Quick Facts About Nancy Kress
- Born
- January 20, 1948
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Science Fiction Writer
- Notable works
- Inseln im Netz
- Known for
- Beggars in Spain
- Spouse
- Jack Skillingstead
About Nancy Kress
Nancy Anne Kress is an American science fiction writer. She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella Beggars in Spain (1991), which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, and in 2015 for Yesterday's Kin. In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for Writer's Digest. She is a regular at Clarion Workshops. During the winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
Awards & Honors
Hugo Award for Best Novella
Theodore Sturgeon Award
Nebula Award for Best Short Story
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nebula Award for Best Novella
Locus Award for Best Novella
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story
