Joanna Russ
American author (1937-2011) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 74
Joanna Russ was an American writer, academic and feminist. She is the author of a number of works of science fiction, fantasy and feminist literary criticism such as How to Suppress Women's Writing, as well as a contemporary novel, On Strike Against God, and one children's book, Kittatinny.
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2013Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of FameAward2011Died29 April 20111995Otherwise Retrospective AwardAward1988Pilgrim AwardAward1987Tähtivaeltaja AwardAward1983Hugo Award for Best NovellaAwardLocus Award for Best NovellaAward1973Nebula Award for Best Short StoryAward1937Born22 February 1937
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About this person
She is best known for The Female Man, a novel combining utopian fiction and satire, and the story "When It Changed".
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1937 to 2011 · aged 74
Where to find them
The same award as Joanna
Ursula K. Le GuinBoth received Otherwise Retrospective Award
Nancy KressBoth received Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Stefano BenniBoth received Tähtivaeltaja Award
Becky ChambersBoth received Hugo Award for Best Novella
Martha WellsBoth received Hugo Award for Best NovellaKate WilhelmBoth received Nebula Award for Best Short Story