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Jane Hyatt Yolen is a poet and an author and editor of [[SF]], [[fantasy]], and children's books who has written more than 200 books, the best known of which is the timeslip novella "The Devil's Arithmetic." Her other well-known works include "Sister Emily's Lightship," "Lost Girls," and "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight." | Jane Hyatt Yolen is a poet and an author and editor of [[SF]], [[fantasy]], and children's books who has written more than 200 books, the best known of which is the timeslip novella "The Devil's Arithmetic." Her other well-known works include "Sister Emily's Lightship," "Lost Girls," and "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight." | ||
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Revision as of 04:16, 27 May 2020
(February 11, 1939 --)
Jane Hyatt Yolen is a poet and an author and editor of SF, fantasy, and children's books who has written more than 200 books, the best known of which is the timeslip novella "The Devil's Arithmetic." Her other well-known works include "Sister Emily's Lightship," "Lost Girls," and "How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight."
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1984 -- World Fantasy Convention 1984, Mythcon XV
- 1986-1988 -- President of SFWA
- 1987 -- Windycon XIV, Minicon 22, Forth Street Fantasy 1987
- 1988 -- Minicon 23
- 1990 -- Minicon 25, ICFA 11, Skylark Award
- 1992 -- Boskone 29, Life, the Universe, & Everything 10
- 1993 -- Mythcon XXIV, "Other Guest" at 1993 World Fantasy Convention
- 1995 -- Chattacon XX
- 1998 -- Fantasycon XXII
- 2000 -- Arisia '00
- 2001 -- MarsCon 2001
- 2005 -- Interaction
- 2006 -- WisCon 30
- 2008 -- Keycon 25
- 2009 -- World Fantasy Award for lifetime achievement
- 2011 -- ICON 36
- 2012 -- she was the first woman to give the Andrew Lang lecture.
- 2014 -- World Fantasy Convention 2014, NESFA Press Guest at Boskone 51, Fellow of NESFA
- 2015 -- Minicon 50
- 2016 -- SFWA Grand Master
- Caldecott Medal
| Person | 1939— |
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