Eric G. Swedin Explained

Eric G. Swedin
Birth Name:	Eric Gottfrid Swedin^[1]
Occupation:	Professor, writer
Language:	English
Nationality:	American
Period:	2003–present
Genres:	Alternate history, science fiction
Subjects:	History, technology
Notableworks:	When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis
Awards:	Sidewise Award (2010)

Eric G. Swedin is an American author of science fiction and academic nonfiction works. He is a professor of history at Weber State University in Utah. Swedin is the 2010 long form winner of the Sidewise Award for his alternate history novel When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis. He was a consultant for the Emmy Award-winning documentary, Clouds Over Cuba, which was created for the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.

Biography

Swedin is a professor of history at Weber State University in Utah. He has written several non-fiction textbooks and academic works, as well as five novels, and his books and papers have been cited in over 70 academic works.^[2] He won the Sidewise Award for his 2010 alternate history novel, When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis.^[3] He was a consultant on two documentaries about the Cuban Missile Crisis: Clouds Over Cuba, which won an Emmy Award,^[4] and What If...? Armageddon 1962, a documentary which aired on the Military Channel in 2014.

Bibliography

Nonfiction

Healing Souls: Psychotherapy in the Latter-day Saint Community (2003, University of Illinois Press,)
Science in the Contemporary World: An Encyclopedia (2005, part of the History of Science series, ABC-CLIO,)
Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains (2011, McFarland & Company,, as editor with David L. Ferro)
Survive the Bomb: The Radioactive Citizen's Guide to Nuclear Survival (2011, Zenith Press,, as editor)

Essays

"Murray Leinster and 'A Logic Named Joe'" (2011, with David L. Ferro, in Science Fiction and Computing: Essays on Interlinked Domains, McFarland & Company,)
"Rebooting 'A Logic Named Joe': Exploring the Multiple Influences of a Strangely Predictive Mid-1940s Short Story" (2011, with David L. Ferro, in Science Fiction and the Prediction of the Future: Essays on Foresight and Fallacy, McFarland & Company,)

Fiction

The Killing of Greybird (2004, CFI,)
When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis (2010, Potomac Books,)
Anasazi Exile (2011, Borgo Press/Wildside Press,)
Fragments of Me (2012, Borgo Press/Wildside Press,)
Seeking Valhalla (2013, Borgo Press/Wildside Press,)

Documentaries

Swedin consulted on Clouds Over Cuba and consulted on and appeared in What If...? Armageddon 1962.

Clouds Over Cuba (2012, created by and aired at John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum)^[5] ^[6] This program won an Emmy Award for "New Approaches: Documentaries".^[4]
What If...? Armageddon 1962 (2014, Military Channel)^[5] ^[7]

External links

Alternatives: Histories of the Past and Future (Swedin's blog)

Notes and References

Web site: Eric G. Swedin – Summary Bibliography. Internet Speculative Fiction Database. May 5, 2015.
Web site: Citations of works by Eric G. Swedin. Google Scholar. May 5, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150518165254/http://scholar.google.com/citations?user=swY7Ot8AAAAJ&hl=en&oi=sra. May 18, 2015. dead. mdy-all.
Web site: Smale and Swedin Win Sidewise Awards . . August 11, 2011 . May 5, 2015 . September 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150912051527/http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/08/smale-and-swedi-win-sidewise-awards/ . dead . mdy .
Web site: Winners Announced for the 34th Annual News & Documentary Emmy® Awards . . October 1, 2013 . May 5, 2015 . March 31, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150331051214/http://emmyonline.com/news_34th_winners . dead . mdy .
Web site: Dr. Eric G. Swedin, Professor of History, Weber State University . . May 5, 2015 . March 12, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150312001657/http://faculty.weber.edu/eswedin/ . dead . mdy .
Web site: Clouds Over Cuba. May 5, 2015. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum. Note: Site is entirely in Flash. Click on the "Credits" link in the bottom right to view the credits.
Web site: What If...? Armageddon 1962: All-New Documentary Premieres Tuesday, October 22 at 10/9c . . May 5, 2015 . May 10, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150510103812/http://press.discovery.com/us/mil/programs/what-if-armageddon-1962/ . dead . mdy .