Editing Eugene Byrne

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'''Eugene Byrne''' (born 25 February 1959) is an English freelance journalist and fiction writer.
His novel ''ThigMOO'', and the story it was based on, were nominated for the [[BSFA award]].<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit21.html#739 Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080514053320/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit21.html |date=14 May 2008 }}</ref> His story "HMS Habakkuk" was nominated for a [[Sidewise Award for Alternate History]].<ref>[http://www.uchronia.net/sidewise/complete.html#2001 Sidewise Award site]</ref>

He was born in [[Waterford]] in the Republic of Ireland, but was brought up in [[Burnham-on-Sea]], Somerset.  He attended Dr Morgan's Grammar School, [[Bridgwater]] where he met [[Kim Newman]].

Byrne was a contributing editor to ''[[Venue (magazine)|Venue]]'' magazine. In 2006, as part of [[Bristol]]'s [[Isambard Kingdom Brunel]] bicentennial celebrations, he wrote ''Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Graphic Biography'' with artist Simon Gurr.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.brunel200.com/legacy/brunel_200_events/comic.htm |title=Brunel: A Graphic Biography |accessdate=2008-01-15 |work=Brunel 200 Legacy web site}}</ref>

==Novels==
* ''[[Back in the USSA]]'' (1997), co-written with [[Kim Newman]]; [[fix-up]] comprising short stories first published in [[Interzone (magazine)|''Interzone'']] magazine
* ''Thigmoo'' (1999)
* ''Things Unborn'' (2001)

==Non-fiction==
* ''Isambard Kingdom Brunel: A Graphic Biography'', with artist Simon Gurr (2006)
* ''The Bristol Story: A Graphic and (Mostly) True History of the Greatest City in the World!'', with artist Simon Gurr (2008)
* ''Darwin: A Graphic Biography'', with artist Simon Gurr (2009)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://www.eugenebyrne.co.uk/ Author's website]
*[https://www.angelfire.com/ak2/newmanbyrne/index2.html Kim Newman & Eugene Byrne Alternate History Pages]
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