Nina Munteanu

Nina Munteanu

Congratulations! You’ve landed on the website of Nina Munteanu, Canadian SF author and ecologist.  Very soon, we will have some cool stuff to show you (besides what follows below). Meantime, here’s a little bit about Nina:

The ecologist:  Nina currently does research and gives talks in science and limnology (No! That isn’t the study of limbs! She studies freshwater) and is driven by a passion to help keep our planet’s environment healthy. She is a passionate traveler, and has tasted her way around the world from Bangkok to Paris…  

The author:   Nina has published short stories all over the planet (with translations by magazines into Greek, Romanian, Polish, and Hebrew. Her latest novel, “Darwin’s Paradox” (a science fiction ecological thriller by Dragon Moon Press), explores humanity’s co-evolution with machine intelligence and Nature’s intelligence. She also writes critical essays and reviews, several of which have appeared in Strange Horizons, IROSF, and The New York Review of Science Fiction. Her personal heroes include Dr. Lynn Margulis and author Ray Bradbury.

The Blogger:  Nina is also  The Alien Next Door, author of the award-wining blog which hosts lively discussions on pop culture, travel, science, science fiction, writing and philosophy.

This site, currently under construction, will eventually have diverting articles and news on the topics of:

For READERS it will also show you:

• what she’s written
• where you can purchase it or read it online
• exciting previews of NEW MATERIAL

If you are an aspiring WRITER, you can soon purchase these right here:

• “The Alien’s Guide to Cool Writing” (a practical writer’s guide for the beginner writer from an erudite Alien’s perspective), which gives you easy to adopt rules guaranteed to improve your writing in this or any other galaxy; and, 
• “How to Live Your Passion”, the DVD of Nina’s inspirational lecture (given at the Calliope Conference at the University of British Columbia, Southpointe Academy, Tsawassen and other schools and libraries across Canada) on how to get started and how to keep writing. (”Never give up! Never surrender!”–Galaxy Quest)

Here is what some readers have said about Nina’s writing tips from “The Alien’s Guide to Cool Writing”:

“Beautifully informative!”–Brady Frost, blogger

“Great points; this is an inspiration for me. It’s so motivating to read articles such as yours and get hyped for the work ahead.”–Blackburn, blogger & writer

“Great writing lessons! They are practical and simple for any budding writer.”–Jean-luc Picard (Graham Saeger), blogger & writer 

If you are part of a Book Club or School, Library or other literary organization, you can book Nina for a lecture or workshop.

Here is what a few have to say about Nina’s talks:

“Nina Munteanu  presented to a packed room of participants… [Her talk] was lively and knowledgeable and she made it approachable, relevant and humorous.  Nina was a pleasure to work with. She was enthusiastic, supportive and full of ideas… We had a great time!”—Pamela Richardson, Calliope Conference Coordinator, University of British Columbia.

You can visit Nina’s award-winning blog, The Alien Next Door, which hosts lively discussions on pop culture, travel, science, science fiction, writing and philosophy. Examples of her Alien posts to do with writing, science & science fiction, and reviews of movies and books follow below. You might also enjoy her popular in-depth reviews of movies and books there.