Nancy Etchemendy

Nancy Elise Howell Etchemendy (b. February 19, 1952 in Reno, Nevada) is a writer of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. Her novels, short fiction, and poetry have appeared regularly since 1980, both in the United States and abroad. Her work has earned a number of awards, including three Bram Stoker Awards (two for children’s horror), a Golden Duck Award for excellence in children’s science fiction, and an International Horror Guild Award. Her fourth novel, The Power of Un, was published by Front Street/ Cricket Books in March 2000. Cat in Glass and Other Tales of the Unnatural, her collection of short dark fantasy for young adults, was published in 2002, also by Front Street/ Cricket Books and appears on the ALA Best Books for Young Adults list for 2002. She holds a B.A. in Fine Arts and English Literature from University of Nevada, Reno. She is a former officer of the Horror Writers Association, and currently serves on the board of the Clarion Foundation. She attended the Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop in 1982 at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan. She lives and works in Northern California and is married to John Etchemendy, Provost of Stanford University.

Bibliography

• The Watchers of Space, 1980 novel for young readers
• Stranger from the Stars, 1983 novel for young readers
• The Crystal City, 1985 novel for young readers
• The Power of Un, 2000 novel for young readers
• Cat in Glass, 2002 short story collection

External links

• The Weird Worlds of Nancy Etchemendy
• Nancy Etchemendy at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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