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Julie Phillips

ジュリー・フィリップス

Jurī Firippusu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Seattle, Washington
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Seattle, Washington, USA → Amsterdam, Netherlands

Career

Occupations
writer, book critic
Active Years
1995-2024
Affiliations
Trouw, 4Columns

Awards

National Book Critics Circle Award
2006
Work: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Organization: National Book Critics Circle
Result: 受賞
Hugo Award for Best Related Book
2007
Work: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: 受賞
Washington State Book Award
2007
Work: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Category: History/Biography
Organization: Washington Center for the Book
Result: 受賞
Locus Award for Best Non-fiction
2007
Work: James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: 受賞
Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grant
2017
Work: The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem
Organization: Whiting Foundation
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

James Tiptree, Jr.: The Double Life of Alice B. Sheldon

2006 Biography

A biography of science fiction writer James Tiptree, Jr. (Alice B. Sheldon), exploring her double life and the intersections of feminism and SF.

feminismscience fictionidentitydouble life

The Baby on the Fire Escape: Creativity, Motherhood, and the Mind-Baby Problem

2022 Non-fiction

An exploration of the 'mind-baby problem' – balancing creativity and motherhood.

motherhoodcreativityfeminism

Style & Themes

Literary Style
detailed biographical writingcultural criticism
Recurring Motifs
feminismtensions between creativity and personal life

Legacy

American writer and critic who won multiple awards for her biography of James Tiptree, Jr. Lives in Amsterdam and is working on a biography of Ursula K. Le Guin.

Trivia

  • Lives in Amsterdam with her husband and two children.
  • Became interested in feminism in early adulthood.