Joan D. Vinge

(1948 --)

An American SF writer who is particularly known for her novel The Snow Queen. She has been writing since first publishing in Orbit in 1974. She has been married twice, to sf writer Vernor Vinge, and later to SF editor Jim Frenkel. They live in Madison, WI. She was severely injured in a auto accident in 2002 which left her unable to write for about five years.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1978 -- Best Novelette Hugo for "Eyes of Amber"
• 1979 -- Philcon 1979
• 1980 -- ConClave V, Chattacon V, WisCon 4
• 1981 -- Best Novel Hugo for The Snow Queen
• 1982 -- URCON IV
• 1983 -- Unicon 8
• 1984 -- DeepSouthCon 22
• 1987 -- Genericon III
• 1994 -- ConFusion XX
• 1999 -- Necronomicon 1999
• 2002 -- DucKon XI
• 2006 -- Conflux 3
• 2007 -- Odyssey Con VII
• 2009 -- ArmadilloCon 31
• Best Book for Young Adults by the American Library Association.
• 2 Campbell Award nominations
• 3 more Hugo nominations

---

Person

Website

????—

This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names.