George Guthridge
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George Guthridge is a U.S. author. He has published over 70 short stories and five novels, and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award
and twice for the Nebula Award
, for science fiction
and fantasy. In 1998 he and coauthor, Janet Berliner
, won the Bram Stoker Award
for the year's best horror novel.
Guthridge is also known for having coached ten students
from the Siberian-Yupik (Eskimo
) village of Gambell, on blizzard-swept St. Lawrence Island
in the Bering Sea
, to national championships in academics. They became the only Native American
team ever to do that—and they did it twice.
Guthridge is also the author of The Kids from Nowhere: The Story Behind the Arctic Educational Miracle, published by Alaska Northwest Books in 2006.
Hugo Award
The Hugo Awards are given annually for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was officially named the Science Fiction Achievement Awards...
and twice for the 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...
, for science fiction
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...
and fantasy. In 1998 he and coauthor, Janet Berliner
Janet Berliner
Janet Berliner, formerly Janet Gluckman is a Bram Stoker Award-winning author and served as president of the Horror Writers Association from 1997 to 1998. She is also a member of Authors Guild, the International Thriller Writers, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She was...
, won the Bram Stoker Award
Bram Stoker Award
The Bram Stoker Award is a recognition presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing. The awards have been presented annually since 1987, and the winners are selected by ballot of the Active members of the HWA...
for the year's best horror novel.
Guthridge is also known for having coached ten students
The Kids from Nowhere
The Kids from Nowhere refers to ten students from the 41-pupil high school in the Siberian-Yupik village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea. The school had no computers and almost no books, most of the students had little world knowledge, and all but two spoke English as a...
from the Siberian-Yupik (Eskimo
Eskimo
Eskimos or Inuit–Yupik peoples are indigenous peoples who have traditionally inhabited the circumpolar region from eastern Siberia , across Alaska , Canada, and Greenland....
) village of Gambell, on blizzard-swept St. Lawrence Island
St. Lawrence Island
St. Lawrence Island is located west of mainland Alaska in the Bering Sea, just south of the Bering Strait, at about 63°30' North 173°20' West. The village of Gambell is located on the northwest cape, from the Chukchi Peninsula in the Russian Far East. The island is part of Alaska, but closer to...
in the Bering Sea
Bering Sea
The Bering Sea is a marginal sea of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises a deep water basin, which then rises through a narrow slope into the shallower water above the continental shelves....
, to national championships in academics. They became the only Native American
Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans in the United States are the indigenous peoples in North America within the boundaries of the present-day continental United States, parts of Alaska, and the island state of Hawaii. They are composed of numerous, distinct tribes, states, and ethnic groups, many of which survive as...
team ever to do that—and they did it twice.
Guthridge is also the author of The Kids from Nowhere: The Story Behind the Arctic Educational Miracle, published by Alaska Northwest Books in 2006.
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- Bram Stoker Award for Best NovelBram Stoker Award for Best NovelThe Bram Stoker Award for Novel is an award presented by the Horror Writers Association for "superior achievement" in horror writing for novels.-Winners and nominees:The following are the nominees and winners.* 1987: Misery by Stephen King...
- Time Machine (book series)Time Machine (book series)Time Machine was a series of children's novels published by Bantam Books from 1984 to 1989, similar to their more successful Choose Your Own Adventure line of "interactive" novels. Each book was written in the second person, with the reader choosing how the story should progress...
- Nebula Award for Best Short StoryNebula Award for Best Short StoryWinners 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:* *...
Madagascar Manifesto
- Child of the Light (1991)
- Child of the Journey (1996)
- Children of the Dusk (1997) Bram Stoker Award winner
- The Madagascar Manifesto (omnibus) (2002) (with Janet BerlinerJanet BerlinerJanet Berliner, formerly Janet Gluckman is a Bram Stoker Award-winning author and served as president of the Horror Writers Association from 1997 to 1998. She is also a member of Authors Guild, the International Thriller Writers, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. She was...
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