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Nicola Griffith

ニコラ・グリフィス

Nikora Gurifisu

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1960-09-30 （Leeds, Yorkshire, England）
国籍
United Kingdom, United States
言語
English
宗教
Catholic
居住地歴
Leeds, England → East Lansing, Michigan / Seattle, United States

経歴

職業
novelist, essayist, short story author, teacher
活動期間
1987年〜
影響を受けた人物
Henry Treece, Rosemary Sutcliff, E. E. Smith, Frank Herbert, J. R. R. Tolkien, Edward Gibbon
影響を与えた人物
Disabled writers community (#CripLit), Writers in LGBTQ+ fiction

学歴

University of Leeds
国: United Kingdom
Studied microbiology but did not complete a degree
Michigan State University
国: United States
Met fellow writer Kelley Eskridge while studying there
Anglia Ruskin University
学位: PhD
卒業年: 2017
国: United Kingdom
PhD by publication (thesis: "Norming the Queer: Narrative Empathy via Focalised Heterotopia")

受賞歴

BSFA Award
1993
対象作品: Ammonite
主催: British Science Fiction Association
結果: Shortlisted
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
1993
対象作品: Ammonite
主催: Otherwise Award (Tiptree Award)
結果: Won
Lambda Literary Award
1993
対象作品: Ammonite
部門: Lesbian Science Fiction/Fantasy
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Won
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1994
対象作品: Ammonite
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award
結果: Shortlisted
Locus Award
1994
対象作品: Ammonite
部門: First Novel
主催: Locus
結果: Shortlisted
Nebula Award
1995
対象作品: Yaguara (novella)
部門: Novella
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA)
結果: Nominated
Nebula Award
1996
対象作品: Slow River
部門: Novel
主催: SFWA
結果: Won
Lambda Literary Award
1996
対象作品: Slow River
部門: Science Fiction/Fantasy
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Finalist
Lambda Literary Award (Anthology)
1998
対象作品: Bending the Landscape (editor)
部門: Science Fiction/Fantasy
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Won
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
1999
対象作品: The Blue Place
部門: Novel
主催: Gaylactic Network
結果: Nominated
Lambda Literary Award
1999
対象作品: The Blue Place
部門: Lesbian Mystery
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Won
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
2000
対象作品: Slow River
部門: Hall of Fame
主催: Gaylactic Network
結果: Won
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
2002
対象作品: Bending the Landscape: Horror
部門: Other Work
主催: Gaylactic Network
結果: Won
Lambda Literary Award
2003
対象作品: Stay
部門: Lesbian Fiction
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Finalist
Gaylactic Spectrum Awards
2005
対象作品: With Her Body (collection)
部門: Other Work
主催: Gaylactic Network
結果: Finalist
Lambda Literary Award
2005
対象作品: With Her Body (collection)
部門: Science Fiction/Fantasy
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Finalist
Lambda Literary Award
2008
対象作品: And Now We Are Going to Have a Party
部門: Lesbian Memoir or Biography
主催: Lambda Literary
結果: Won
Hugo Award
2010
対象作品: It Takes Two (novelette)
部門: Novelette
主催: World Science Fiction Society
結果: Finalist
Bisexual Book Awards
2013
対象作品: Hild
部門: Fiction
主催: Bisexual Book Awards
結果: Shortlisted
James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Honor)
2013
対象作品: Hild
主催: Otherwise Award
結果: Honor
Nebula Award
2013
対象作品: Hild
部門: Novel
主催: SFWA
結果: Finalist
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2014
対象作品: Hild
主催: John W. Campbell Memorial Award
結果: Shortlisted
Washington State Book Award
2014
対象作品: Hild
部門: Fiction
主催: Washington State Book Awards
結果: Won
Over the Rainbow Booklist (Top 10)
2018
対象作品: So Lucky
主催: American Library Association (Over the Rainbow list)
結果: Top 10
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
2019
対象作品: So Lucky
主催: PNBA
結果: Shortlisted
Tournament of Books
2019
対象作品: So Lucky
主催: The Morning News (Tournament of Books)
結果: Shortlisted
Washington State Book Award
2019
対象作品: So Lucky
部門: Fiction
主催: Washington State Book Awards
結果: Won
Los Angeles Times Book Prize (Ray Bradbury Prize)
2022
対象作品: Spear
部門: Ray Bradbury Prize
主催: Los Angeles Times
結果: Won
Nebula Award
2022
対象作品: Spear
部門: Novel
主催: SFWA
結果: Finalist
HWA Crown Awards
2023
対象作品: Spear
部門: Gold
主催: Horror Writers Association
結果: Longlisted
Locus Award
2023
対象作品: Spear
部門: Fantasy Novel
主催: Locus
結果: Nominated
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize
2023
対象作品: Spear
主催: Ursula K. Le Guin Literary Trust
結果: Shortlisted
World Fantasy Award
2023
対象作品: Spear
部門: Novel
主催: World Fantasy Convention
結果: Shortlisted
Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame
2024
主催: Museum of Pop Culture (SFF Hall of Fame)
結果: Inducted
SFWA Grand Master (Damon Knight Memorial)
2025
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
結果: Named Grand Master

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Ammonite

1992年 Fiction / Science Fiction

A science fiction novel set on a planet populated only by women, exploring gender and cultural difference.

gendercultural differencesurvival

Slow River

1995年 Fiction / Science Fiction

A novel mixing elements of cyberpunk and literary fiction about memory, identity, crime and recovery.

identityenvironmentrecovery

The Blue Place

1998年 Crime / Mystery

The first in the Aud Torvingen detective series, a crime novel exploring urban life and the darker sides of society.

crimeurban lifetrauma

Hild

2013年 Historical fiction

A historical novel set in 7th-century England, following the youth and political development of Hild.

powerfemale coming-of-agereconstructed history

So Lucky

2018年 Contemporary fiction

A novel about a woman living with multiple sclerosis, focusing on embodiment and identity.

disabilityidentityfriendship

Spear

2022年 Fantasy / Mythic reimagining

A fantasy novel reimagining mythic weaponry and heroism, examining cycles of power and violence.

mythviolence and powertransformation

全著作

  • Ammonite (1992)
  • Slow River (1995)
  • The Blue Place (1998)
  • Stay (2002)
  • With Her Body (collection, 2004)
  • And Now We Are Going to Have a Party (memoir, 2007)
  • Hild (2013)
  • Menewood (2023)
  • So Lucky (2018)
  • Spear (2022)

作風・主題

文体
detailed, meticulous descriptionlayered narratives incorporating historical researchgenre-crossing (SF, historical fiction, mystery)
頻出モチーフ
gender and sexualityembodiment and disabilitypower and politics

健康

  • Multiple sclerosis
    1990s–present
    Diagnosed in 1993. Affects mobility and bodily function; influenced her writing and led to advocacy and creation of #CripLit, a community for disabled writers.

評価・遺産

Through genre-crossing works and the active incorporation of LGBTQ+ and disability perspectives, she has had a major influence on contemporary science fiction, fantasy and LGBTQ+ literature. Her many awards, induction into the SFF Hall of Fame (2024) and selection as SFWA Grand Master (2025) attest to her impact.

関連学会

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (associated)

大衆文化への影響

  • Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame induction (2024)
  • SFWA Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master (named 2025)

豆知識

  • Knew she was gay by age 13.
  • Was lead singer and cofounder of the band Janes Plane.
  • Was among the first openly lesbian writers to receive a National Interest Waiver to remain in the United States on the basis of her importance as a writer.
  • Has won major genre awards including the Nebula and multiple Lambda Literary Awards.