Suzy McKee Charnas
Encyclopedia
Suzy McKee Charnas is an American
novel
ist and short story
writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction
and fantasy
. She has won several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award
, the Nebula Award
and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
. A selection of her short fiction was collected in Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms in 2004. She lives in New Mexico
.
United States
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novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
ist and short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer, writing primarily in the genres of 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
Fantasy
Fantasy is a genre of fiction that commonly uses magic and other supernatural phenomena as a primary element of plot, theme, or setting. Many works within the genre take place in imaginary worlds where magic is common...
. She has won several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award
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...
, 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...
and the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
. A selection of her short fiction was collected in Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms in 2004. She lives in New Mexico
New Mexico
New Mexico is a state located in the southwest and western regions of the United States. New Mexico is also usually considered one of the Mountain States. With a population density of 16 per square mile, New Mexico is the sixth-most sparsely inhabited U.S...
.
Novels
- Dorothea DreamsDorothea DreamsDorothea Dreams is a 1986 novel by award winning American author Suzy McKee Charnas....
(1986) - The Kingdom of Kevin MaloneThe Kingdom of Kevin MaloneThe Kingdom of Kevin Malone is a 1993 novel by award winning American author Suzy McKee Charnas....
(1993) Winner of the 1994 Aslan Award for the best Children’s Literature - The Ruby TearThe Ruby TearThe Ruby Tear is a 1997 novel by award winning American author Suzy McKee Charnas....
(1997)
Series
- The Holdfast ChroniclesThe Holdfast ChroniclesThe Holdfast Chronicles is a series of books by American feminist science fiction author Suzy McKee Charnas.The series consists of four books:* Walk to the End of the World * Motherlines * The Furies...
(Winner of the 2003 Gaylactic Spectrum Hall of Fame AwardGaylactic Spectrum AwardsThe 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...
)- Walk to the End of the World (1974) Winner of a 1996 Retrospective James Tiptree, Jr. AwardJames Tiptree, Jr. AwardThe James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
- Motherlines (1978) Winner of a 1996 Retrospective James Tiptree, Jr. AwardJames Tiptree, Jr. AwardThe James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
- The Furies (1994)
- The Conqueror's Child (1999) Winner of the 1999 James Tiptree, Jr. AwardJames Tiptree, Jr. AwardThe James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
- Walk to the End of the World (1974) Winner of a 1996 Retrospective James Tiptree, Jr. Award
- Sorcery Hill
- The Bronze King (1985)
- The Silver Glove (1988)
- The Golden Thread (1989)
Collections
- The Vampire Tapestry (1980)
- Moonstone and Tiger-Eye (1992)
- Music of the Night (2001) ebook
- Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms (2004)
Notable Short Stories
- "Unicorn Tapestry" (1980) Winner of the 1980 Nebula AwardNebula AwardThe 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 the best novella - "Scorched Supper on New Niger" (1980)
- "Listening to Brahms" (1988)
- "Boobs" (1989) Winner of the 1990 Hugo AwardHugo AwardThe 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...
for the best short story - "Beauty and the Opera or the Phantom Beast" (1996)
- "Peregrines" (2004)