Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2009) Winner
Greer Gilman
グリア・ギルマン
Guria Giruman
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1951
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Writer
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Influenced By
- Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Nominations
- Mythopoeic Award 2010 shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Wellesley College
Country:
United States
University of Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
studied on a Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Crawford Award | Moonwise | — | Locus Magazine | winner |
| 2004 | World Fantasy Award—Novella | A Crowd of Bone | Novella | World Fantasy Convention | winner |
| 2009 | James Tiptree Jr. Award | Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales | — | — | winner |
Crawford Award
1991
Work:
Moonwise
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
winner
World Fantasy Award—Novella
2004
Work:
A Crowd of Bone
Category:
Novella
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
winner
James Tiptree Jr. Award
2009
Work:
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2013) Winner
Works
Major Works
Moonwise
1991 FantasyA novel in which two women travel in a world they have created.
Created worldsJourneys
A Crowd of Bone
2004 FantasyNovella published in Trampoline: an anthology.
Cloud worldSeasons
Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales
2009 FantasyCollection of three stories set in the fictional world of Cloud.
Winter's talesMythologyConstellations
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Dense prose styleStrongly focused on native English rootsReminiscent of Gerard Manley Hopkins
- Recurring Motifs
- North English and Scottish balladsSeasonal ritualsComplex mythology centered on seasons and constellations of Cloud
Legacy
American fantasy author noted for her dense, poetic prose and award-winning works including Moonwise, A Crowd of Bone, and Cloud & Ashes.
Trivia
- Alumna of Wellesley College and University of Cambridge
- Works often set in the fictional world of Cloud