Anne Harris (author)
Encyclopedia
Anne Harris is an American science fiction
author from Michigan
.
for a science fiction novel
dealing with LGBT
characters, themes and issues, published in 1998. Her short story, "Still Life with Boobs", was a 2005 Nebula Award
finalist for Best Short Story
. Her other novels include The Nature of Smoke (her first, published in 1996, shortlisted in translation for the 2007 Japanese Sense of Gender Award
) and Inventing Memory, published in 2004.
Currently Harris writes under two pseudonyms. As Pearl North she published Libyrinth in 2009. It is the first volume in a young adult science fiction trilogy. The second in the series, The Boy From Ilysies came out in November 2010, and the third, The Book of the Night is forthcoming.
Under the pen name Jessica Freely, Harris has written numerous male/male erotic romance ebooks since 2008. She posts free fiction and writes about epublishing, the female gaze, and other related topics on her blog, Friskbiskit.
Harris also teaches in Seton Hill University
's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program.
and Oakland University
, the latter with a (Bachelor of Science
in computer
and information science
). According to her blog
, she has worked as a cook in a vegetarian restaurant, a freelance journalist
, a public relations
writer, an operations research
analyst for the United States Department of Defense
, and "a doggy daycare worker". Harris has lived in the Detroit, Michigan
area all her life; as of 2003, she was living in Royal Oak
with her husband Steve. As of October 2010, she and Steve Ainsworth were still together. She "has been a long-term advocate of women's rights, reproductive freedom, and GLBT rights."
Science fiction
Science fiction is a genre of fiction dealing with imaginary but more or less plausible content such as future settings, futuristic science and technology, space travel, aliens, and paranormal abilities...
author from Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
.
Writing
Harris' second novel, Accidental Creatures, won the first Spectrum AwardGaylactic Spectrum Awards
The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT topics in a positive way. Established in 1998, the awards were initially presented by the Gaylactic Network, with awards first awarded in 1999. In 2002 the awards were given their own...
for a science fiction novel
Gaylactic Spectrum Award winners and nominees for best novel
The Gaylactic Spectrum Awards are given to works of science fiction, fantasy and horror that explore LGBT topics in a positive way...
dealing with LGBT
LGBT
LGBT is an initialism that collectively refers to "lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender" people. In use since the 1990s, the term "LGBT" is an adaptation of the initialism "LGB", which itself started replacing the phrase "gay community" beginning in the mid-to-late 1980s, which many within the...
characters, themes and issues, published in 1998. Her short story, "Still Life with Boobs", was a 2005 Nebula Award
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
finalist for Best Short Story
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Winners of the '“Nebula Award for Best Short Story”'. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-Winners and nominees:-External links:* *...
. Her other novels include The Nature of Smoke (her first, published in 1996, shortlisted in translation for the 2007 Japanese Sense of Gender Award
Sense of Gender Awards
The Sense of Gender Awards are annual awards given by the Japanese Association for Gender Fantasy & Science Fiction for the science fiction or fantasy fiction published in the Japanese language in the prior year which best "explore and deepen the concept of Gender." The award and organization were...
) and Inventing Memory, published in 2004.
Currently Harris writes under two pseudonyms. As Pearl North she published Libyrinth in 2009. It is the first volume in a young adult science fiction trilogy. The second in the series, The Boy From Ilysies came out in November 2010, and the third, The Book of the Night is forthcoming.
Under the pen name Jessica Freely, Harris has written numerous male/male erotic romance ebooks since 2008. She posts free fiction and writes about epublishing, the female gaze, and other related topics on her blog, Friskbiskit.
Harris also teaches in Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University
Seton Hill University is a small Catholic liberal arts university of about 2100 students in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh. Formerly a women's college, it became a coeducational university in 2002....
's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program.
Private life
Harris is a graduate of Ferndale High SchoolFerndale High School (Michigan)
Ferndale High School is a public high school in Ferndale, Michigan. It is under the jurisdiction of the Ferndale Public Schools school district...
and Oakland University
Oakland University
Oakland University is a public university co-founded by Matilda Dodge Wilson and John A. Hannah whose campus is located in central Oakland County, Michigan, United States in the cities of Auburn Hills and Rochester Hills. It is the only major research university in Oakland County, from which OU...
, the latter with a (Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Science
A Bachelor of Science is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for completed courses that generally last three to five years .-Australia:In Australia, the BSc is a 3 year degree, offered from 1st year on...
in computer
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
and information science
Information science
-Introduction:Information science is an interdisciplinary science primarily concerned with the analysis, collection, classification, manipulation, storage, retrieval and dissemination of information...
). According to her blog
Blog
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, she has worked as a cook in a vegetarian restaurant, a freelance journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, a public relations
Public relations
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writer, an operations research
Operations research
Operations research is an interdisciplinary mathematical science that focuses on the effective use of technology by organizations...
analyst for the United States Department of Defense
United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense is the U.S...
, and "a doggy daycare worker". Harris has lived in the Detroit, Michigan
Detroit, Michigan
Detroit is the major city among the primary cultural, financial, and transportation centers in the Metro Detroit area, a region of 5.2 million people. As the seat of Wayne County, the city of Detroit is the largest city in the U.S. state of Michigan and serves as a major port on the Detroit River...
area all her life; as of 2003, she was living in Royal Oak
Royal Oak, Michigan
Royal Oak is a city in Oakland County of the U.S. state of Michigan. It is a suburb of Detroit. As of the 2010 census, the city had a total population of 57,236. It should not be confused with Royal Oak Charter Township, a separate community located nearby....
with her husband Steve. As of October 2010, she and Steve Ainsworth were still together. She "has been a long-term advocate of women's rights, reproductive freedom, and GLBT rights."