K. D. Wentworth

Kathy Diane Wentworth (January 27, 1951 – April 18, 2012),^[1] known as K. D. Wentworth, was an American science fiction author.^[2][3][4] A University of Tulsa graduate, she got her start winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1988, and then later won Field Publications' "Teachers as Writers" Award in 1991.^[5] Wentworth served two terms as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in the early 2000s.^[6][7] She served as the editor for the Writers of the Future Contest from 2009 until her death.^[8] One of her novelettes, "Kaleidoscope" (2008), and three of her short stories, "Burning Bright" (1997). "Tall One" (1998), and "Born Again" (2005) have been Nebula Award finalists.^[9][10] Wentworth died on April 18, 2012, from complications with pneumonia and cervical cancer.^[1][4]

K. D. Wentworth
Wentworth in 2006
Born	Kathy Diane Wentworth (1951-01-27)January 27, 1951 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Died	April 18, 2012(2012-04-18) (aged 61) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Alma mater	University of Tulsa
Period	1989–2012
Genre	Fantasy, Science fiction

Bibliography

• "Dust" (Starshore - Summer 1990, Magazine, April 1, 1990; Out of Print)
• "The Tie That Binds" (Figment #7, Magazine, September 1, 1991; Out of Print)
• "Dark of the Moon" (After Hours #13, Magazine, January 1, 1992; Out of Print)
• "Along the Old Rose Trail" (Tomorrow Speculative Fiction - December 1993, Magazine, December 1, 1993; Out of Print)
• "Some Like Them Dead" (Figment #16, Magazine, December 1, 1993; Out of Print)
• The Imperium Game (February 1, 1994; Out of Print)
• Moonspeaker (April 11, 1994, House of Moons Book #1)
• "The Sport of Kings" (Mindsparks #5, Short Story Anthology, September 1, 1994; Out of Print)
• "Night of the Living Bra" (Return to the Twilight Zone, Short Story Anthology, December 1, 1994; Out of Print)
• House of Moons (May 28, 1995, House of Moons Book #2)
• Black on Black (February 1, 1999, Heyoka Blackeagle Book #1; Out of Print)
• Stars over Stars (March 1, 2001, Heyoka Blackeagle Book #2; Out of Print)
• This Fair Land (August 15, 2002; Out of Print)
• The Course of Empire (September 1, 2003, with Eric Flint, Empire Book #1)
• "Here Comes Santa Claus" (Ring of Fire, Short Story Anthology, January 1, 2004; Out of Print)
• The Crucible of Empire (March 1, 2004, with Eric Flint, Empire Book #2)
• "Riverkin" (Fantastic Companions, Short Story Anthology, April 3, 2005)
• "The Rose War" (Twenty Epics, Short Story Anthology, August 1, 2008; Out of Print)
• "Eddie and the King's Daughter" (Ring of Fire II, Short Story Anthology, January 1, 2008; Out of Print)
• "Same, Same" (Front Lines, Short Story Anthology, May 1, 2008; Out of Print)
• "Drinking Problem" (Seeds of Change, Short Story Anthology, August 1, 2008; Out of Print)