Nina Munteanu is an ecologist and internationally published novelist of science fiction, eco-fiction and fantasy. Her award-nominated stories and articles have been translated and published in several countries. She also writes essays and movie/book reviews for magazines and ezines such as The New York Review of Science Fiction and Strange Horizons. She is currently editor of Europa SF, a zine dedicated to the European community for the literature of the fantastic. Nina frequently speaks at scientific conferences, gives workshops on writing throughout North America and Europe and coaches writers to publication. She currently teaches writing at the University of Toronto and George Brown College. Her guide for writers called "The Fiction Writer: Get Published, Write Now!" was adopted by several colleges and universities throughout North America and Europe and published by Editura Paralela 45 in Romania. The next in her writing guide series "The Journal Writer" was published in Romanian and English. For more information on her writing, visit www.NinaMunteanu.ca. To book her workshops, one-on-one consultations, or speaking appearances visit www.NinaMunteanu.me. Visit her award-winning blog, The Alien Next Door, for lively discussion on philosophy, pop culture, writing and science.