Pamela Sargent

Pamela Sargent
Pamela Sargent
Born	March 20, 1948; Ithaca, New York
Education	State University of New York
Occupation	Novelist; science fiction author; editor;
Known for	Earthseed, Venus of Dreams, Watchstar trilogy

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.

Sargent wrote a trilogy 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.^[1] She attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, attaining a master's degree in philosophy. She currently lives in Albany, New York.

Bibliography[]

Seed Trilogy[]

Earthseed (1983)
(2007)
(2010)

Venus[]

(1986)
(1988)
(2001)

Watchstar[]

(1980)
(1984)
(1984)

Novels[]

(1976)
(1979) a.k.a. The White Death (1980)
(1982)
(1983)
The Shore of Women (1986)
(1988)
(1993)
(1998)

Star Trek novels[]

All co-written with George Zebrowski

Based on Star Trek: The Original Series television series[]

Heart of the Sun (1997)
Across the Universe (1999)
Garth of Izar (2003)

Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation television series[]

A Fury Scorned (1996)

Collections[]

(1976)
(1977)
(1983)
(1987) with Martin H. Greenberg
(2002)
(2003)
(2004)

Anthologies edited[]

Women of Wonder series[]

Women of Wonder (1975)
(1976)
(1978)
(1996)
(1996)

Nebula Award anthologies[]

Other[]

(1976)
(1981) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski
(1986) with Ian Watson
(1997) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski
(2004)

Nonfiction[]

(1976) with Ron Miller

Awards[]

In 1993, Pamela Sargent won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette published in 1992, for "Danny Goes to Mars".^[2] 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.^[3]

References[]

^ Also, "The Old Testament's full of good stories, my personal favorites being those of David and Esther. I never could get into the New Testament." Interview by Engel-Cox, NOVA Express, Volume 3, Number 3 (11), Winter 1991. Also available at http://www.engel-cox.org/sargent/nova_express_interview.html
^ "Danny Goes to Mars - The Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
^ ""SFRA Awards", Locus, 04/20/2012".

Sources[]

External links[]

Official website
Pamela Sargent at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
Golden Gryphon Press official site – About Thumbprints
Pamela Sargent's Official Wattpad Profile

[1] Also, "The Old Testament's full of good stories, my personal favorites being those of David and Esther. I never could get into the New Testament." Interview by Engel-Cox, NOVA Express, Volume 3, Number 3 (11), Winter 1991. Also available at http://www.engel-cox.org/sargent/nova_express_interview.html

[2] "Danny Goes to Mars - The Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved August 21, 2018.

[3] ""SFRA Awards", Locus, 04/20/2012".

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Pamela Sargent
Born	March 20, 1948 Ithaca, New York
Education	State University of New York
Occupation	Novelist science fiction author editor
Known for	Earthseed, Venus of Dreams, Watchstar trilogy