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Patricia A. McKillip

パトリシア・エー・マッキリップ

Patorisha A. Makkirippu

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1948-02-29 (Salem, Oregon)
Died
2022-05-06 (Coos Bay, Oregon) age 74
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Oregon → Great Britain → Germany → Coos Bay, Oregon

Career

Occupations
novelist, fantasy author
Active Years
1970-2022
Nominations
Hugo Award Harpist in the Wind (1979), Mythopoeic Award The Forgotten Beasts of Eld (1974), Nebula Award Winter Rose (1996)

Education

College of Notre Dame
English
Degree: BA
Period: early 1970s
Year of Graduation: 1971
Country: United States
Attended
San Jose State University
English
Degree: MA
Period: early 1970s
Year of Graduation: 1973
Country: United States
BA and MA in English

Awards

World Fantasy Award
1975
Work: The Forgotten Beasts of Eld
Category: Novel
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Won
Locus Award
1979
Work: Harpist in the Wind
Category: Fantasy Novel
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: Won
Mythopoeic Award
1994
Work: Something Rich and Strange
Category: Adult Literature
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Won
World Fantasy Award
2003
Work: Ombria in Shadow
Category: Novel
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Won
Mythopoeic Award
2006
Work: Solstice Wood
Category: Adult Literature
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Won
World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement
2008
Category: Life Achievement
Organization: World Fantasy Convention
Result: Won
Mythopoeic Award
2016
Work: Kingfisher
Category: Adult Literature
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Forgotten Beasts of Eld

1974 Fantasy
magicrevengelove

Riddle-Master Trilogy

1976 Fantasy
riddleskingshipshapechanging

Ombria in Shadow

2002 Fantasy
shadowmagichistory

Bibliography

  • See Patricia A. McKillip bibliography on Wikipedia

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical prosemythic symbolism
Recurring Motifs
mythological tropessymbolismfairy tales

Legacy

One of the most accomplished prose stylists in the fantasy genre, with multiple World Fantasy and Mythopoeic Awards.

Quotes

  • The tropes of mythology and symbolism are the basics. It's like a notation in music; you can change it in really wacky ways, but the sound is always the same, the sound is always there.
    Source: Locus June 2011 (2011)

Trivia

  • Born in Salem, Oregon, grew up also in Great Britain and Germany.
  • Married to poet David Lunde.
  • Holds the record for most Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards (four).