M. K. Hobson (born January 21, 1969) is an American

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and

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writer. In 2003 she was a Pushcart Prize nominee, and her

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The Native Star was nominated for the 2010

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. She lives in

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. Hobson's short fiction has appeared in magazines such as ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' ChiZine''. Her work has also appeared in anthologies such as '' Polyphony 5'' and '' Polyphony 6'' and Medicine Show. Hobson's story "The Hand of the Devil on a String" appeared on the 2008 Best American Fantasy recommended reading list, and her other work has received Honorable Mentions in "Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror" and "Year’s Best Science Fiction." She is the author of the ''Veneficas Americana''

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series. The first novel in the series, The Native Star, was published by

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on August 31, 2010. The sequel
The Hidden Goddess
followed on April 26, 2011. The third novel
The Warlock's Curse
begins a new duology and follows characters from a new generation. Hobson has described the style of the first two novels as "Bustlepunk."."M.K. Hobson: Bustlepunk" Interview in Locus Magazine, June 2010 She is also a co-host of the fantasy podcas
PodCastle
a sister podcast of

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. In the past, she was co-editor—with author Douglas Lain—of the surrealist/anarchist 'zine '' Diet Soap''.

Bibliography

Novels

*'' The Native Star'' (August 31, 2010)

() *''The Hidden Goddess'' (April 26, 2011)

. () *''The Warlock's Curse'' (October 31, 2012)

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. ()

Short stories

Several of Hobson's short stories are available online, including: * The Hotel Astarte, ''

'', June 2007. * Severance Pay, ''

'', September 2005. *Domovoi, ''

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' (usually referred to as ''F&SF'') is a U.S. fantasy and science-fiction magazine, first published in 1949 by Mystery House, a subsidiary of Lawrence Spivak's Mercury Press. Editors Anthony Bouche ...

'', April 2005 * Hell Notes, ''SCI FICTION'', February 2005 * Ice Cream, ''Vestal Review'', October 2003 * The Principessa of Montenegro, ''flashquake'', Fall 2003

References

External links

Demimonde
M. K. Hobson's official site, with links to complete bibliography, blog, and upcoming conventions.
The Voices in My Head Don't Think They're Imaginary
M. K. Hobson's LiveJournal
M. K. Hobson: Bustlepunk
author interview in

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.
Diet Soap
the official site of the Diet Soap printzine.
Interview with M. K. Hobson
by Marshall Payne, The Fix.
Author Interview
Shimmer Magazine.

published in ''The Broadsheet''.

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