William Thomas Quick

American writer

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Also known as Margaret Allan · William T. Quick

Born: May 1946
Birthplace: Muncie
Citizenship: United States
Occupation: novelist
, science fiction writer
, writer
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-04-20
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Education: The Hill School
Languages spoken, written or signed: English
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William Thomas "Bill" Quick, who sometimes writes under the pseudonym Margaret Allan, is a science fiction author and self-described libertarian conservative blogger. Quick is the author of 28 novels, the most famous of which is the cyberpunk Dreams of Flesh and Sand, and co-authored a six-novel series with William Shatner. He runs the conservative blog Daily Pundit.

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Given name: William
Thomas
Sex or gender: male
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1.Stated in Integrated Authority FileRetrieved 2026-07-21
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Pseudonym: Margaret Allen
Family name: Quick
Writing language: English
Nominations: Locus Award for Best First Novel(1989) for work: Dreams of Flesh and Sand
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