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Veronica L. Schanoes

ヴェロニカ・エル・シャノエス

Veronica L. Schanoes

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Residence History
New York City

Career

Occupations
Author, novelist, short story writer, professor
Active Years
2007-2024
Affiliations
Queens College, CUNY
Nominations
Nebula Award for Best Novella nomination, World Fantasy Award—Long Fiction nomination

Education

University of Pennsylvania
English
Degree: PhD
Year of Graduation: 2007
Country: United States

Awards

Shirley Jackson Award
2013
Work: Burning Girls
Category: Best Novella
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Burning Girls

2013 fantasy

A fantasy novella about a Jewish immigrant girl.

feminismJewish culturefairy tales

Bibliography

  • Fairy Tales, Myth, and Psychoanalytic Theory: Feminism and Re-telling the Tale (2014)
  • Variations on Lovecraftian Themes (2015)
  • Cyclops (2015)
  • Ballroom Blitz (2015)
  • The Permanent Collection (2015)
  • Among the Thorns (2014)
  • Phosphorus (2013)
  • Rats (2011)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
feminist perspectivespeculative fiction
Recurring Motifs
fairy tale retellingsJewish representation

Legacy

Known as a fantasy writer, won Shirley Jackson Award for Burning Girls. Focuses on fairy tales, feminism, and Jewish themes in speculative fiction.

Trivia

  • Year of birth unknown
  • Expert in fantasy and feminist theory