Editing Wil McCarthy (section)

{{Short description|American science fiction writer (born 1966)}}
{{Use American English|date=July 2022}}
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{{Infobox writer 
| birth_date    = {{Birth date and age|1966|09|16}}
| birth_place   = [[Princeton, New Jersey]], U.S.
| language      = English
| nationality   = American
| occupation    = President, RavenBrick LLC
| genre         = Science fiction
| subject       = Science and technology
| awards        = [[Prometheus Award]]
| website       = {{URL|wilmccarthy.com}}
}}

'''Wil McCarthy''' (born September 16, 1966) is an American science fiction novelist, president and co-founder of RavenBrick (a solar technology company),<ref>{{citation|url=http://www.ravenbrick.com/goto/Management_Team|publisher=RavenBrick LLC|title=RavenBrick management team|access-date=2012-04-16}}</ref> and the science columnist for [[Syfy]].  He currently resides in [[Colorado]].<ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.randomhouse.com/delrey/catalog/display.pperl?isbn=9780345485373|title='Bloom' author biography|publisher=Random House|access-date=2008-03-23}}</ref>  ''Rich Man's Sky'' won the 2022 [[Prometheus Award]].   ''Beggar's Sky'' is a finalist for the 2025 [[Prometheus Award]].

Wil McCarthy popularized the concept of [[programmable matter]], which he calls ''wellstone''.