() Happy birthday to Wil Wheaton! Wil Wheaton may be one of the most unusual celebrities of our time. Born into stardom with the movie “Stand By Me”, and then growing up on television as Wesley Crusher on “Star Trek: The Next Generation”, Wil was in the spotlight nearly his entire childhood. Instead of burning […]
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Happy 2025 Birthday to Adeena Mignogna!
() Happy birthday to Adeena Mignogna! Adeena Mignogna is a dedicated STEM speaker and science fiction author. With over 25 years of experience in aerospace engineering, she has contributed significantly to satellite and space station projects, specializing in satellite command-and-control systems, software design, and systems engineering. Currently serving as a Mission Architect in the aerospace […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Robert Greenberger!
() Happy birthday to Robert Greenberger! A writer, editor, and project manager, Robert Greenberger has been working in publishing since 1980. A lifelong fan of comics and science fiction, he watched dreams become reality when he first joined Starlog Press in 1980. There, he created Comics Scene which he edited during its initial run. In […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Hans Beimler!
(no image available) Happy birthday to Hans Beimler! Hans Anthony Beimler is a writer, producer, and script editor of many Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episodes. He also appeared in Deep Space Nine’s final episode, “What You Leave Behind”, as a holographic guest at Vic’s Las Vegas Lounge. Check […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Steve Mollmann!
(no image available) Happy birthday to Steve Mollmann! Steve Mollmann is a writer, author of a number of Star Trek stories. Check out the Steve Mollmann credit page to view more updates and a full list of credits! Find Steve Mollmann’s work on Amazon.com
Happy 2025 Birthday to John Byrne!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Rick Sternbach!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Susan Wright!
(no image available) Happy birthday to Susan Wright! Susan Wright is an author who has written many Star Trek books, all published by Pocket Books. Wright founded the National Coalition for Sexual Freedom in 1997, which promotes BDSM and sex positivism, and continues to serve as the organization’s spokesperson. She currently resides in New York. […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Ronald D. Moore!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Marc Okrand!
(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, […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Mel Gilden!
(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 credit page to view more updates and a full list […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Rich Handley!
() Happy birthday to Rich Handley! Rich Handley has written, edited, and contributed to numerous books and magazines for multiple publishers, including DC Comics, IDW, BOOM! Studios, Topps, Dark Horse, Titan Books, Eaglemoss, West End Games, and more. He edited 100 volumes of the Star Trek Graphic Novel Collection; has penned licensed Star Trek, Star […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Jeri Taylor!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Sondra Marshak!
(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 credit page to view more updates and a full list of credits! Find Sondra […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Ben Robinson!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Paul Kupperberg!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Kevin Dilmore!
(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 […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Joe Haldeman!
(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, […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Dayton Ward!
() 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. After leaving high […]
Happy 2025 Birthday to Kristine Kathryn Rusch!
(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 […]











