Ellen Kushner

American writer · United States · On the map · Writers · Born 1955 · age 71

Ellen Kushner is an American editor and writer of fantasy fiction. From 1996 until 2010, she was the host of the radio program Sound and Spirit, produced by WGBH in Boston and distributed by Public Radio International.

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2024Edward E. Smith Memorial AwardAward2007Locus Award for Best Fantasy NovelAward2000Gaylactic Spectrum AwardsAward1991Mythopoeic Fantasy AwardAwardWorld Fantasy Award for Best NovelAward1955Born6 October 1955

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