(Image © Luigi Novi, used with permission.) Happy birthday to John Byrne! John Lindley Byrne is a British-born American comic book artist and writer. Since breaking into the industry in the early 1970s, he has worked on almost every major comic superhero. His most famous works were on Marvel Comics’ X-Men (with Chris Claremont) and […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Rick Sternbach! Richard “Rick” Michael Sternbach was the (senior) production illustrator/designer for Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Star Trek: The Next Generation, the first two seasons of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: Voyager. He was also the scenic artist for Star Trek Nemesis, providing designs for […]
(Photo by Keith McDuffee) Happy birthday to Ronald D. Moore! Ronald “Ron” Dowl Moore is a writer and producer of several Star Trek series and films, as well as several other science fiction and genre programs. Moore was recognized for his writing work on the Star Trek franchise with seven award nominations, winning two of […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Mel Gilden! Mel Gilden has written over forty books for adult and children, and over a hundred original TV scripts. He earned his BA at the California State University and currently lives in California. Check out the Mel Gilden author page to view more author updates and a full […]
(Image Credit: Lieven L. Litaer) Happy birthday to Marc Okrand! Marc Okrand is the inventor of the Klingon language. He initially created the Vulcan dialogue in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. He was hired by Paramount Pictures to invent the language and coach the actors on Star Trek III: The Search for Spock, […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Jeri Taylor! Jeri Cecile Taylor is a television writer and producer best known for her contributions to the Star Trek franchise. Born in Bloomington, Indiana, she received her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from Indiana University in 1959 , and her Master’s degree in English from California State […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Sondra Marshak! Sondra Marshak is the author and editor of several early Star Trek novels, and also one of the biographers of William Shatner. She often collaborates with Myrna Culbreath. Check out the Sondra Marshak author page to view more author updates and a full list of books! Find […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Ben Robinson! Ben Robinson is the English writer and editor of several Star Trek-related reference works and projects. Robinson is the grandson of Bernard Robinson, most notably known as the production designer of most Hammer films made from 1957 until 1968. A 1991 University of York graduate holding a […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Paul Kupperberg! Paul Kupperberg is a former editor for DC Comics, and a prolific writer of comic books and newspaper strips. While with DC, he wrote in excess of 600 individual issues in a wide variety of titles, including two in the first Star Trek line, #18: “Rest and […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Kevin Dilmore! Kevin Dilmore is a Kansas-based writer of many Star Trek novels and short stories, specifically in the Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers series. He often collaborates with Dayton Ward. In 1997, he began writing for the Star Trek: Communicator. Before working there, he was a newspaper […]
(Photo by Mikko Aarnio) Happy birthday to Joe Haldeman! Joe William Haldeman is the Oklahoma-born author of Planet of Judgment and World Without End, as well as over twenty other books. He is the younger brother of Jack C. Haldeman II. He graduated from the University of Maryland in 1967 with a BS in Astronomy, […]
(Photo by Drobertpowell ) Happy birthday to Dayton Ward! Dayton Ward is a writer and software developer based out of Kansas City, Missouri. He has written a large number of Star Trek novels and short stories, specifically Star Trek: Starfleet Corps of Engineers. He often collaborates with Kevin Dilmore. Ward was born in Tampa, Florida. […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Kristine Kathryn Rusch! Kristine Kathryn Rusch is an American writer and editor. She writes under various pseudonyms in multiple genres, including science fiction, fantasy, mystery, romance, and mainstream. Rusch won the Hugo Award for Best Novelette in 2001 for her story “Millennium Babies” and the 2003 Endeavour Award for […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Myrna Culbreath! Myrna Culbreath is the author and editor of several early Star Trek novels, and also one of the biographers of William Shatner. She collaborates with Sondra Marshak. Check out the Myrna Culbreath author page to view more author updates and a full list of books! Find Myrna […]
(Photo by Super Festivals ) Happy birthday to Mike W. Barr! Mike W. Barr also credited as Mike Barr, is a writer of comic books and novels. Outside of his Star Trek work, he wrote Batman and the Outsiders, Mantra, and Camelot 3000. Check out the Mike W. Barr author page to view more author […]
(Photo by Jvangiel) Happy birthday to Lawrence M. Krauss! Lawrence Maxwell Krauss is a professor of physics and astronomy, and Foundation Professor of the School of Earth and Space Exploration at Arizona State University. He is also director of its Origins Project. He’s the author of ten popular books, explaining scientific principles and physics for […]
(Photo by by Basilicofresco) Happy birthday to Diane Duane! Diane Elizabeth Duane is the author of numerous Star Trek novels, including The Wounded Sky, Doctor’s Orders and Spock’s World (Pocket TOS), Dark Mirror and Intellivore (Pocket TNG), and the Rihannsu series – My Enemy, My Ally, The Romulan Way, Swordhunt, Honor Blade, and The Empty […]
(Photograph by David Cross ) Happy birthday to David Mack! David Mack has received story credits on two televised episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. His work on Star Trek books includes the ‘minipedia’ guide to the New Frontier universe that accompanies Peter David’s New Frontier series. Check out the David Mack author page […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Edward Gross! Edward Gross is an author and journalist. Gross is the (co-)author of several unauthorized Star Trek reference books. His first Trek work was as a contributing free-lance writer for Starlog Press, the former O’Quinn Studios, for whom he started working from 1986 onward, submitting numerous articles. His […]
(no image available) Happy birthday to Ty Templeton! Ty Templeton is a comic book writer from Canada. His career began in the mid-1980s when he wrote and drew Stig’s Inferno for Vortex Comics. That led to further work with DC Comics on titles such as Justice League of America, Superman, and Batman. He then authored […]
