Ithaca, New York.  And rural is good if you play the bagpipes.