Fran Wilde (author)
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![]() Fran Wilde at Worldcon in Helsinki, 2017. | |
Born | 1972 (age 48–49) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
Occupation | Writer |
Nationality | American |
Education | BA |
Alma mater | University of Virginia |
Period | 1981–present |
Genre | Science fiction Fantasy |
Notable works | The Bone Universe |
Notable awards | Andre Norton Award |
Website | |
franwilde |
Fran Wilde is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and blogger. Her debut novel, ,[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 debut middle grade novel, Riverland, won the 2019 Andre Norton Award, was named an NPR Best Book of 2019 [5] and was a Lodestar Finalist. Wilde is the first person to win two Andre Norton Awards for Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction. Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Nature, Tor.com, Uncanny, and elsewhere. Her fiction explores themes of social class, disability, disruptive technology, and empowerment against a backdrop of engineering and artisan culture.[6][7]
Early life[]
Wilde was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972.[7] 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[8] and a master's degree in Information architecture and Interaction design from the University of Baltimore in 2001.[8]
Career[]
Prior to publishing, Wilde worked as a sailing instructor, a jeweler's assistant, a teacher and professor, and a web and game developer.[7]
Her first published novel grew from a short story she developed for the 2011 Viable Paradise writing workshop.[9] 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[7] and served as an Endeavor Award judge in 2015, and a Norton Jury Member in 2016.
Wilde is the Director of the Genre Fiction MFA Concentration at Western Colorado University. [10]
Her debut novel, Updraft, was the first novel to be simultaneously nominated for a Nebula and Norton. Her work has been a finalist for six Nebula Awards, three Hugo Awards, two Locus Awards, a World Fantasy Award, and a Lodestar.
Wilde is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.
Personal life[]
Wilde lives and works in Philadelphia, PA with her family and pet plankton.[7]
Bibliography[]
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Novels[]
- Novels
Title | Series | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Awards & Honors |
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Riverland | 2019 | Abrams / Amulet | Finalist: 2020 Andre Norton / Nebula; 2019 NPR Best Book, Starred Reviews from Booklist and Shelf Awareness | ||
Updraft | The Bone Universe | 2015 | Tor Books | Droemer Knaur (Germany) | Winner: Andre Norton Award / Nebula for Best Young Adult Novel, Compton Crook Award for Best Debut Novel, Finalist: Nebula for Best Novel [11] |
Cloudbound | The Bone Universe | 2016 | Tor Books | 2017 Locus Recommended Reading List [12] | |
Horizon | The Bone Universe | 2017 | Tor Books | 2018 Locus Finalist |
Short fiction[]
- Short Stories
Title | Series | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Awards & Honors |
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The Jewel and Her Lapidary (novelette) | The Gem Universe | 2016 | [13]Tor.com | 2017 Locus Award Finalist; An LA Public Library Best Book of 2016; 2016 Nebula Nominee; 2016 Hugo Nominee for Best Novelette. | |
The Fire Opal Mechanism (Novella) | The Gem Universe | 2019 | [14]Tor.com | 2020 Locus Recommended | |
The Book of Gems (Novella) | The Gem Universe | TBA | [14]Tor.com | ||
"A Catalog of Storms" | 2019 | Uncanny (2019)[15] | 2020 Best Science Fiction and Fantasy, Strahan, Jonathan, ed.; 2020 Best Dark Fiction and Fantasy, Guran, Paula, ed. | 2020 Nebula Award Finalist, Best Short Story, Hugo Finalist, Locus Finalist | |
Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand | 2017 | Uncanny (2017)[16] | Winner: 2018 Eugie Foster Award; 2018 Hugo Finalist, 2018 Nebula Finalist, 2018 World Fantasy Award Finalist | ||
Only Their Shining Beauty Was Left | 2016 | "Only Their Shining Beauty Was Left" | 2016 Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Shimmer, 2016.[17] | 2017 WSFA Small Press Award Finalist | |
How to Walk through Historic Graveyards in the Digital Age | 2015 | Asimov's Science Fiction (April/May 2015)[18] | |||
Like a Wasp to the Tongue | 2014 | "Like a wasp to the tongue". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (4&5): 62–73. April–May 2014. | |||
