Difference between revisions of "Jessica Amanda Salmonson"
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| − | '''Jessica Amanda Salmonson''' (né '''Amos Salmonson''') is a [[fan]], poet, editor, and author of [[fantasy]] and horror fiction. | + | '''Jessica Amanda Salmonson''' (né '''Amos Salmonson''') is a [[fan]], [[poet]], editor, and author of [[fantasy]] and [[horror]] fiction. |
| − | She published ''[[Mom's Home Made Apple Fanzine]]'', ''[[Naginata]]'' and ''[[Windhaven]]''. She was an editor of ''[[Fantasy Macabre]]'', and published a [[fanzine]] called [[Fantasy (Salmonson)]]. | + | She [[published]] ''[[Mom's Home Made Apple Fanzine]]'', ''[[Naginata]]'' and ''[[Windhaven]]''. She was an [[editor]] of ''[[Fantasy Macabre]]'', and published a [[fanzine]] called [[Fantasy (Salmonson)]]. |
She is the author of the ''Tomoe Gozen'' trilogy, a [[fantasy]] version of the tale of the historical female samurai Tomoe Gozen. Her other novels include ''The Swordswoman''; ''Ou Lu Khen and the Beautiful Madwoman''; and a modern horror novel, ''Anthony Shriek, or Lovers of Another Realm''. | She is the author of the ''Tomoe Gozen'' trilogy, a [[fantasy]] version of the tale of the historical female samurai Tomoe Gozen. Her other novels include ''The Swordswoman''; ''Ou Lu Khen and the Beautiful Madwoman''; and a modern horror novel, ''Anthony Shriek, or Lovers of Another Realm''. | ||
| − | She edited ''The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror'' as Amos Salmonson. Her short story collections include ''A Silver Thread of Madness''; ''Mystic Women''; ''John Collier and Fredric Brown Went Quarreling Through My Head''; ''The Deep Museum'': ''Ghost Stories of a Melancholic''; and ''The Dark Tales''. Poetry collections include ''Horn of Tara'' and ''The Ghost Garden''. | + | She edited ''The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror'' as Amos Salmonson. Her short story collections include ''A Silver Thread of Madness''; ''Mystic Women''; ''John Collier and Fredric Brown Went Quarreling Through My Head''; ''The Deep Museum'': ''Ghost Stories of a Melancholic''; and ''The Dark Tales''. [[Poetry]] collections include ''Horn of Tara'' and ''The Ghost Garden''. |
Her genre awards include a [[World Fantasy Award]] for ''Amazons!'' (best collection), 1980; a Lambda Literary Award for ''What Did Miss Darrington See?'' (lesbian [[SF]]/fantasy), 1989; and a [[Readercon Small Press Award]] (anthology) for ''What Did Miss Darrington See?'' (anthology), 1990. | Her genre awards include a [[World Fantasy Award]] for ''Amazons!'' (best collection), 1980; a Lambda Literary Award for ''What Did Miss Darrington See?'' (lesbian [[SF]]/fantasy), 1989; and a [[Readercon Small Press Award]] (anthology) for ''What Did Miss Darrington See?'' (anthology), 1990. | ||
In the 1970s, Jessica was active in [[fandom]] as Amos Salmonson, and wrote many [[locs]] to [[fanzines]] full of explicit details of her transgender process. She was one of the first transgender [[fans]] to come out publicly. | In the 1970s, Jessica was active in [[fandom]] as Amos Salmonson, and wrote many [[locs]] to [[fanzines]] full of explicit details of her transgender process. She was one of the first transgender [[fans]] to come out publicly. | ||
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| + | *[http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?1180 Bibliography at ISFDB.] | ||
| + | * [http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv36785/op=fstyle.aspx Papers at the University of Oregon.] | ||
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Revision as of 03:42, 24 December 2020
(January 6, 1950 –)
Jessica Amanda Salmonson (né Amos Salmonson) is a fan, poet, editor, and author of fantasy and horror fiction.
She published Mom's Home Made Apple Fanzine, Naginata and Windhaven. She was an editor of Fantasy Macabre, and published a fanzine called Fantasy.
She is the author of the Tomoe Gozen trilogy, a fantasy version of the tale of the historical female samurai Tomoe Gozen. Her other novels include The Swordswoman; Ou Lu Khen and the Beautiful Madwoman; and a modern horror novel, Anthony Shriek, or Lovers of Another Realm.
She edited The Literary Magazine of Fantasy and Terror as Amos Salmonson. Her short story collections include A Silver Thread of Madness; Mystic Women; John Collier and Fredric Brown Went Quarreling Through My Head; The Deep Museum: Ghost Stories of a Melancholic; and The Dark Tales. Poetry collections include Horn of Tara and The Ghost Garden.
Her genre awards include a World Fantasy Award for Amazons! (best collection), 1980; a Lambda Literary Award for What Did Miss Darrington See? (lesbian SF/fantasy), 1989; and a Readercon Small Press Award (anthology) for What Did Miss Darrington See? (anthology), 1990.
In the 1970s, Jessica was active in fandom as Amos Salmonson, and wrote many locs to fanzines full of explicit details of her transgender process. She was one of the first transgender fans to come out publicly.
- Fantasy
- Fantasy Macabre (some issues)
- Mom's Home Made Apple Fanzine
- Mushroom Stew [mid-70s]
- Naginata [late 70s-early 80s]
- Windhaven [late 70s]
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1979 -- Moscon '79
- 1980 -- World Fantasy Award for Best Collection
- 1984 -- WisCon 8
- 1990 -- Readercon Small Press Award (anthology)
- 2016 -- Diversicon 24
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