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# Eileen Gunn

(1945)   Science Fiction Writer

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Eileen Gunn is a science fiction writer.

## Quick Facts About Eileen Gunn

Born June 23, 1945

Profession Science Fiction Writer

## About Eileen Gunn

American writer... \| Eileen Gunn is an American science fiction author and editor based in Seattle, Washington, who began publishing in 1978. Her story "Coming to Terms", inspired, in part, by a friendship with Avram Davidson, won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 2004. Two other stories were nominated for the Hu

##  Quotes by Eileen Gunn

> [“Books are memory. They remember their contents and pass them on. They keep track of who claims ownership, who they were given…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eileen-gunn/books-are-memory-they-remember-their-contents-and-pass-them-on-they/)

Eileen Gunn

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