Name Pamela Sargent Role Author | Education Binghamton University | |
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Nominations James Tiptree, Jr. Award Edited works Women of Wonder, the Contemporary Years: Science Fiction by Women from the 1970s to the 1990s Books Earthseed, Women of Wonder - the Conte, The Shore of Women, Venus of Dreams, Farseed Similar People George Zebrowski, James Tiptree - Jr, Diane Duane, Diane Carey, Kristine Kathryn Rusch | ||
Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award.
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Sargent wrote a series of books concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometimes compared to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but predates it. She also edited various anthologies to celebrate the contributions of women in the history of science fiction. She is noted for writing alternate history stories. She also collaborated with George Zebrowski on four Star Trek novels.
Personal life
Pamela Sargent was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised as an atheist. She attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, attaining a master's degree in philosophy. She currently lives in Albany, New York.
Awards
In 1993, Pamela Sargent won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette published in 1992, for "Danny Goes to Mars". This novelette originally appeared in Asimov's magazine in October 1992.
In 2012, Sargent won the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contributions to SF/F studies.