Fran Wilde (author)
Fran Wilde | |
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Born | 1972 (age 52–53) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | BA |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Period | 1981–present |
Genre | Science fiction Fantasy |
Website | |
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Fran Wilde is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and blogger. Her debut novel, Updraft,[1] was nominated for the 2016 Nebula Award,[2] and won the 2016 Andre Norton Award[3] and the 2016 Compton Crook Award.[4] Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Nature, and elsewhere. Her fiction explores themes of social class, disruptive technology, and empowerment against a backdrop of engineering and artisan culture.[5][6]
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Early life
Wilde was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972.[6] She attended the University of Virginia, earning a BA in English with honors in 1994. She then went on to earn a MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College in 1996[7] and a Master's degree in Information architecture and Interaction design from the University of Baltimore in 2001.[7]
Career
Prior to publishing, Wilde worked as a sailing instructor, a jeweler's assistant, a teacher and professor, and a web and game developer.[6]
Her first published novel grew from a short story she developed for the 2011 Viable Paradise writing workshop.[8] She has published a number of short stories and completed several novels. She writes for the blog GeekMom and runs the blog and podcast Cooking the Books. She attended Taos Toolbox in 2012[6] and served as as Endeavor Award judge in 2015.
Wilde is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Personal life
Wilde lives and works in Philadelphia, PA.[6]
Bibliography
Novels
The Bone Cycle
A novella entitled The Jewel and her Lapidary set in the Gem universe (2016).[9]
Short stories
- "Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud," published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Firkin Press, 2004.[10]
- "The Ghost Tide Chantey" (Tor.com 2015)[11]
- "You are Two Point Three Meters from Your Destination," published in Uncanny (Issue Three, Spring 2015)[12]
- "How to Walk through Historic Graveyards in the Digital Age," published in Asimov's Science Fiction (April/May 2015)[13]
- "Welcome Briefing at the Obayashi-Ragan Youth Hostel" published in Abyss and Apex (October 2014)
- "Like a Wasp to the Tongue," published in Asimov's Science Fiction (April/May 2014)
- "Nine Dishes on the Cusp of Love," published in Daily Science Fiction (June 2014)
- "The Topaz Marquise," published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Issue 152 (July 2014)[14]
- "A Moment of Gravity, Circumscribed," published in Impossible Futures Anthology (August 2013)
- "Without," published in Nature Magazine (September 2012)
References
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External links
- Official website
- Fran Wilde's Author page on Amazon
- Fran Wilde at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- On staying ahead of evolving technology
- Geek of the Week: Fran Wilde
- Catching Fran Wilde on the Updraft
- Debut Tor Authors Play 'Would You Rather, SFF Edition" with John Scalzi
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