Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (1997) Winner
Kelly Link
ケリー・リンク
Kelly Link
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1969-07-19 （Miami, Florida, U.S.）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Northampton, Massachusetts (residence) → Easthampton, Massachusetts (Book Moon bookstore)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Editor, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1995-
- Affiliations
- Small Beer Press (co-managed with Gavin Grant), Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet (co-editor), Book Moon (bookstore, Easthampton)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | BA | — | BA | — | United States |
| University of North Carolina, Greensboro | MFA program | — | MFA | — | United States |
| Clarion East Writing Workshop | — | — | — | 1995（参加） | United States |
Columbia University
BA
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Completed BA (exact year unknown)
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
MFA program
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Completed MFA (exact year unknown)
Clarion East Writing Workshop
Period:
1995（参加）
Country:
United States
Attended writing workshop
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Hugo Award (Best Novelette) | The Faery Handbag | Novelette | World Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2002 | Nebula Award (Best Novelette) | Louise's Ghost | Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Won |
| 2006 | Nebula Award (Best Novella) | Magic for Beginners | Novella | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Won |
| 1999 | World Fantasy Award | The Specialist's Hat | Short Fiction | World Fantasy Convention | Won |
| 1997 | Otherwise Award (formerly James Tiptree, Jr. Award) | Travels with the Snow Queen | — | Otherwise Award | Won |
| 2018 | MacArthur Fellowship | — | — | MacArthur Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2025 | Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Ray Bradbury Prize | The Book of Love | Fiction | Los Angeles Times | Won |
| 2024 | Locus Award (Collection) | The Book of Love | Collection | Locus Magazine | Won |
| 2016 | Theodore Sturgeon Award | The Game of Smash and Recovery | Short Science Fiction | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award | Won |
| 2009 | World Fantasy Special Award — Professional | Small Beer Press and Big Mouth House (with Gavin Grant) | — | World Fantasy Convention | Won |
Hugo Award (Best Novelette)
2005
Work:
The Faery Handbag
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Nebula Award (Best Novelette)
2002
Work:
Louise's Ghost
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
Won
Nebula Award (Best Novella)
2006
Work:
Magic for Beginners
Category:
Novella
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
Won
World Fantasy Award
1999
Work:
The Specialist's Hat
Category:
Short Fiction
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
Won
Otherwise Award (formerly James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
1997
Work:
Travels with the Snow Queen
Organization:
Otherwise Award
Result:
Won
MacArthur Fellowship
2018
Organization:
MacArthur Foundation
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize – Ray Bradbury Prize
2025
Work:
The Book of Love
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
Won
Locus Award (Collection)
2024
Work:
The Book of Love
Category:
Collection
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
Won
Theodore Sturgeon Award
2016
Work:
The Game of Smash and Recovery
Category:
Short Science Fiction
Organization:
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
Result:
Won
World Fantasy Special Award — Professional
2009
Work:
Small Beer Press and Big Mouth House (with Gavin Grant)
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 37 (2005) Winner
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 5 (2011) Winner
O. Henry Award
1 appearances
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Edition 92 (2013) Winner
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Stranger Things Happen
2001 Slipstream / Fantasy short fictionA short-story collection blending the ordinary with the strange; contains interconnected surreal and slipstream tales.
intersection of the mundane and the uncannychildhood and memory
Magic for Beginners
2005 Short story collection / NovellaA collection including notable pieces and a novella; features dreamlike imagery and genre-blurring stories.
boundaries between story and realitymedia and imagination
Pretty Monsters
2008 Short story collection / FantasyA collection thematically centered on monsters and uncanny events.
humanized monstersfamily and loss
Get in Trouble
2015 Short story collectionA collection of short stories; was a finalist for the 2016 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
identityurban uncanny
White Cat, Black Dog: Stories
2023 Short story collection2023 short-story collection collecting a range of contemporary pieces.
relationshipsfragility of memory
The Book of Love
2024 Novel (debut novel)Kelly Link's debut novel, expanding her short-fiction sensibility into a longer form.
love and lost memoryintersection of fantasy and reality
Bibliography
- Stranger Things Happen (2001)
- Magic for Beginners (2005)
- Pretty Monsters (2008)
- Get in Trouble: Stories (2015)
- White Cat, Black Dog: Stories (2023)
- The Book of Love (2024)
- Other chapbooks and stories (4 Stories, Catskin, The Wrong Grave, etc.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- SlipstreamMagic realismGenre-blending fantasy
- Recurring Motifs
- boundaries between the mundane and the uncannychildren and monstersmemory and loss
Legacy
A major short-fiction writer known for a distinctive fantastical voice. Winner and nominee of numerous major awards, influential in slipstream and contemporary fantasy. Awarded a MacArthur Fellowship in 2018 and widely recognized both academically and popularly.
Trivia
- Co-runs Small Beer Press with Gavin Grant.
- Awarded the MacArthur Fellowship in 2018.
- Opened the Book Moon bookstore in Easthampton in 2019.
- Has won and been nominated for multiple Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy awards for short fiction.