Occupation Writer, editor Name Kathryn Ptacek Period 1981-present | Nationality United States Language English Role Writer | |
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Born Kathryn Anne Ptacek
September 12, 1952 (age 71)
Omaha, Nebraska, United States ( 1952-09-12 ) Pen name Les Simons,
Kathryn Atwood,
Anne Mayfield,
Kathleen Maxwell,
Kathryn Ptacek,
Kathryn Grant Genre science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, romance Books Women of Darkness, The hunted, Blood Autumn Nominations Locus Award for Best Anthology | ||
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 names, and under the pseudonyms: Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, and Kathleen Maxwell. 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. 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.