Ruth Nestvold (born 1958) is an American

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and

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writer.

Biography

Born in the state of Washington and raised in

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, she now lives in Stuttgart, Germany, where she works in technical translation and localization. Her first professional publication was "Latency Time," published in ''

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'' in 2001. Since then, her short fiction has appeared in numerous publications, including ''

Realms of Fantasy ''Realms of Fantasy'' was a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Sovereign Media, then Tir Na Nog Press, and Damnation Books, which specialized in fantasy fiction (including some horror), related nonfiction (wit ...

'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''Futurismic'', and several year's best anthologies. In 2004, her novella "Looking Through Lace" was short-listed for the Tiptree Award and nominated for the Sturgeon Award. In 2007, the Italian translation ''Il linguaggio segreto'' won the "Premio Italia" Award for best work of science fiction or fantasy translated into Italian in 2006. Her short story "Mars: A Traveler’s Guide" was a finalist for the 2008

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. She is also a regular contributor to ''

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''. Nestvold is a graduate of

Clarion West Writers Workshop Clarion West Writers Workshop is an intensive six-week program for writers preparing for professional careers in science fiction and fantasy. It runs annually from late June through the end of July. The workshop is limited to 18 students per year. ...

1998.

External links

Ruth Nestvold's official web pageAnnouncement of the winners of the Premio Italia awards
(in Italian) * 1958 births Living people American women novelists American science fiction writers Women science fiction and fantasy writers 21st-century American women {{US-sf-writer-stub