Psych prof morphs into world-beating sci-fi author

2010 Hugo winner Will McIntosh publishes novel 'Soft Apocalypse'

Georgia Southern psychology professor Will McIntosh teaches a class at the Russell Union Wednesday. McIntosh moonlights as a science fiction writer and has recently published his first novel, "Soft Apocalypse."

W GSU McINTOSH NOVEL 03 — Georgia Southern psychology professor Will McIntosh teaches a class at the Russell Union Wednesday. McIntosh moonlights as a science fiction writer and has recently published his first novel, "Soft Apocalypse."

In September 2010, Will McIntosh won the Hugo Award, the science fiction writer's equivalent of an Academy Award, for his short story "Bridesicle." Now his first novel, "Soft Apocalypse," has been released by Night Shade Books. After a dream 10 years ago in which he fell off the earth and made his way to another planet, McIntosh, a sci-fi fan from childhood, started writing his own stories.

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