Melissa Scott
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(August 7, 1960 –)
Melissa Scott is a SF and fantasy author noted for her SF novels featuring LGBT characters and elaborate settings. She published her first novel in 1984, and has since written some two dozen SF and fantasy works, including three co-authored with her partner, Lisa A. Barnett.
She was nominated in 1985 and in 1986 won the Campbell Award.
She studied history at Harvard College and Brandeis University, and earned her PhD. in comparative history.
Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.
Awards, Honors and GoHships:
- 1986 -- 1986 Campbell Award
- 1990 -- Gaylaxicon 1990
- 1997 -- Albacon 1997, WisCon 21
- 2000 -- Chattacon XXV
- 2003 -- ConFusion and Her Friends, Diversicon 11
- 2013 -- Darkovercon 36
- 2017 -- Diversicon 25
- Several Lambda Literary Awards
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