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| − | Dr. '''Ada Palmer''' is a [[Chicago]] [[fan]], historian and writer. She was a member of [[Double Star]] and [[Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association]]. She is a member of the folk/[[filk]] groups [[Trickster and King]] and [[Sassafrass | + | Dr. '''Ada Palmer''' is a [[Chicago]] [[fan]], historian and writer. She was a member of [[Double Star]] and [[Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association]]. She is a member of the folk/[[filk]] groups [[Trickster and King]] and [[Sassafrass]]. |
In [[mundane]] life, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the College at the University of Chicago. | In [[mundane]] life, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the College at the University of Chicago. | ||
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* 2017 -- '''[[2017 Campbell Award]]''', [[Chessiecon 2017]], [[Compton Crook Award]] for ''Too Like the Lightning'' | * 2017 -- '''[[2017 Campbell Award]]''', [[Chessiecon 2017]], [[Compton Crook Award]] for ''Too Like the Lightning'' | ||
* 2019 -- [[Storming the ConFusion]], [[FOGcon 8]] | * 2019 -- [[Storming the ConFusion]], [[FOGcon 8]] | ||
| + | * 2021 -- [[toastmaster]] at [[Windycon 47]] | ||
* 2023 -- [[Confluence 2023]] | * 2023 -- [[Confluence 2023]] | ||
Revision as of 09:37, 24 June 2023
(June 9, 1981 –)
Dr. Ada Palmer is a Chicago fan, historian and writer. She was a member of Double Star and Harvard-Radcliffe Science Fiction Association. She is a member of the folk/filk groups Trickster and King and Sassafrass.
In mundane life, she is Assistant Professor in the Department of History and the College at the University of Chicago.
- Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
- Official website.
- Palmer’s song “Somebody Will” performed by Sassafrass.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 2017 -- 2017 Campbell Award, Chessiecon 2017, Compton Crook Award for Too Like the Lightning
- 2019 -- Storming the ConFusion, FOGcon 8
- 2021 -- toastmaster at Windycon 47
- 2023 -- Confluence 2023
| Person | 1981— |
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