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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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2023Died2 January 20231999Otherwise AwardAward1995Otherwise Retrospective AwardAward1994Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's LiteratureAward1990Hugo Award for Best Short StoryAward1981Nebula Award for Best NovellaAward1939Born22 October 1939

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Otherwise Award1999
Otherwise Retrospective Award1995
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature1994
Hugo Award for Best Short Story1990
Nebula Award for Best Novella1981

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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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United States
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Status
Deceased
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Lived 1939 to 2023 · aged 83

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