Occupation Writer, novelist Role Fiction writer Name Maureen McHugh | Period 1988—Present Nationality American | |
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Genre Science Fiction, Fantasy Education New York University (1984), Ohio University (1981) Awards James Tiptree, Jr. Award Books China Mountain Zhang, After the Apocalypse, Nekropolis, Mothers & Other Monsters, Mission Child |
Nekropolis by Maureen F. McHugh | Review #VEDA 11
Maureen F. McHugh (born February 13, 1959) is a science fiction and fantasy writer.
Contents
- Nekropolis by Maureen F McHugh Review VEDA 11
- China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F McHugh Review
- Career
- Novels
- Stories Partial List
- Collections
- Alternate Reality Games
- References
China Mountain Zhang by Maureen F. McHugh | Review
Career
Her first published story was published as a Twilight Zone first under a male pseudonym in 1988, followed quickly by a pair of publications under her own name in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine in 1989. Since then, she has written four novels and over twenty short stories. Her first novel, China Mountain Zhang (1992), was nominated for both the Hugo and the Nebula Award, and won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. In 1996 she won a Hugo Award for her short story "The Lincoln Train" (1995). McHugh's short story collection Mothers and Other Monsters was shortlisted as a finalist for the Story Prize in December, 2005.
Maureen is currently a partner at No Mimes Media, an Alternate Reality Game company which she co-founded with Steve Peters and Behnam Karbassi in March 2009. Prior to founding No Mimes, Maureen worked for 42 Entertainment, where she was a Writer and/or Managing Editor for numerous Alternate Reality Game projects, including Year Zero and I Love Bees.