Something Something about Steve Bates

Steve Bates is a science fiction writer. His new novel, "Castle of Sand," is now available on Amazon. His first novel, "Back to You," is also available on Amazon. Steve's short stories have appeared in numerous publications, including Kzine and Perihelion.

Before turning to fiction, he was a reporter and editor for The Washington Post as well as for other newspapers, magazines and the web.

Steve has won numerous awards for news and feature writing, including a Jesse H. Neal Award for business journalism in 2009 and an investigative reporting award in 1990.