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Patricia Geary

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Patricia Geary

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Author, Creative writing instructor
Active Years
1982-2005
Affiliations
University of Redlands

Awards

Philip K. Dick Award
1988
Work: Strange Toys
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Living in Ether

1982 Fantasy

Borderline-fantasy novel.

Strange Toys

1987 Fantasy

Novel that won the Philip K. Dick Award.

The Other Canyon

2002 Novel

Third novel, published by Gorsky Press after difficulty due to her fantasy reputation.

Guru Cigarettes

2005 Novel

Another novel.

Bibliography

  • Living in Ether
  • Strange Toys
  • The Other Canyon
  • Guru Cigarettes

Style & Themes

Literary Style
borderline-fantasy

Legacy

American fantasy author who won the 1988 Philip K. Dick Award for Strange Toys. Taught creative writing at the University of Redlands.

Trivia

  • Had difficulty selling her third novel because of her reputation as a fantasy author.