Stephen Oram

Stephen Oram writes social science fiction, often exploring the intersection of messy humans and
imperfect technology. Described by Linux User & Developer Magazine as, "A soothsayer for this century’s
relationship with technology,” he is published in many anthologies, including the award-winning Best of
British Science Fiction 2022 (Newcon Press).
He has three novels: We Are Not Anonymous, 2025; Fluence, 2015; and Quantum Confessions, 2014. And
three short story collections: Extracting Humanity, 2023; Biohacked & Begging, 2019; and Eating Robots,
2017.
He has co-edited four anthologies: Virtual Futures, 2019; Vital Signals, 2022; 22 Ideas About the Future,
2022; and All Tomorrow’s Futures, 2024.
The Financial Times said that his work, “Should set the rest of us thinking about science and its possible
repercussions.”
He is also a leading proponent of applied science fiction, working with scientists and technologists to
explore possible outcomes of their research through short stories.
He has been a writer for the Sci-Fi prototypers- SciFutures, was author in residence at Virtual Futures and
one of the masterminds behind their new Near-Future Fiction series. He is also a member of the
Clockhouse London Writers and the Spectrum Writers.
Stephen is based in the heart of central London and attributes much of the urban grittiness and the
optimism about humanity in his writing to the noise, the bustle, and the diverse community of where he
lives.
Previously, he was Head of Policy for post-16 Strategic Development and Innovation at the Department
for Education.
You can read more about his work in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction and at https://stephenoram.net