Vincent Gessler

Vincent Gessler
Born	26 November 1976 Sierre, Switzerland
Occupation	Writer, former Teacher
Nationality	Swiss
Period	2003–present
Genre	Science fiction, horror

Vincent Gessler, (born November 26, 1976) in Sierre is a Swiss science fiction author based in Geneva, Switzerland.

Biography

Vincent Gessler divides his time among writing, comics, online games, sciences, history and story telling. He caught the science fiction virus very early and became passionately interessed in comics. He studied Egyptology and medieval history, before teaching French, history and computer programming. Now he devotes his time to writing.

Bibliography

Novel

• Cygnis, L'Atalante, La Dentelle du cygne, 2010.^[1]
• Mimosa, L'Atalante, La Dentelle du cygne, to be published 16 December

Anthology

Dimension Suisse : anthologie de science-fiction et de fantastique romande, in collaboration with Anthony Vallat, Rivière Blanche, n° Fusée 11, 16 December.^[2]

Short stories^[3]

• 2003 : La déesse blanche, published in Iles sur le toit du monde : une anthologie romande de science-fiction, Archipel n° 24.
• 2004 : La tête dans le sable published in Horrifique, (St-Jean, Quebec) n° 41.
• 2006 : Fractal published in Utopiae 2006, L'Atalante.
• 2006 : Au bord de l'Abyme, published in Lunatique n° 73, Eons.
• 2007 : Les risques du métier published in Lunatique n° 77, Eons.
• 2008 : Retour aux sources published in Les tribulations d'un voyageur helvétique, Éditions Zoé.
• 2010 : Miroirs du Ciel published in Utopiales 2010, ActuSF.
• 2012 : Où vont les reines, published in Reines & Dragons, Mnemos, 2012.

Awards

• Julia Verlanger Award in 2010 for Cygnis.
• Utopiales European Prize in 2010 for Cygnis.

References

1. L'Atalante. "Cygnis, Vincent Gessler". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
2. Rivière Blanche. "Dimension Suisse". Retrieved 2010-06-09.
3. Noosfere. "Fictions parues en volumes en tant que : Auteur". Retrieved 2008-01-04.