Lisa Goldstein (born Elizabeth Joy Goldstein on November 21, 1953) is an American

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and

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writer whose work has been nominated for

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, Hugo, and

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s. Her 1982 novel ''The Red Magician'' won a

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in the one-year category Original Paperback"National Book Awards – 1983"

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. Retrieved 2012-03-08. and was praised by Philip K. Dick shortly before his death. Her 2011 novel, ''The Uncertain Places'', won the 2012

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, and her short story, "Paradise Is a Walled Garden," won the 2011 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History.

Biography

Goldstein's father was Heinz Jurgen "Harry" Goldstein (June 8, 1922, in

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, Germany – May 24, 1974, in

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), a survivor of

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; her mother, Miriam Roth (April 8, 1922, in

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– October 12, 2011, in

), survived the

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. Her parents came to the United States in 1947 and met in an

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class. She has written two

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novels, ''Daughter of Exile'' and ''The Divided Crown'', under the

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"Isabel Glass". Her publisher recommended a

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because they differ so much from her other work. "Isabel" is from

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, a local park which includes a dog run. "Glass" fits the

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standard for pseudonyms, short surnames in the first half of the alphabet. She married Douglas A. Asherman in 1986, and lives in

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Bibliography

Novels

* '' The Red Magician'' (1982) * '' The Dream Years'' (1985) * ''A Mask for the General'' (1987) * ''Tourists'' (1989) * ''Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon'' (1993) * ''Summer King, Winter Fool'' (1994) * ''Walking the Labyrinth'' (1996) * ''Dark Cities Underground'' (1999) * ''The Alchemist's Door'' (2002) * ''Daughter of Exile'' (as Isabel Glass; 2004) * ''The Divided Crown'' (illustrated by

Kinuko Y. Craft Kinuko Yamabe Craft (born January 3, 1940) is a Japanese-born American painter, illustrator and fantasy artist. Biography Kinuko Yamabe Craft was born in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan on January 3, 1940. She graduated with a Bachelor of ...

) (as Isabel Glass; 2005) * ''The Uncertain Places'' (2011) * ''Weighing Shadows'' (2015) *''Ivory Apples'' (2019)

Collections

* ''Daily Voices'' (1989) * ''Travellers in Magic'' (1994)

Awards

(1983) for ''The Red Magician'' *

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(2011) for "Paradise is a Walled Garden" *

(2012) for ''Uncertain Places''"Mythopoeic Awards – 2012"

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. Retrieved 2014-02-06.

Nominations

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous ...

finalist (1983) for ''The Red Magician'' * John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer finalist (1984) for ''The Red Magician'' *

World Fantasy Award for Best Novel The world is the totality of entities, the whole of reality, or everything that exists. The nature of the world has been conceptualized differently in different fields. Some conceptions see the world as unique, while others talk of a "plu ...

nominee (1986) for ''The Dream Years'' *

Hugo Award for Best Short Story The Hugo Award for Best Short Story is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year. The short story award is available for works of fiction of ...

nominee (1988) for "Cassandra's Photographs" *

Nebula Award for Best Short Story The Nebula Award for Best Short Story is a literary award assigned each year by Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy short stories. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a short sto ...

nominee (1988) for "Cassandra's Photographs" *

Arthur C. Clarke Award The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. It is named after British author Arthur C. Clarke, who gave a grant to establish the award ...

nominee (1990) for ''A Mask for the General'' *

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nominee (1993) for "Alfred" * Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1994) for "Alfred" *

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nominee (1995) for ''Travellers In Magic'' * Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1996) for "The Narcissus Plague" * World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story nominee (1998) for "Fortune and Misfortune" * Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1999) for "Fortune and Misfortune" * Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature nominee (2000) for ''Dark Cities Underground'' *

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 ...

nominee (2009) for "Dark Rooms"

References

External links

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Interview: Lisa Goldstein
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Lori Ann White
28 July 2003, at

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2012 Mythopoeic Awards

2011 Sidewise Awards

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Authorities — with 12 catalog records
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