Suzy McKee Charnas
American writer (1939-2023) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 83
Suzy McKee Charnas was an American novelist and short story writer, writing primarily in the genres of science fiction and fantasy. She won several awards for her fiction, including the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award and the James Tiptree Jr. Award.
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A selection of her short fiction was collected in Stagestruck Vampires and Other Phantasms in 2004. The Holdfast Chronicles, a four-volume story written over the course of almost thirty years was considered to be her major accomplishment in writing. The series addressed the topics of feminist dystopia, separatist societies, war, and reintegration. Another of her major works, The Vampire Tapestry, has been adapted into a play called "Vampire Dreams".
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The same award as Suzy
Joanna RussBoth received Otherwise Retrospective Award
Geoffrey A. LandisBoth received Hugo Award for Best Short StoryPeter DickinsonBoth received Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature
Barry B. LongyearBoth received Nebula Award for Best Novella
Ryka AokiBoth received Otherwise Award
Delia ShermanBoth received Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature