Citizenship United States Role Author Name Diana Paxson | Children 2 Alma mater BA Mills College | |
Full name Diana Lucile Paxson Education MA University of California-Berkeley Nominations Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, Locus Award for Best First Novel, Mythopoeic Fantasy Award Books Ancestors of Avalon, Priestess of Avalon, Essential Asatru, Taking Up The Runes, Lady of Avalon Similar People Marion Zimmer Bradley, Deborah J Ross, Elisabeth Waters, Adrienne Martine‑Barnes, Mercedes Lackey | ||
Book review essential asatru by diana l paxson
Diana Lucile Paxson (born February 20, 1943) is an author, primarily in the fields of Paganism and Heathenism. Her published works include fantasy and historical fiction novels, as well as numerous short stories. More recently she has also published books about Pagan and Heathen religions and practices. She is a founder of the Society for Creative Anachronism, where she is known as Diana the Listmaker.
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- Book review essential asatru by diana l paxson
- Review of The Way of the Oracle
- Career
- Personal life
- References
Review of The Way of the Oracle
Career
In addition to her multiple novels and collaborations, she has written over 70 short stories. Her best-known works are the Westria novels, and the later books in the Avalon series, which she first co-wrote with Marion Zimmer Bradley, then - after Bradley's death, took over sole authorship. Paxson's other books include Taking Up the Runes, Essential Asatru, and Trance-Portation. She writes a regular column for the women's spirituality magazine, called Sagewoman.
Paxson has been active in the leadership of a number of organizations. She hosted the first activities of the Society for Creative Anachronism, and was subsequently among that group's founding directors and corporate officers when it incorporated. She was the western regional director of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America, and is a frequent panelist at science fiction conventions, especially Baycon, where she was the 2007 Fantasy Guest of Honor.
A leader in the Neopagan and Heathen revivals, Paxson is the founder of The Fellowship of the Spiral Path and has served as First Officer of the Covenant of the Goddess. She has been Steerswoman of the Heathen group, The Troth, a member of its Board of Directors, and currently edits its journal, Idunna. She is a pioneer in the revival of Oracular Seidh, which she has taught and performed at many Neopagan and heathen festivals and retreats.
Personal life
She composes and plays music for the harp. She currently lives at her home, Greyhaven, in Berkeley, California.