Martha Soukup (born 20 July 1959 in

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"Over the Long Haul".

Biography

She attended the Clarion science fiction writing workshop in 1985, with such other emerging SF talents as Robert J. Howe,

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, William Shunn, and Mary Turzillo. She lives in

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Collections

* ''Rosemary's Brain: And Other Tales of Wonder'' (1992) :

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- :With introduction by

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. * ''Arbitrary Placement of Walls'' (1997) :Dreamhaven Books - (Hardback) - (Paperback) :Contains the Nebula-award winning story "A Defense of the Social Contracts". With introduction by

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Short-stories

* ''Plowshare'' - (1992) (collected in

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's alternate history anthology ''

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'') * ''Rosemary’s Brain'' - (1992) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology ''

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'') * ''Good Girl, Bad Dog'' - (1994) (collected in Mike Resnick's alternate history anthology ''

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Awards and nominations

* 1991: Nominee,

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for "Over the Long Haul" * 1991: Nominee,

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 ...

for "Over the Long Haul" * 1992: Nominee,

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 ...

for "Dog's Life" * 1992: Nominee,

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for "Dog's Life" * 1993: Nominee,

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 ...

for Best Short Fiction for "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls" * 1993: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls" * 1993: Nominee, Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls" * 1994: Nominee, Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Things Not Seen" * 1994: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "The Story So Far" * 1995: Winner, Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "A Defense of the Social Contracts"

References

Bibliography at Fantastic Fiction

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External links

*
"Five Stories by Martha Soukup"
- article from the New York Review of Science Fiction by Ray Davis.
''The Arbitrary Placement of Walls''
- review by Susan Dunman in Science Fiction Weekly.
Martha Soukup interview at The WELL
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