Patricia A. McKillip
Patricia Anne McKillip | |
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| Born | February 29, 1948 Salem, Oregon |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Alma mater | San Jose State University |
| Genre | Fantasy |
| Notable awards | Mythopoeic Awards 1995, World Fantasy Award 1975 and 2003, World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement 2008 |
Patricia Anne McKillip (born February 29, 1948) is an American author of fantasy and science fiction. She has been called "one of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre", and is notable for writing predominantly standalone fantasy novels.[1] Her work has won her numerous awards, including the World Fantasy Award for Lifetime Achievement in 2008.[2]
Life and education[]
Patricia A. McKillip was born in Salem, Oregon.[3] She grew up in Oregon, Great Britain, and Germany. She attended San Jose State University in California, where she received a B.A. in 1971 and a Master of Arts in English in 1973. [3] McKillip is married to David Lunde, a poet.[4]
Career[]
McKillip's first publications were two short children's books, The Throme of the Erril of Sherill and The House on Parchment Street.[3] Her first novel, The Forgotten Beasts of Eld, was published in 1974, when she was only 26 years old, and won the World Fantasy Award in 1975.[5]
McKillip's novels have included winners of the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, and the Mythopoeic Award. In 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement.[3][6] Most of her recent novels feature cover paintings by Kinuko Y. Craft.
On writing fantasy, McKillip has said, "The tropes of mythology and symbolism are the basics. It's like a notation in music; you can change it in really wacky ways, but the sound is always the same, the sound is always there. As long as we need these symbols, then the stories will be written. But if we destroy the old symbols, then we might just have to come up with new ones--who knows?"[5]
Awards[]
McKillip holds the record for the most Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards (four) and nominations (fifteen).[7] She has also won World Fantasy Awards for Best Novel, as well as for Life Achievement.[2]
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award[]
| Work | Result |
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| The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974) | Nominated |
| The Changeling Sea (1988) | Nominated |
| The Sorceress and the Cygnet (1991) | Nominated |
| The Cygnet and the Firebird (1993) | Nominated |
| Something Rich and Strange (1994) | Won |
| The Book of Atrix Wolfe (1995) | Nominated |
| Winter Rose (1996) | Nominated |
| Song for the Basilisk (1998) | Nominated |
| Ombria in Shadow (2002) | Won |
| In the Forests of Serre (2003) | Nominated |
| Alphabet of Thorn (2004) | Nominated |
| Solstice Wood (2006) | Won |
| The Bell at Sealey Head (2008) | Nominated |
| The Bards of Bone Plain (2010) | Nominated |
| Kingfisher (2016) | Won |
World Fantasy Award[]
| Work | Result |
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| The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974) | Won |
| Harpist in the Wind (1979) | Nominated |
| Ombria in Shadow (2002) | Won |
| Od Magic (2005) | Nominated |
Other awards[]
Harpist in the Wind (1979) won the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel. It was also nominated for the Hugo Award in 1980, at a time when the Hugo was predominantly given to works of science fiction.[8] Winter Rose (1996) and The Tower at Stony Wood (2000) received Nebula Award nominations.[2]
Bibliography[]
References[]
Citations[]
- ^ Clute, John; Grant, John, eds. (1997). "McKillip, Patricia A.". The Encyclopedia of Fantasy. Archived from the original on 2018-05-06.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Patricia A. McKillip Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Locus June 2011, p. 7.
- ^ McKillip, Patricia A. The Bell at Sealey Head. New York: Penguin Books, 2008. Back flap of dust jacket.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Locus June 2011, p. 67.
- ^ 2008 World Fantasy Award. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2010-12-01. Retrieved 2010-09-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link); retrieved 2009-05-28.
- ^ "Mythopoeic Awards Tallies". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2020-07-16. Retrieved 2021-08-08.
- ^ Walton, Jo (2018). "1980 Hugo Award Winners and Nominees". An Informal History of the Hugos. Tor Books. Archived from the original on 2020-06-21.
Sources[]
- "Patricia McKillip: Fairy Tales Matter". Locus Magazine. Locus. June 2011. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
External links[]
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- Novel synopses, cover art, and reviews at FantasyLiterature.net
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- Patricia McKillip at Library of Congress Authorities, with 33 catalog records
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