Raphael Carter is an American

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author who moved from

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, to Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1995.

Work

Carter's first

novel A novel is a relatively long work of narrative fiction, typically written in prose and published as a book. The present English word for a long work of prose fiction derives from the for "new", "news", or "short story of something new", itsel ...

is the

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'' The Fortunate Fall'' (1996). Acclaimed as "a superb example of speculative fiction," it appeared on ''

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'' recommended reading list, and in the

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it was 4th among first novels, after two tied winners. It caused Carter to be nominated for the

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 ...

in 1997 and 1998. Carter's

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"' Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation' by K.N. Sirsi and Sandra Botkin" was shortlisted for the

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and won the

James Tiptree, Jr. Award The Otherwise Award, formerly 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 f ...

in 1998. This makes Carter the first non-female to be the sole winner of the Tiptree (

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in 1995 was a co-winner with Theodore Roszak); Carter "does not identify as male or female" and wrote the "Androgyny Rarely Asked Questions" and "The Murk Manual: How to Understand Medical Writing on Intersex". Between May 1998 and April 2002, Carter maintained the ''Honeyguide Web Log'' - an "eclectic weekly list of links emphasizing books, robotics, and the natural sciences." This was the first site to be named a

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after

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's example, and Carter launched the first weblog directory at the

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in November 1998.

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External links

* Raphael Carter's

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posts at

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Raphael Carter's photostream
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Raphael Carter's contributions
to the

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