Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 22 (2012) Winner
Caitlín R. Kiernan
ケイトリン・アール・キアナ
Kaiturīn R. Kianan
Pen Names:
Kathleen Tierney（Used for novels like Blood Oranges series）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1964-05-26 （Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish (birth), American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Skerries, County Dublin, Ireland → Leeds, Alabama, USA → Trussville, Alabama, USA → Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Paleontologist
- Active Years
- 1984-2024
- Affiliations
- McWane Science Center, University of Alabama Museum
- Memberships
- Society of Vertebrate Paleontology, Paleontological Society, American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists
- Influenced By
- Edgar Allan Poe, Thomas Ligotti
- Influenced
- Contemporary weird fiction writers
- Nominations
- Nebula Award Best Novel nominee (The Drowning Girl), Multiple Locus Award nominations
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birmingham-Southern College | — | Biological Sciences | B.S. | — | USA |
| University of Colorado Boulder | — | Geology | M.S. | — | USA |
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | — | Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology | — | — | USA |
Birmingham-Southern College
Biological Sciences
Degree:
B.S.
Year of Graduation:
1985
Country:
USA
University of Colorado Boulder
Geology
Degree:
M.S.
Year of Graduation:
1988
Country:
USA
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Geology and Vertebrate Paleontology
Country:
USA
Attended
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction | The Prayer of Ninety Cats | Short Fiction | World Fantasy Award | won |
| 2012 | Bram Stoker Award Best Novel | The Drowning Girl | Best Novel | Horror Writers Association | won |
| 1998 | International Horror Guild Award Best First Novel | Silk | Best First Novel | International Horror Guild | won |
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction
2014
Work:
The Prayer of Ninety Cats
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
World Fantasy Award
Result:
won
Bram Stoker Award Best Novel
2012
Work:
The Drowning Girl
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Horror Writers Association
Result:
won
International Horror Guild Award Best First Novel
1998
Work:
Silk
Category:
Best First Novel
Organization:
International Horror Guild
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Silk
1998 Dark fantasyDark fantasy novel set among goth and punk subcultures
HorrorPsychological depth
Threshold
2001 Science fictionScience fiction novel
UnknownHorror
The Red Tree
2009 Weird fictionPsychological horror weird fiction
TreeMadness
Adaptations
- [Film] The Red Tree (planned) / Josh Boone
The Drowning Girl
2012 Dark fantasyMemoir-style novel
Drowning GirlReality and fantasy
Adaptations
- [Film] The Drowning Girl (planned) / Josh Boone
Bibliography
- Caitlín R. Kiernan bibliography
Translations of Works
- Translated into German, Italian, Chinese, French, etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Emphasizes atmosphere, mood, language, character, theme over plotDistinct stylist in weird fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- Goth subculturePunk rockWeird elements
Legacy
One of the best weird writers of her generation, ranked with Poe, Dunsany, Ligotti.
Archives
- John Hay Library, Brown University
In Popular Culture
- Known for comics scripting like The Dreaming
Quotes
-
I'm not a 'horror' writer.
Source: Blog (2002) -
I don't think of horror as a genre. I think of it as an emotion.
Source: Interview (2012)
Trivia
- Referred to as a polymath
- Co-founded Birmingham Paleontological Society
- Described new mosasaur species Selmasaurus russelli