''Six-Gun Snow White'' is a 2013

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novella by American author

Catherynne M. Valente Catherynne Morgan Valente (born May 5, 1979) is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. For her speculative fiction novels she has won the annual James Tiptree, Jr. Award, Andre Norton Award, and Mythopoeic Award. Her short ficti ...

, retelling the story of

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in a mythical version of the

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, where she is born to a

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woman and white man. It was published by

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Reception

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'' considered it "witty" with "complex reverberations", and lauded "the originality of the atmosphere" and "the simple pleasure of savoring Valente’s exuberant writing". Six-Gun Snow White
reviewed at ''

''; published December 10, 2012; retrieved May 2, 2018 ''

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'' praised Valente's "enjoyably distinctive voice", and the "fascinating details" of the setting, judging the whole as "engaging and delightfully written", but noting that the conclusion "rushes in unexpectedly".SNOW WHITE by Catherynne M. Valente
reviewed at ''

''; published August 18, 2015; retrieved May 2, 2018

Awards

''Six-Gun Snow White'' won the 2014

Locus Award for Best Novella The Locus Award for Best Novella is one of a number of Locus Awards given out each year by '' Locus'' magazine. Awards presented in a given year are for works published in the previous calendar year. The first award in this category was presented i ...

,Future Treasures: ''Six-Gun Snow White'' by Catherynne M. Valente
by John O'Neill, in '' Black Gate''; published November 7, 2015; retrieved May 2, 2018 and was nominated for the

Nebula Award for Best Novella The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas. A work of fiction is defined by the organization as a novella if it is between 17,500 and 4 ...

of 2013,Six-Gun Snow White
at

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; retrieved May 2, 2018 the 2014

Hugo Award for Best Novella The Hugo Award for Best Novella 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 novella award is available for works of fiction of between ...

,2014 Hugo Awards
at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved May 2, 2018 and the 2014

World Fantasy Award—Novella The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such as ''The Guardian'' as a "presti ...

.2014 World Fantasy Awards
at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved May 2, 2018

References

{{Snow White 2013 American novels 2013 fantasy novels 2010s novellas American fantasy novels American novellas Western (genre) fantasy novels Novels based on Snow White Novels about Native Americans Locus Award–winning works Works by Catherynne M. Valente Subterranean Press books