Schow, David J.

David J. Schow was born in Marburg, Germany and was adopted by American parents then living in Middlesex, England.

After publishing non-fiction book and film criticism in newspapers and magazines, his first professionally published fiction was a novelette in "Galileo" Magazine in 1978. He spent the next decade honing his skills in the short fiction form. He won a Dimension Award from "Twilight Zone Magazine" (for most popular short story) in 1985 and a World Fantasy Award (best short fiction) in 1987.

He commenced screenwriting in 1989 with an uncredited dialogue polish on "A Night...