Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal
Born (1969-02-08) February 8, 1969
Raleigh, North Carolina
Occupation Professional puppeteer, author and voice actor
Nationality American
Genre Science fiction and fantasy
Notable works Shades of Milk and Honey, "Evil Robot Monkey", "For Want of a Nail"
Notable awards John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2008), Hugo Award for Best Short Story (2011), Hugo Award for Best Novelette (2014)
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Website
www.maryrobinettekowal.com

Mary Robinette Kowal (born February 8, 1969 in Raleigh, N.C., as Mary Robinette Harrison[1]) is an American author and puppeteer.[2]

Life and career

Mary Harrison was born in Raleigh, North Carolina, and studied at East Carolina University. She graduated with a degree in Art Education with a minor in theater, and began work as a professional puppeteer in 1989. She has performed for the Center for Puppetry Arts, Jim Henson Productions, and her own production company, Other Hand Productions.[3] She also worked in Iceland on the children's television show LazyTown for two seasons.[4] She was recently accepted as a participant in a Sesame Puppetry Workshop.[5]

Kowal served as art director for Shimmer Magazine and in 2010 was named art director for Weird Tales.[6] She served as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for two years, and was elected to the position of SFWA vice-president in 2010.[7] In 2008, her second year of eligibility, she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.[8]

Kowal's work as an author includes "For Solo Cello, op. 12,"[9] (originally published in Cosmos Magazine and reprinted in Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition,[10]) which made the preliminary ballot for the 2007 Nebula Awards.[11] Her fiction has also appeared in Talebones Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Apex Digest, among other venues.[12] Her debut novel Shades of Milk and Honey was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel.[13] Two of her short fiction works have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story: "Evil Robot Monkey" in 2009[14] and "For Want of a Nail," which won the award in 2011.[15] Her novelette, The Lady Astronaut of Mars was ineligible for the 2013 Hugo Awards because it had only been released as part of an audiobook, but was later published in text format[16] and went on to win the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[17]

In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.[18]

After appearing several times as a guest star in the podcast, Writing Excuses, she became a full-time cast member at the start of their sixth season in 2011.[19]

Kowal is also a voice actor, having recorded audiobook versions of books written by authors such as John Scalzi, Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow and Kage Baker.[20]

Publications

Novels

Novellas

Novelettes

Collections

Short stories

References

  1. ↑ Biography for Mary Robinette Kowal at the Internet Movie Database
  2. ↑ Mary Robinette Kowal Website
  3. ↑ Mary Robinette Kowal (Web Lackey, Actor, Writer)(archive), Williamette Radio Workshop
  4. ↑ Mary Robinette Kowal FAQs
  5. ↑ Kowal, Mary Robinette. "My audition for the Sesame Street puppetry workshop. Video and results." Journal January 3, 2014; accessed January 5, 2014
  6. ↑ VanderMeer promoted to editor in chief, CapClave.org, 2010-01-25.
  7. ↑ An Interview With Mary Robinette Kowal patrickrothfuss.com
  8. ↑ The Hugo Awards
  9. ↑ maryrobinettekowal.com
  10. ↑ Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, Rich Horton, Editor. ISBN 978-0809572502
  11. ↑ Nebula Awards preliminary ballot released sfscope.com 2008-01-11
  12. ↑ Mary Robinette Kowal Bibliography
  13. ↑ "SFWA announces the 2010 Nebula Award Nominees". SFWA. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  14. ↑ "The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2009 Hugo Awards". Locusmag.com. 2009-08-09. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  15. ↑ Locus Publications. "Locus Online News » 2011 Hugo and Campbell Awards Winners". Locusmag.com. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  16. ↑ "The Lady Astronaut of Mars". Tor.com. September 11, 2013. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  17. ↑ "2014 Hugo Award Winners". The Hugo Awards. August 17, 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
  18. ↑ Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection. Northern Illinois University. on archon.lib.niu.edu
  19. ↑ "6.1: Can Creativity be Taught?". Writing Excuses. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
  20. ↑ http://maryrobinettekowal.com/fiction-collectio/audio-fiction-online/
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