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JOHN ROBERT MARLOW
is a novelist, screenwriter, freelance journalist, researcher, and editor. His first novel Nano
was published in hardcover by Forge/St. Martin's Press in 2004 ("Marlow's debut is a real page-turner"—Kirkus Reviews),
and was immediately honored with the Nanotechnology Now Editor's Choice Award
("Plausible, scientifically accurate, and timely ... the most important piece of fiction written to date") and declared Book
of the Month by the World Transhumanist Association. (A revised edition of the Nano novel,
with commentary by Center for Responsible Nanotechnology founder Chris Phoenix, was published in paperback in June, 2005.)
John's Nano action screenplay (based upon his tech-thriller Nano novel) was a finalist (top 10 of over 5,000 entries) in the 2007 Nicholl Fellowships in Screenwriting Program of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences (the organization which awards the Oscars). The Nano screenplay has been mentioned in Variety, The Hollywood Reporter, and the Los Angeles Times, among other places. (Click here for John's Nicholl contact info.) The Nano script was recently in development (2006-2007) with producer-director Jan de Bont. Another of John's scripts—the romantic adventure-comedy Dispatch—was optioned to Collateral producer Julie Richardson on November 1, 2007. Based on the strength of the Nano novel and its nonfiction superswarm appendix, John was asked to write for NanoNews Now Monthly Report, the premium newsletter published by Nanotechnology Now. The result was the most comprehensive nanosecurity article to date: Nanosecurity and the Future (if Any). This, in turn, led to Nanoveau, a plain-language nanotechnology column which appears jointly on both Nanoveau.com and Nanotechnology Now. For these and other efforts, John was nominated for the 2004 Foresight Institute Prize in Communication—the highest honor in nanotechnology journalism. His nonfiction work and photography have appeared in numerous print and online publications, with topics ranging from automobile engine buildups to robotic surgeons, invisible lasers, Nobel laureate Sir Francis Crick's views on neural nets and human vision, and the global security implications of emerging and disruptive technologies. In addition to writing, John has frequently worked as a website designer, content creator and editor; as a researcher for books and for television documentaries aired by the world's largest broadcaster; and (occasionally) as a video game consultant. Since 2001, he has worked as a developmental editor, upgrading book and novel manuscripts and screenplays written by others to the point where they can be offered for sale. In 2006, John joined the staff of The Editorial Department as a book editor. In 2007, he was asked to create their Screenplay Division, where—in addition to his book editing duties—he currently serves as Director of Development. Born in Pennsylvania, John now resides in Los Angeles, and occasionally travels to South Africa. His interests include antiques, film, literature, art, architecture, comics, music, leading-edge technologies, history, and photography. His storybookers.com website is the #1 Google hit on "storybook architecture," and has been featured in the Los Angeles Times, Cottages & Bungalows, and other publications. John is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the nonprofit Lifeboat Foundation, and is fond of penguins.  
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