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Patricia K. Cadigan was born in Schenectady, NY.  She was educated at the University of Massachusetts, 1970-1973, and the University of Kansas (BGS, 1975). She has been married twice: 1) [[Arnie Fenner]], 1978 (divorced), one son; 2) [[Christopher Fowler]], 1996.
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'''Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan''' is a [[London]]-based [[American]] [[pro]]. Early in her [[SF]] career, she was associated with the [[cyberpunk]] sub-genre, and was [[nicknamed]] the "'''Cybermom'''."
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For ten years she was an editor and writer of humorous greeting cards for the Hallmark Card Company in [[Kansas City]]. Early in her [[SF]] career she was associated with the [[cyberpunk]] sub-genre, and early in the movement was nicknamed the "Cybermom."
 
  
 
First [[SF]] publication: "Death from Exposure" in ''[[Shayol]]'' (1978); First novel: ''Mindplayers'' ([[Bantam]], 1987); First collection: ''Patterns'' (Ursus, 1989).
 
First [[SF]] publication: "Death from Exposure" in ''[[Shayol]]'' (1978); First novel: ''Mindplayers'' ([[Bantam]], 1987); First collection: ''Patterns'' (Ursus, 1989).
  
 
Cadigan was co-founder (with then-husband [[Arnold Fenner]]) and editor of the [[fanzine]], ''[[Shayol]]'', from its inception in 1977 until its demise in 1985; during its lifetime it was known for the quality of its stories, winning a [[World Fantasy Award]] (non-professional category) in 1981.
 
Cadigan was co-founder (with then-husband [[Arnold Fenner]]) and editor of the [[fanzine]], ''[[Shayol]]'', from its inception in 1977 until its demise in 1985; during its lifetime it was known for the quality of its stories, winning a [[World Fantasy Award]] (non-professional category) in 1981.
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An interview/bibliography of Cadigan appeared in the Fall, 1989 (Vol. 3, No. 1), issue of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Nova Express]]''.  She has been interviewed several times by ''[[Locus]]'', including the July, 1995, issue ("Transforming the Familiar").
 
  
 
Additional short story collections are ''Letters from Home'' (1991) (with [[Karen Joy Fowler]] and [[Pat Murphy]]), ''Home By the Sea'' (1992), and ''Dirty Work'' (1993). Other works include the non-fiction work ''The Making of Lost in Space'' (1998) and the novel ''Tea From an Empty Cup'' (1998).
 
Additional short story collections are ''Letters from Home'' (1991) (with [[Karen Joy Fowler]] and [[Pat Murphy]]), ''Home By the Sea'' (1992), and ''Dirty Work'' (1993). Other works include the non-fiction work ''The Making of Lost in Space'' (1998) and the novel ''Tea From an Empty Cup'' (1998).
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[[John Clute]] (1993) has described her as "one of the most acutely intelligent of 1980s writers"; and she has aptly described herself as a "technofeminist."  
 
[[John Clute]] (1993) has described her as "one of the most acutely intelligent of 1980s writers"; and she has aptly described herself as a "technofeminist."  
  
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She was born in [[Schenectady, NY]].  She was educated at the University of Massachusetts, 1970–73, and the University of Kansas (BGS, 1975). She has been married twice: 1) [[Arnie Fenner]], 1978 (divorced), one son; 2) [[Christopher Fowler]], 1996.
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For ten years she was an editor and writer of humorous greeting cards for the Hallmark Card Company in [[Kansas City]].
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*Interview/bibliography of Cadigan in the Fall, 1989 (Vol. 3, No. 1), issue of the [[fanzine]] ''[[Nova Express]]''. 
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*She has been interviewed several times by ''[[Locus]]'', including the July, 1995, issue ("Transforming the Familiar").
  
 
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* ''[[Shayol]]'' [late 70s-early 80s] (with [[Arnie Fenner]])
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* ''[[Shayol]]'' [late 1970s–early ’80s] (with [[Arnie Fenner]])
  
 
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* 1981 -- [[World Fantasy Award]], non-professional
 
* 1981 -- [[World Fantasy Award]], non-professional
 
* 1987 -- [[Toastmaster]] at [[ArmadilloCon 9]]
 
* 1987 -- [[Toastmaster]] at [[ArmadilloCon 9]]
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* 1988 -- [[1988 Best Short Story Hugo|Best Short Story Hugo]] nominee
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* 1988 -- [[1988 Best Short Story Hugo]] nominee
 
* 1989 -- [[WisCon 13]]
 
* 1989 -- [[WisCon 13]]
 
* 1990 -- [[ArmadilloCon 12]]
 
* 1990 -- [[ArmadilloCon 12]]
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* 1991 -- [[1991 Best Novella Hugo|Best Novella Hugo]] nominee
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* 1991 -- [[1991 Best Novella Hugo]] nominee
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* 1992 -- [[Disclave 36]], [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]],  [[1992 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]] nominee
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* 1992 -- [[Disclave 36]], [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]],  [[1992 Best Novelette Hugo]] nominee
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* 1993 -- [[Mexicon 5]], [[1993 Best Novelette Hugo|Best Novelette Hugo]] nominee
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* 1993 -- [[Mexicon 5]], [[1993 Best Novelette Hugo]] nominee
 
* 1994 -- [[OryCon 16]]
 
* 1994 -- [[OryCon 16]]
 
* 1995 -- [[Swancon '95]], [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]]  
 
* 1995 -- [[Swancon '95]], [[Arthur C. Clarke Award]]  
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* 2017 -- [[Innominate]]
 
* 2017 -- [[Innominate]]
 
* 2018 -- [[Octocon 2018]]
 
* 2018 -- [[Octocon 2018]]
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Latest revision as of 02:00, 3 March 2023

(September 10, 1953 –)

Patricia Oren Kearney Cadigan is a London-based American pro. Early in her SF career, she was associated with the cyberpunk sub-genre, and was nicknamed the "Cybermom."

First SF publication: "Death from Exposure" in Shayol (1978); First novel: Mindplayers (Bantam, 1987); First collection: Patterns (Ursus, 1989).

Cadigan was co-founder (with then-husband Arnold Fenner) and editor of the fanzine, Shayol, from its inception in 1977 until its demise in 1985; during its lifetime it was known for the quality of its stories, winning a World Fantasy Award (non-professional category) in 1981.

Additional short story collections are Letters from Home (1991) (with Karen Joy Fowler and Pat Murphy), Home By the Sea (1992), and Dirty Work (1993). Other works include the non-fiction work The Making of Lost in Space (1998) and the novel Tea From an Empty Cup (1998).

Her original series of adventures of the "Lost in Space" Robinson family, Promised Land, and The Web: Avatar, a novel in the YA Web series, were published in 1999; and the novel Dervish is Digital [featuring Detective Dore Konstantin of Tea From an Empty Cup] appeared in 2001. Cadigan's edited volume, The Ultimate Cyberpunk, an anthology that looks at cyberpunk and its earlier SF roots, was published in 2002. Reality Used to Be a Friend of Mine appeared in 2004. At one time Cadigan reports she learned languages, including Mandarin Chinese "as a hobby."

John Clute (1993) has described her as "one of the most acutely intelligent of 1980s writers"; and she has aptly described herself as a "technofeminist."

She was born in Schenectady, NY. She was educated at the University of Massachusetts, 1970–73, and the University of Kansas (BGS, 1975). She has been married twice: 1) Arnie Fenner, 1978 (divorced), one son; 2) Christopher Fowler, 1996.

For ten years she was an editor and writer of humorous greeting cards for the Hallmark Card Company in Kansas City.

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