Bio:Michael Hiebert

Michael Hiebert is a professional award winning author of novels and short stories. His work has been published world wide. He lives in British Columbia, Canada.

Joyce Carol Oates listed his story, MY LAME SUMMER JOURNAL BY BRANDON HARRIS GRADE 7 in The Best American Mystery Stories 2005 as one of the top 50 most distinguished mystery stories published that year.

Diana Gabaldon, New York Times bestselling author of the OUTLANDER saga, said this about that same story: "Not only a gripping story with an authentic voice, but a marvelous technical feat, combining three separate stories taking place simultaneously. By turns funny, touching, and horrifying; a beautiful job."

Jack Whyte, bestselling author of the UTHER series of books, said this about his story BUT NOT FORGOTTEN: "A wonderful story, beautifully executed. The isolation of old age is there, and so is the invisibility and facelessness of old age in the eyes of youth. Charlie, the protagonist, is a wonderful and convincing character."

Michael won the prestigious Surrey International Writer's Conference Storyteller Award two years running (2004 & 2005).

His story, THE SIGNATURE OF GOD appeared in the DAW anthology INTELLIGENT DESIGN (Denise Little, editor). Stories published in other DAW anthologies include: DUST in HAGS, SIRENS, AND OTHER BAD GIRLS OF FANTASY (Denise Little, editor), and the two shorts FAVIO DEMARCO and THE HYPERBOLE ENGINE in COSMIC COCKTAILS (Denise Little, editor).