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Ellen Klages (, ; born 1954) is an American science,
science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...
,
fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction that involves supernatural or Magic (supernatural), magical elements, often including Fictional universe, imaginary places and Legendary creature, creatures. The genre's roots lie in oral traditions, ...
and
historical fiction Historical fiction is a literary genre in which a fictional plot takes place in the Setting (narrative), setting of particular real past events, historical events. Although the term is commonly used as a synonym for historical fiction literatur ...
writer who lives in
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. Her novelette "Basement Magic" won the 2005
Nebula Award for Best Novelette The Nebula Award for Best Novelette is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) to a science fiction or fantasy novelette. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novelette if it is between 7,5 ...
. She had previously been nominated for Hugo,
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, and Campbell awards. Her first (non-genre) novel, ''The Green Glass Sea'', was published by Viking Children's Books in 2006. It won the 2007
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction The Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction is an annual American children's book award that recognizes historical fiction. It was established in 1982 by Scott O'Dell, author of ''Island of the Blue Dolphins'' and 25 other children's books, in ho ...
. ''Portable Childhoods'', a collection of her short fiction published by
Tachyon Publications Tachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, Tachyon books have tended toward high-end literary works, short story collections, and anthologies ...
, was named a 2008
World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...
finalist. ''White Sands, Red Menace'', the sequel to ''The Green Glass Sea'', was published in Fall 2008. In 2010, her short story "Singing on a Star" was nominated for a
World Fantasy Award The World Fantasy Awards are a set of awards given each year for the best fantasy fiction published during the previous calendar year. Organized and overseen by the World Fantasy Convention, the awards are given each year at the eponymous ann ...
. In 2018 her novella '' Passing Strange'' was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.


Biography

Ellen Janeway Klages was born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9, 1954, and now lives in San Francisco. She holds a degree in philosophy from the
University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...
. In 1992, she began working at the San Francisco
Exploratorium The Exploratorium is a museum of science museum, science, technology museum, technology, and art museum, arts in San Francisco, California. Founded by physicist and educator Frank Oppenheimer in 1969, the museum was originally located in the ...
, where she was selected to co-author a children's science activity book with science fiction author Pat Murphy. Murphy encouraged Klages to write her own stories as well. Her first novelette, "Time Gypsy", was published in 1999 and was a finalist for the
Nebula Award The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), a nonprofit association of pr ...
and
Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members. The award is administered by th ...
. She was also nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2000. Besides her writing, she also graduated from the Second City Conservatory, the Clarion South Workshop, and has served on the Motherboard of the
James Tiptree Jr. Award The Otherwise Award, originally known as the James Tiptree Jr. Award, is an American annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February 1991 by science ...
for twenty years. Klages is also known for doing stand-up comedy and other performances as an auctioneer annually at Wiscon. The Wiscon Tiptree Auction is a fundraiser for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award; Klages also serves on the Board for the award. "At past Tiptree auctions, auctioneer/comedian Ellen Klages has auctioned off her own hair, Mary Doria Russell's brassiere, a hand-knitted uterus, a kangaroo-scrotum purse, a cherry pie, and a Xena lawn butt". Klages was a Guest of Honor at Wiscon 33.


Awards


Bibliography


Science fiction and fantasy


Collections

* ''Portable Childhoods'', short fiction collection (
Tachyon Publications Tachyon Publications is an independent press specializing in science fiction and fantasy books. Founded in San Francisco in 1995 by Jacob Weisman, Tachyon books have tended toward high-end literary works, short story collections, and anthologies ...
, 2007) **"Basement Magic" (2003 novelette) **"Intelligent Design" (2005 short story) **"The Green Glass Sea" (2004 short story) **"Clip Art" (2007 short story) **"Triangle" (2001 short story) **"The Feed Bag" (2003 poem) **"Flying Over Water" (2000 short story) **"Möbius, Stripped of a Muse" (2007 short story) **"Time Gypsy" (1998 novelette) **"Be Prepared" (2002 short fiction) **"Travel Agency" (2002 short story) **"A Taste of Summer" (2002 short story) **"Ringing Up Baby" (2006 short story) **"Guys Day Out" (2005 short story) **"Portable Childhoods" (2007 novelette) **"In the House of the Seven Librarians" (2006 novelette) *''Wicked Wonders'', short fiction collection (Tachyon Publications, 2017) ** Introduction by Karen Joy Fowler ** The Education of a Witch ** Amicae Aeternum ** Mrs. Zeno's Paradox ** Singing on a Star ** Hey, Presto ** Echoes of Aurora ** Friday Night at St. Cecilia's ** Caligo Lane ** Goodnight Moons ** Gone to the Library ** Household Management ** Sponda the Suet Girl and the Secret of the French Pearl ** Woodsmoke ** The Scary Ham ** Afterword: Why I Write Short Fiction


