Mary Robinette Kowal

(February 8, 1969 --)

Mary Robinette Kowal (born in Raleigh, N.C., as Mary Robinette Harrison) is an American SF author and puppeteer. She also served as art director for Shimmer Magazine, and in 2010 was named art director for Weird Tales. A collection of her short fiction, Scenting the Dark and Other Stories, was published by Subterranean Press in 2009.

She served as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for two years, and was elected to the position of SFWA vice-president in 2010.

Hugo nominations:

• Best Short Story Hugo
• Best Related Work Hugo
• Best Novella Hugo

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 2008 -- Campbell Award
• 2011 -- Baycon 2011, MidSouthCon 29, Best Short Story Hugo "For Want of a Nail"
• 2012 -- JordanCon III, Life, the Universe, & Everything 30
• 2013 -- DeepSouthCon 51, Immortal ConFusion, Best Related Work Hugo
• 2014 -- illogiCon iii, Westercon 67, TM at 2014 World Fantasy Convention, Best Novelette Hugo
• 2015 -- Bubonicon 47, World Fantasy Convention 2014
• 2017 -- Con*Stellation XXXV
• 2018 -- Bubonicon 50, Boskone 55, Nebula Award for Best Novel
• 2019 -- Norwescon 42, Best Novel Hugo for The Calculating Stars

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