Nancy Kress
American science fiction writer (born 1948) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer.[1] She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning 1991 novella Beggars in Spain, which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall,[2] and in 2015 for Yesterday's Kin. In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for Writer's Digest. She is a regular at Clarion writing workshops.[3] During the winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.[4]
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Born | Nancy Anne Koningisor (1948-01-20) January 20, 1948 (age 76) Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
Pen name | Anna Kendall (for fantasy) |
Occupation | Fiction writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | State University of New York at Plattsburgh (MA) |
Period | 1976–present |
Genre | Science fiction
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