N. K. Jemisin

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N. K. Jemisin is an African-American female speculative fiction writer. Her fiction explores a wide variety of themes informed by the intersection of race and gender oppressions, as well as traditional science fiction, fantasy, and horror themes such as first contact and mythology (especially that of non-Western cultures). She is a former member of the Boston-area writing group "BRAWL", as well as the New York-area group "The Secret Cabal". A graduate of the 2002 Viable Paradise writing workshop, she has published a number of short stories and has completed several novels.

Names

  • N. K. Jemisin (pseudonym)
  • Nora Jemisin (pseudonym)
  • Nora Jemison

Works

  • "Playing Nice With God's Bowling Ball" Forthcoming from Baen's Universe sometime in 2008.
  • L'Alchimista Scattered Covered Smothered (out of print), 2004. Winner of an Honorable Mention from The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 18th collection. Also available as an Escape Pod episode


Her novel-length fiction is represented by Lucienne Diver of the Spectrum Literary Agency.

Awards

Speculative Literature Foundation's Travel Grant.

Nominated for the Fountain Award.

External links

http://home.earthlink.net/~njem

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