Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American

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author, and editor. She has an MA in

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and has won a

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. Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the

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that is sometimes compared to

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, but predates it. She also edited various anthologies to celebrate the contributions of women in the history of science fiction including the ''

Women of Wonder ''Women of Wonder: Science-fiction Stories by Women about Women'' is an anthology of twelve short stories and a poem edited by Pamela Sargent, published in 1975. The collection reprints work by female science fiction authors originally published f ...

'' series. She also edited the '' Nebula Award Showcase'' from 1995 to 1997. She is noted for writing

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stories. She also collaborated with

George Zebrowski George Zebrowski (born December 28, 1945) is an American science fiction writer and editor who has written and edited a number of books, and is a former editor of The Bulletin of the Science Fiction Writers of America. He lives with author Pamela ...

on four ''

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'' novels.

Personal life

Pamela Sargent was born in

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, and raised as an atheist. She attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, attaining a master's degree in philosophy. She currently lives in Albany, New York.

Bibliography

Seed Trilogy

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Earthseed Earthseed is a fictitious religion based on the idea that "God is Change". It is the creation of Octavia E. Butler, as revealed by her character Lauren Oya Olamina in the books: '' Parable of the Sower'' and ''Parable of the Talents''. (A thir ...

'' (1983) #'' Farseed'' (2007) #''

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'' (2010)

Venus

#'' Venus of Dreams'' (1986) #'' Venus of Shadows'' (1988) #''

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'' (2001)

Watchstar

#'' Watchstar'' (1980) #''

Eye of the Comet Eyes are organs of the visual system. They provide living organisms with vision, the ability to receive and process visual detail, as well as enabling several photo response functions that are independent of vision. Eyes detect light and conve ...

'' (1984) #'' Homesmind'' (1984)

Novels

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Cloned Lives Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical or virtually identical DNA, either by natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual reproduction. In the field of biotechnology, c ...

'' (1976) *''

Sudden Star James Green aka "Sudden" is a fictional character created by an English author Oliver Strange in the early 1930s as the hero of a series, originally published by George Newnes Books Ltd, set in the American Wild West era. Oliver Strange died i ...

'' (1979) ''a.k.a. The White Death'' (1980) *'' The Golden Space'' (1982) *'' The Alien Upstairs'' (1983) *'' The Shore of Women'' (1986) *''

Alien Child Alien primarily refers to: * Alien (law), a person in a country who is not a national of that country ** Enemy alien, the above in times of war * Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth ** Specifically, intelligent extrater ...

'' (1988) *'' Ruler of the Sky'' (1993) *'' Climb the Wind'' (1998)

Star Trek novels

All co-written with

Based on ''
Star Trek: The Original Series ''Star Trek'' is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry that follows the adventures of the starship and its crew. It later acquired the retronym of ''Star Trek: The Original Series'' (''TOS'') to distinguis ...
'' television series

* ''Heart of the Sun'' (1997) * ''Across the Universe'' (1999) * ''Garth of Izar'' (2003)

Based on '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'' television series

* ''A Fury Scorned'' (1996)

Collections

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'' (1976) *'' Starshadows'' (1977) *'' The Golden Space'' (1983) *'' The Best of Pamela Sargent'' (1987) with Martin H. Greenberg *'' The Mountain Cage and Other Stories'' (2002) *'' Eye of Flame'' (2003) *'' Thumbprints'' (2004)

Anthologies edited

Women of Wonder series

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'' (1975) *''

More Women of Wonder ''More Women of Wonder: Science Fiction Novelettes by Women About Women'' is an anthology of five novelettes and two short stories edited by Pamela Sargent. It was published in 1976. The collection reprints work by female science fiction authors ...

'' (1976) *'' The New Women of Wonder'' (1978) *'' Women of Wonder: The Classic Years'' (1996) *'' Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years'' (1996)

Nebula Award anthologies

*'' Nebula Awards 29'' (1995) *''

Nebula Awards 30 ''Nebula Awards 30'' is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Pamela Sargent, the second of three successive volumes under her editorship. It was first published in hardcover and trade paperback by Harcourt Brace in April 1996. Sum ...

'' (1996) *''

Nebula Awards 31 ''Nebula Awards 31'' is an anthology of science fiction short works edited by Pamela Sargent, the third of three successive volumes under her editorship. It was first published in hardcover and trade paperback by Harcourt Brace in April 1997, and r ...

'' (1997)

Other

*'' Bio-Futures: Science Fiction Stories About Biological Metamorphosis'' (1976) *'' Three in Space'' (1981) with

Jack Dann Jack Dann (born February 15, 1945) is an American writer best known for his science fiction, an editor and a writing teacher, who has lived in Australia since 1994. He has published over seventy books, in the majority of cases as editor or co-edit ...

and

*'' Afterlives'' (1986) with Ian Watson *'' Three in Time'' (1997) with

and

*'' Conqueror Fantastic'' (2004)

Nonfiction

*'' Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction and Fantasy'' (1976) with Ron Miller

Awards

In 1993, Pamela Sargent won the

Nebula Award for Best Novelette The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novelette if it is between 7,50 ...

published in 1992, for " Danny Goes to Mars". This novelette originally appeared in ''Asimov's'' magazine in October 1992. In 2012, Sargent won the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contributions to SF/F studies.

References

Sources

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ''The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction'' (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979. It has won the Hugo Award, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus and BSFA Award, British SF Awards. Two print editions appeared ...

* SFWA * ISFDB

External links

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Golden Gryphon Press official site
– About ''Thumbprints''
Pamela Sargent's Official Wattpad Profile
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