Kathryn Ptacek
| Kathryn Anne Ptacek Grant | |
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| Born | Kathryn Anne Ptacek September 12, 1952 Omaha, Nebraska, United States |
| Pen name | Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, Kathleen Maxwell, Kathryn Ptacek, Kathryn Grant |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | United States |
| Period | 1981-present |
| Genre | science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, romance |
| Spouse | Charles L. Grant (1982-2006) |
| Website | |
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Kathryn Grant, née Ptacek (born September 12, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American writer and editor. Since 1981, she has published science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, and romance short stories and novels under her maiden and married name, and under the of pseudonyms: Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, and Kathryn Ptacek. She is the editor and publisher of the writers-market magazine, The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets.
Biography
Kathryn Anne Ptacek was born on September 12, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, but she was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her B. A. in Journalism, with a minor in history, with honors from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 1974.[1] She was married to Charles L. Grant from February 1982 until his death in 2006.
She has also edited several anthologies of short stories. Her short story "Each Night, Each Year" was nominated for the 1989 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction.
Bibliography
As Les Simons
Single novels
- Gila! (1981)
As Kathryn Atwood
Single novels
- Satan's Angel (1981)
- Renegade Lady (1982)
- The Lawless Heart (1984)
- My Lady Rogue (1986)
- Aurora (1987)
As Anne Mayfield
Single novels
- The Wayward Widow (1982)
As Kathleen Maxwell
Single novels
- The Devil's Heart (1983)
- Winter Masquerade (1984)
As Kathryn Ptacek
Single novels
- Shadoweyes (1984)
- Blood Autumn (1985)
- Kachina (1986)
- In Silence Sealed (1988)
- Women of Darkness (1989)
- Ghost Dance (1990)
- The Hunted (1993)
Omnibus collections
- Looking Backward in Darkness (2013)
As Kathryn Grant
Land of Ten Thousand Willows
- The Phoenix Bells (1987)
- The Black Jade Road (1989)
- The Willow Garden (1989)
References and sources
External links
- 1952 births
- 20th-century American novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- American editors
- American fantasy writers
- American horror writers
- American people of Czech descent
- American women short story writers
- American women novelists
- People from Albuquerque, New Mexico
- University of New Mexico alumni
- Living people
- Women science fiction and fantasy writers
- Women horror writers
- 20th-century women writers
- 21st-century women writers