The Witch Who Came In From the Cold | 2016 | Serial Box [19] | |||
Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud | 2015 | Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Firkin Press [20] | |||
The Ghost Tide Chantey | 2015 | Tor.com [21] | |||
You are Two Point Three Meters from Your Destination | 2015 | Uncanny Magazine (Issue Three, Spring 2015)[22] | |||
Welcome Briefing at the Obayashi-Ragan Youth Hostel | 2014 | Abyss and Apex | |||
Nine Dishes on the Cusp of Love | 2014 | Daily Science Fiction | |||
The Topaz Marquise | The Gem Universe[23] | 2014 | Beneath Ceaseless Skies Issue 152 [24] | ||
A Moment of Gravity, Circumscribed | 2013 | Impossible Futures Anthology | |||
Without | 2012 | Nature Magazine |
Non-fiction[]
- "Domestic violence and teaching my daughter to always rescue herself first," Washington Post (February 15, 2018)[25]
- "We Will See You Now," Uncanny (2018)[26]
- "Monsters and Magic can help kids through tough times. Here's how." Washington Post (August 9, 2016)[27]
- "Why are all the moms gone? A parent/writer tries to find herself in children's literature," Washington Post (August 31, 2015)[28]
- "Mom and daughter on reading together," Washington Post (July 2, 2014)[29]
References[]
- ^ Wilde, Fran (September 2015). Updraft (Bone Universe): Fran Wilde: 9780765377838: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN 978-0765377838.
- ^ "2015 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". SFWA. February 20, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Nebula Awards 2016 Winners". Locus. Retrieved May 15, 2016.
- ^ "Updraft by Fran Wilde wins the 2016 Compton Crook Award". SFFWorld. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
- ^ https://apps.npr.org/best-books/#year=2019&book=263. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ Fran Wilde (March 16, 2016). "Locus Interview, MindMeld, Cage Match – Fran Wilde". Franwilde.wordpress.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e Author: Your Name/Company (March 13, 2016). "Locus Online Perspectives " Fran Wilde: Magical Engineering". Locusmag.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "About". Fran Wilde. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ List of VP attendees
- ^ http://western.edu/fiction. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ 2015 Andre Norton Award; 2016 Compton Crook Award; 2015 Nebula Nominee for Best Novel; 2016 Dragon Award Nominee for Best YA.
- ^ Locus Recommended Reading List Locus Magazine
- ^ "The Jewel and Her Lapidary".
- ^ Jump up to: a b Harris, Lee (August 7, 2017). "Fran Wilde Returns to the Gem Universe in Two New Novellas with Tor.com Publishing!". Tor.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ Wilde, Fran. "A Catalog of Storms". Uncanny Magazine.
- ^ Wilde, Fran. "Clearly Lettered in a Mostly Steady Hand". Uncanny Magazine.
- ^ "Only Their Shining Beauty Was Left by Fran Wilde". Shimmer. Retrieved January 4, 2017.
- ^ "Asimov's Science Fiction, April–May 2015: Gary Freeman, Eugene Fischer, Suzanne Palmer, Michael Swanwick, Gregory Frost, Tom Purdom: Amazon.com: Books". Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "The Witch Who Came in From the Cold".
- ^ "Bent the Wing, Dark the Cloud by Fran Wilde". Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Fran Wilde (April 8, 2015). "The Ghost Tide Chantey". Tor.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Wilde, Fran (September 1, 2015). "You Are Two Point Three Meters from Your Destination". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ Harris, Lee (August 7, 2017). "Fran Wilde Returns to the Gem Universe in Two New Novellas with Tor.com Publishing!". Tor.com. Retrieved April 4, 2019.
- ^ "BCS 131: The Topaz Marquise by Fran Wilde". Beneath Ceaseless Skies. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
- ^ "Domestic violence and teaching my daughter to always rescue herself first".
- ^ Wilde, Fran (2018). "We Will See You Now". Uncanny Magazine.
- ^ "Monsters and Magic can help kids through tough times".
- ^ "Why are all the moms gone?".
- ^ "Mom and daughter on reading together".
External links[]
- 1972 births
- Living people
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American short story writers
- 21st-century American women writers
- American science fiction writers
- American women novelists
- American women short story writers
- Asimov's Science Fiction people
- Novelists from Pennsylvania
- University of Baltimore alumni
- Warren Wilson College alumni
- Writers from Philadelphia