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Michaela Roessner

ミカエラ・ロエスナー

Mikaera Roessunā

Aliases: Michaela-Marie Roessner-Hermann

Pen Names: M. M. Roessner-Herman（Used as visual artist）

Profile

Gender: Female
Born: 1950-01-27 （San Francisco）
Nationality: American
Languages: English
Residence History: California → New York (state) → Pennsylvania → Thailand → Oregon → Southern California

Career

Occupations: science-fiction writer, visual artist
Active Years: 1988-1999
Nominations: Mythopoeic Award 1989 nominee for Walkabout Woman

Education

Institution	Faculty	Department	Degree	Period	Country
California College of Arts and Crafts	—	Ceramics	BFA	—	United States
Lone Mountain College	—	Painting	MFA	—	United States

California College of Arts and Crafts

Ceramics

Degree: BFA

Country: United States

in Ceramics

Lone Mountain College

Painting

Degree: MFA

Country: United States

in Painting

Awards

Year	Award	Work	Category	Organization	Result
1989	John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer	—	Best New Writer	Locus Magazine	Winner
1989	Crawford Award	Walkabout Woman	—	IAFA	Winner

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer

1989

Category: Best New Writer

Organization: Locus Magazine

Result: Winner

Crawford Award

1989

Work: Walkabout Woman

Organization: IAFA

Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) 1 appearances

Edition 17 (1989) Winner

Works

Major Works

Walkabout Woman

1988 Fantasy

A fantasy novel featuring an Australian Aboriginal woman.

Vanishing Point

1993 Science Fiction

The Stars Dispose

1997 Historical Fiction

Historical novel about Catherine de Medici.

The Stars Compel

1999 Historical Fiction

Sequel historical novel about Catherine de Medici.

Bibliography

Walkabout Woman
Vanishing Point
The Stars Dispose
The Stars Compel

Legacy

American science fiction writer who won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 1989. Also active as a visual artist.