Novellas

* '' Passing Strange'' (
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, 2017)


Novelettes

* "Time Gypsy", ''Bending the Landscape: Science Fiction'', edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel (Overlook Press, 1999) * "Basement Magic", ''
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy fiction magazine, fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence E. Spivak, Lawrence Spiv ...
'', May 2003 * "In the House of the Seven Librarians", ''Firebirds Rising'', edited by
Sharyn November Sharyn November is an American writer and an editor of books for children and teenagers. Until March 2016 she was Senior Editor for Viking Children's Books and Editorial Director of Firebird Books, which is a mainly paperback (reprint) imprint ...
(Viking, April, 2006)


Short stories

* "Flying Over Water", ''Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet #7'' (October, 2000) (Nebula Award Finalist) * "Triangle", ''Bending the Landscape: Horror'', edited by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel (Overlook Press, 2001) (Spectrum Award Finalist) * "Travel Agency", ''Strange Horizons'' (February 2002) * "A Taste of Summer", ''Black Gate #3'' (Winter, 2002) * "Be Prepared", ''The Infinite Matrix'' (Sept, 2002) * "Green Glass Sea", ''Strange Horizons'' (September, 2004) * "Intelligent Design", ''Strange Horizons'' (December 2005) * "Guys Day Out", ''Sci Fiction'' (April 2005) * "Ringing Up Baby", ''Nature'' (April, 2006) * "Friday Night at St. Cecilia's", ''The Coyote Road'', edited by Ellen Datlow and
Terri Windling Terri Windling (born December 3, 1958, in Fort Dix, New Jersey) is an American editor, artist, essayist, and the author of books for both children and adults. She has won nine World Fantasy Awards, the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award, and the Bram St ...
(Viking Juvenile, 2007) * "Mrs. Zeno's Paradox", ''Eclipse One'', edited by
Jonathan Strahan Jonathan Strahan (born 1964, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is an editor and publisher of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. His family moved to Perth, Western Australia in 1968, and he graduated from the University of Western Australia with a ...
(Night Shade Books, Oct 2007) * "Echoes of Aurora", ''What Remains'', with
Geoff Ryman Geoffrey Charles Ryman (born 1951) is a Canadian writer of science fiction, fantasy, slipstream and historical fiction. Ryman has written and published seven novels, including an early example of a hypertext novel, '' 253''. He has won multiple ...
(Aqueduct Press, 2009), ''The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four'', edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Mar 2010) * "Singing on a Star", ''Firebirds Soaring'', edited by
Sharyn November Sharyn November is an American writer and an editor of books for children and teenagers. Until March 2016 she was Senior Editor for Viking Children's Books and Editorial Director of Firebird Books, which is a mainly paperback (reprint) imprint ...
(Viking, 2009). (World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Short Story 2010) * "A Practical Girl", ''Eclipse Three: New Science Fiction and Fantasy'', edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Oct 2009) * "Goodnight Moons", ''Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier'', ed. Jonathan Strahan (Viking, April 2011); ''The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six'', ed. Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Mar 2012) * "The Education of a Witch", ''Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron'', ed. Jonathan Strahan (Random House, Aug 2012) * "Amicae Aeternum", '' Reach for Infinity'', ed. Jonathan Strahan (2014)


Historical fiction

* ''The Green Glass Sea'' (Viking Children's Books, 2006) *''White Sands, Red Menace'' (Viking Children's Books, 2008) * ''Out of Left Field'' (Viking Children's Books, 2018)


Non-fiction

* ''Harbin Hot Springs: Healing Waters, Sacred Land'' (HS Publishing, Inc., 1991) * ''The Science Explorer: The Best Family Activities and Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum'', with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Co., 1996) * ''The Science Explorer Out and About: Fantastic Science Experiments Your Family Can Do Anywhere'', with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Co., 1997) * ''Exploratorium: A Year of Discoveries'' (Chronicle Books, 1997) * ''The Brain Explorer: Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions, and other Mental Adventures'', with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore and Pearl Tesler (Henry Holt & Co., 1999)


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