Occupation Author Role Fiction writer Name Rachel Swirsky | Period 2006–present Nationality American | |
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Born April 14, 1982 (age 42)
San Jose, California ( 1982-04-14 ) Genre Science fiction, fantasy Notable works "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window," "A Memory of Wind," "Eros, Philia, Agape," "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" Notable awards Nebula Award (2010, 2013) Awards Nebula Award for Best Novella, Nebula Award for Best Short Story Nominations Hugo Award for Best Novella Books A Memory of Wind, Eros - Philia - Agape, Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia | ||
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Rachel Swirsky is an American literary, speculative fiction and fantasy writer, poet, and editor living in California. She was the founding editor of the PodCastle podcast and served as editor from 2008 to 2010. She served as vice president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in 2013.
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- Rachel swirsky writers with drinks
- Author spotlight rachel swirsky sword laser
- Biography
- Awards and critical reception
- References
She has been published in such literary publications as PANK, the Konundrum Engine Literary Review, and the New Haven Review. Her speculative fiction work has appeared in numerous markets including Tor.com, Subterranean Magazine, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Fantasy Magazine, Interzone, Realms of Fantasy, and Weird Tales, and collected in a variety of year's best anthologies, including Gardner Dozois's The Year's Best Science Fiction, Rich Horton's The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, Jonathan Strahan's Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year, and Jeff & Ann VanderMeer's Best American Fantasy.
Her novella "The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers Beneath the Queen’s Window" won the 2010 Nebula Award. and was also a nominee for a 2011 Hugo Award and for the 2011 World Fantasy Award.
Swirsky's short story "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" won the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, and was nominated for the Hugo award for best short story of 2013.
Author spotlight rachel swirsky sword laser
Biography
Swirsky was born in California. A graduate of the University of California Santa Cruz and the Iowa Writers Workshop, Swirsky taught undergraduate science fiction and fantasy writing while a teaching assistant at The University of Iowa. In 2005, she attended the Clarion West writers workshop.
In addition to her fiction, Swirsky writes critical essays, reviews, and other non-fiction.
Swirsky has donated her writing to a number of charity anthologies. Her story "Heat Engine" appeared in Last Bird, Drink Head, a flash fiction anthology supporting the ProLiteracy charity. In September 2010, she contributed a story to the online chapbook story collection Clash of the Geeks, presented by Subterranean Press supporting the Lupus Alliance of America.
Swirsky lives in Bakersfield, California.
Awards and critical reception
In addition to winning the Nebula, Swirsky's work has been nominated for awards and received other critical attention. Her novella "A Memory of Wind" was a finalist for the 2009 Nebula Awards ballot. Her novelette "Eros, Philia, Agape" was nominated for the Hugo, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, the Locus Award, the storySouth Million Writers Award, and the Tiptree Award. Her novelette "Portrait of Lisane da Patagnia" was a finalist for the 2012 Nebula Awards ballot. 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. Her story "Fields of Gold" was nominated for the 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and the 2011 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" won the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Short Story, and was nominated for the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
Her poem "The Oracle on River Street" won third place for the Rhysling Award and was reprinted in the 2008 Rhysling anthology. Other work has also been long-listed for the storySouth Million Writers Award, the BSFA Award, and the Tiptree Award.
Her work has been listed on the annual Locus Magazine's Recommended Reading List.