Martin J. Gidron

Martin Berman-Gorvine grew up in the Philadelphia area and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1991 with a B.A. in English Language and Literature. He lived in Israel for six years, returning to the United States in 1997. He is married with two children and lives in Maryland, where he works as a journalist. Gidron's poetry has appeared in Voices Israel, Jewish Currents, and Dragonfly: East-West Haiku Quarterly. A short story, The Tallis, has been published in Jewish Currents. As Martin Berman-Gorvine, he is the author of six science fiction novels: Heroes of Earth (Wildside Press, 2015); Ziona (as Marty Armon, Amazon/CreateSpace, 2014); Save the Dragons! (Wildside Press, 2013); Seven Against Mars (Wildside Press, 2013); 36 (Livingston Press, 2012); As Martin J. Gidron, he published The Severed Wing ( Livingston Press, 2002), which received the 2002 Sidewise Award for Alternate History (Long Form) at the International Science Fiction Convention in Toronto in 2003. His short stories include "Of Cats' Whiskers and Klutzes," which is appearing in the forthcoming anthology Brave New Girls; "Palestina," which was published in Interzone magazine's May/June 2006 issue, and was a finalist for the Sidewise Award (Short Form); and "The Tallis," which appeared in Jewish Currents magazine, May 2002. He is a professional journalist, currently serving as a reporter for the Bureau of National Affairs newsletter Human Resources Report. His website is www.martinbermangorvine.com He also publishes as Marty Armon.