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Andre Norton

あんどれ・のーとん

Andore Nōton

Aliases: Alice Mary Norton
Pen Names: Andrew North（Pen name for SF short stories）, Allen Weston（Pen name for some works）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1912-02-17 （Cleveland, Ohio）
Died
2005-03-17 （Murfreesboro, Tennessee） age 93
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Cleveland, Ohio → Mount Rainier, Maryland → Winter Park, Florida → Murfreesboro, Tennessee

Career

Occupations
Writer, Librarian, Bookseller, Publisher's reader
Active Years
1934-2005
Affiliations
Cleveland Public Library, Library of Congress, Gnome Press
Memberships
Swordsmen and Sorcerers' Guild of America (SAGA)
Influenced
Greg Bear, Lois McMaster Bujold, C. J. Cherryh
Nominations
Hugo Award nominations (1964 Witch World, 1967 Wizard's World)

Education

Collinwood High School
Literature
Period: ~1930
Year of Graduation: 1930
Country: United States
Began writing in high school
Flora Stone Mather College (Western Reserve University)
Education
Period: 1930-1932
Country: United States
Left due to Depression, aspired to be teacher

Awards

SFWA Grand Master
1984
Category: 生涯功労
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result: 受賞
Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy
Category: 生涯功労
Result: 受賞（女性初）
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
1996
Result: 受賞
World Fantasy Award
1998
Category: 生涯功労
Result: 受賞
Inkpot Award
1989
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Witch World

1963 Fantasy

First novel in the Witch World series set in Estcarp

WitchesOtherworlds

Star Man's Son, 2250 A.D.

1952 Science Fiction

SF novel set in a post-nuclear war world

Post-apocalypseAlien races

The Prince Commands

1934 Adventure

Andre Norton's first book

Royal successionAdventure

Quag Keep

1978 Fantasy

First novel based on D&D

Tabletop RPGGreyhawk

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Adventure-focusedYA-orientedProlific
Recurring Motifs
OtherworldsMagicAnimal companions

Health

  • Ill health
    1950頃
    Retired from library, became full-time writer
  • Congestive heart failure
    2005
    Cause of death

Legacy

Known as the Grande Dame of SF and Fantasy, authored over 300 books. Andre Norton Award created for YA

Archives

  • High Hallack Library (closed)
  • Syracuse University Special Collections
  • Cleveland Public Library

In Popular Culture

  • Andre Norton Award (SFWA)
  • Pioneer of D&D novels

Trivia

  • Used male pen name to appeal to boys
  • First woman Gandalf Grand Master
  • First woman SFWA Grand Master
  • Wrote first D&D novel Quag Keep
  • Founded High Hallack Library