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.
Eric G. Swedin | |
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Born | Eric Gottfrid Swedin[1] |
Occupation | Professor, writer |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Period | 2003–present |
Genres | Alternate history, science fiction |
Subjects | History, technology |
Notable works | When Angels Wept: A What-If History of the Cuban Missile Crisis |
Notable awards | Sidewise Award (2010) |
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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.
Essays
Swedin consulted on Clouds Over Cuba and consulted on and appeared in What If...? Armageddon 1962.