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Lisa Tuttle

リサ・タトル

Risa Tatoru

Aliases: Lisa Gracia Tuttle
Pen Names: Maria Palmer（Used for Horrorscopes young-adult series）, Laura Waring（Used for Casualty novelization Megan's Story）, Ben M. Baglio（Shared house name for Dolphin Diaries series (US)）, Lucy Daniels（Shared house name for Dolphin Diaries series (UK)）

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1952-09-16 （Houston, Texas, U.S.）
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
Houston, Texas, U.S. → Syracuse, New York, U.S. → Austin, Texas, U.S. → London, England, UK → Torinturk, Scotland, UK

Career

Occupations
Writer, Science fiction writer, Fantasy writer, Horror writer, Journalist
Active Years
1972-2024
Affiliations
Turkey City Writer's Workshop, Houston Science Fiction Society
Influenced
George R. R. Martin (co-author), David V. Barrett
Nominations
1976 Hugo Award Novella The Storms of Windhaven, 1992 Arthur C. Clarke Award Lost Futures, 1993 James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Otherwise Award) Lost Futures

Education

Syracuse University
English Literature
Degree: BA
Year of Graduation: 1974
Country: United States

Awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
1974
Category: Best New Writer
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: won
Locus Award
1976
Work: The Storms of Windhaven
Category: Novella
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: won
Nebula Award
1982
Work: The Bone Flute
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result: won (refused)
BSFA Award
1989
Work: In Translation
Category: Short Fiction
Organization: British Science Fiction Association
Result: won
Analog Award
1980
Work: One-Wing
Category: Serial Novel/Novella
Organization: Analog Magazine
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Windhaven

1981 Science fiction / Fantasy

A young girl on a world where wings are rare seeks to become a flyer. Co-written with George R. R. Martin.

friendshipclass societyidentity

The Pillow Friend

1996 Horror

A novel exploring ambiguities with imaginary friends, phantom pregnancies, and edible boyfriends.

female conditionambiguity

The Bone Flute

1981 Horror

Nebula Award-winning (refused) short story.

supernaturalhorror

Lost Futures

1992 Science fiction

SF novel nominated for Arthur C. Clarke Award.

futureloss

My Death

2004 Novella / Horror

Novella republished by New York Review of Books in 2023.

deathidentity

Adaptations

  • 'Replacements' adapted for The Hunger TV series (1999)
  • 'Community Property' adapted into short film Propriété commune (2005)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
feminist science fictionemotionally uncomfortable storiesuses SF and horror to dramatize human, especially female, condition
Recurring Motifs
gender issuesstrong-willed womenidentity questioning

Legacy

American SF, fantasy, and horror author, first to refuse a Nebula Award. Known for feminist themes and strong female characters. Resident in the UK since 1981.

Archives

  • Cushing Memorial Library, Texas A&M University (Lisa Tuttle Collection)

In Popular Culture

  • Nebula Award refusal is notable in SF history
  • Relationship and collaboration with George R. R. Martin

Trivia

  • First person to refuse a Nebula Award for Best Short Story
  • Dated and collaborated with George R. R. Martin in the 1970s
  • Has lived in the UK since 1981, now in rural Scotland
  • Co-founder of the Turkey City Writer's Workshop