Nationality American Name Elise Matthesen | Role Essayist | |
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Nominations World Fantasy Special Award—Non-professional | ||
Elise Matthesen (née Krueger; born in Wisconsin in 1960) is an American essayist, journalist, poet, and fiction writer (primarily of science fiction and fantasy; she is an active supporter of the interstitial arts movement), and a crafter of art jewelry and a long time Bisexual Rights Activist. For 13 years she was the companion of the late John M. Ford until his death in September 2006. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota and is a member of the First Universalist Church there.
Matthesen is an anorexia nervosa survivor as well as a speaker, facilitator, and activist on issues of body acceptance, bisexuality, polyamory, and issues of self-esteem.
She was one of the original contributor to the groundbreaking 1991 bisexual anthology Bi Any Other Name, has written for local GLBT magazine Lavender, and is an active member of Science fiction fandom.
In 2009 Matthesen was nominated for a World Fantasy Award Special Award - Non-Professional "for setting out to inspire and for serving as inspiration for works of poetry, fantasy, and SF over the last decade through her jewelry-making and her 'artist's challenges'".