Russell William Lutz (born September 14, 1968) is an American science fiction author.His work has appeared in several books, webzines, and magazines, including Byzarium, The SiNK, scifantastic, and anotherealm. He won the 2005 SFFWorld First Place prize for short fiction for the short story "Fall".His first novel, Iota Cycle, was published in 2006 and received an Honorable Mention at the New York Book Festival Awards, his second, The Department of Off World Affairs, in September 2008.
Lutz was born in Illinois.He moved with his family to Fort Worth, Texas, where he attended Fort Worth Country Day School.He earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from Texas A&M University and a Master's degree in Mathematics from the University of Texas at Austin.
Lutz lives in Fort Worth, Texas.