Editing Allen Steele (section)

== Writing ==
Before he established himself as a science fiction author, he spent several years working as a journalist. Steele began publishing short stories in 1988. His early novels formed a [[future history]] beginning with ''Orbital Decay'' and continuing through ''Labyrinth of Night''. Some of his early novels such as ''Orbital Decay'' and ''Lunar Descent'' were about [[blue-collar worker]]s working on future construction projects in space. Since 1992, he has tended to focus on stand-alone projects and short stories, although he has written five novels about the moon Coyote.

Steele serves on the Board of Advisors for both the [[Space Frontier Foundation]] and the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]], and he is a former member (Eastern Regional Director) of the SFWA Board of Directors.<ref>{{Cite web|title = LibGuides. Rare Books and Special Collections At Northern Illinois University. Previous SFWA Officers Listing.|url = http://libguides.niu.edu/SFWAOfficers|website = libguides.niu.edu|access-date = 2015-10-19|first = Lynne|last = Thomas|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151022232920/http://libguides.niu.edu/SFWAOfficers|archive-date = 2015-10-22|url-status = dead}}</ref> In April 2001, he testified before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics of the [[U.S. House of Representatives]], in hearings regarding space exploration in the 21st century.<ref name=UnitedStates2001 >{{citation |author=United States Congress. House Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics |date=2001 |title=Vision 2001 : future space : hearing before the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, Committee on Science, House of Representatives, One Hundred Seventh Congress, first session, April 3, 2001 |publisher=U.S. G.P.O |isbn=978-0-16-065955-3}}</ref>

In 2004, he contributed a chapter to the collaborative hoax novel, ''[[Atlanta Nights]]''.