Wen Spencer (born 1963) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer whose books center on characters with unusual abilities. In 2003, she was the winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.
Spencer was raised on a family farm in Evans City, Pennsylvania and attended the University of Pittsburgh, earning a degree in Information science, and has been active in science fiction fandom. Her ''Ukiah Oregon'' series features a partly alien character with gentle nature, powerful abilities, and dangerous, werewolf like relatives. Her ''Tinker'' universe features a young woman of extraordinary brilliance who is turned into an elf. ''A Brother's Price'' posits a world where the gender birth ratio is skewed heavily toward baby girls.
Published works
Ukiah Oregon series
#''Alien Taste'' (2001), Compton Crook Award winner
#''Tainted Trail'' (2002)
#''Bitter Waters'' (2003)
#''Dog Warrior'' (2004)
Tinker (Elfhome) series
* Fantasy novels set in near-future Pittsburgh and Elfhome
#''Tinker'' (2003), 2004 Sapphire Award for the Best Science Fiction Romance novel
#''Wolf Who Rules'' (2006)
#''Elfhome'' (2012)
#''Wood Sprites'' (2014)
#''Harbinger'' - (April 2022)
* ''Project Elfhome'' - (2016) Collection of novelettes and short stories from the Elfhome series
* ''Steel City Magic'' – Science Fiction Book Club omnibus edition of ''Tinker'' and ''Wolf Who Rules'' (April 2006)
*Wen Spencer#Short stories, Short stories set in the Elfhome Universe
Stand-alone novels
* ''A Brother's Price'' (2005)
* ''Endless Blue'' (2007)
* ''Eight Million Gods'' (2013)
* ''The Black Wolves of Boston'' (2017)
Short stories
* Set in the Elfhome Universe
** "Wyvern" in ''Faire Tales'' (2004), Wen Spencer#Tinker .28Elfhome.29 series, Elfhome #0.5
** "Bare Snow Falling on Fairywood" (2014), Wen Spencer#Tinker .28Elfhome.29 series, Elfhome #0.9
** "Pittsburgh Backyard and Garden" in ''Free Short Stories 2013'' (2013), Wen Spencer#Tinker .28Elfhome.29 series, Elfhome #1.1
** "Blue Sky" (2012), Wen Spencer#Tinker .28Elfhome.29 series, Elfhome #2.5
** "Peace Offering"
''Peace Offering''
on Baen Books in ''Free Short Stories 2012'' (2012), Wen Spencer#Tinker .28Elfhome.29 series, Elfhome #3.1
* "Once Upon a Toad" in ''Fantastic Companions'' (2005)
* "Another Man's Meat" in ''Triangulation 2004: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction'' (2004)
* "Moon Monkeys" in ''Adventures in Sol System'' (2004)
* "Rituals for a New God" in ''Turn the Other Chick'' (2004)
* "Young Robots in Love" in ''Triangulation 2003: A Confluence of Speculative Fiction'' (2003)
* "Protection Money" in ''Jim Baen's Universe'' (2006), (later part of Wen Spencer#Tinker .28Elfhome.29 series, Elfhome #3)
References
External links
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Full Length Commentary on ''A Brother's Price''Tinker (Elfhome
on Goodreads
Ukiah Oregon
on Goodreads
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21st-century American novelists
American fantasy writers
American science fiction writers
American women short story writers
American women novelists
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners
1963 births
Living people
Writers from Pittsburgh
University of Pittsburgh alumni
Women science fiction and fantasy writers
21st-century American women writers
21st-century American short story writers
Novelists from Pennsylvania