Brenda Cooper (born August 12, 1960) is an author and futurist who resides in

Kirkland, Washington Kirkland is a city in King County, Washington, United States. A suburb east of Seattle, its population was 92,175 in the 2020 U.S. census which made it the sixth largest city in King County and the twelfth largest city in the state of Washington. ...

, where she is the Chief Information Officer of the city of Kirkland. She has co-written various short stories with

Larry Niven Laurence van Cott Niven (; born April 30, 1938) is an American science fiction writer. His 1970 novel ''Ringworld'' won the Hugo Award for Best Novel, Hugo, Locus Award, Locus, Ditmar Award, Ditmar, and Nebula Award for Best Novel, Nebula award ...

and has written ten novels. Brenda was educated at California State University, Fullerton, where she earned a BA in Management Information Systems. She is also pursuing an MFA at StoneCoast, a program of the University of Southern Maine. Brenda lives in Woodinville, Washington with her family and three dogs.

Bibliography

Novels

* '' Building Harlequin's Moon'', (2005) written with

. * * ;Silver Ship series # # # ;Ruby's Song # #The Diamond Deep (2013) ;The Glittering Edge (sequels to Ruby's Song) # #

Short fiction

;StoriesShort stories unless otherwise noted. * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Poetry

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Critical studies and reviews of Cooper's work

;''Edge of dark'' *

Awards

Endeavor Award * The Silver Ship and the Sea (Distinguished Novel or Collection, 2008) * Edge of Dark (Distinguished Novel or Collection, 2016)

References

External links

Authors Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cooper, Brenda American women writers Living people People from Encino, Los Angeles Writers from Kirkland, Washington 1960 births 21st-century American women