Molly Gloss
Molly Gloss (born November 20, 1944) is an American writer currently best known for historical fiction and science fiction.
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Life
Gloss grew up in rural Oregon and began writing seriously when she became a mother.[1] She now lives in Portland, Oregon, and is close friends with fellow science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. She has taught writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University, and served as visiting professor at Pacific University's low-residency MFA in Writing program.[2]
Awards and nominations
- 1996 Whiting Award
- The Jump-Off Creek was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won both the 1990 Ken Kesey Award for the Novel and 1990 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award[3]
- Wild Life was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and won the 2000 James Tiptree, Jr. Award for work that explores or expands notions of gender
- The Hearts of Horses was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award
Bibliography
Novels
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Anthologies
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Notable short fiction
- "Personal Silence", 1990 (reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction 1991)
- "Lambing Season", 2002 (nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story and a Nebula Award for Best Short Story)
References
External links
- mollygloss.com (official site)
- Review of The Dazzle of Day by Jo Walton
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- Guide to the Molly Gloss papers at the University of Oregon.
- Molly Gloss at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Profile at The Whiting Foundation
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