Fran Wilde (author)

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Fran Wilde
Portrait photoshoot at Worldcon 75, Helsini, before the Hugo Awards - Fran Wilde.jpg
Fran Wilde at Worldcon in Helsinki, 2017.
Born1972 (age 51–52)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationWriter
Education University of Virginia (BA)
Warren Wilson College (MFA)
Period1981–present
GenreScience fiction
Fantasy
Notable worksThe Bone Universe
Notable awardsAndre Norton Award
Website
franwilde.net

Fran Wilde (born 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and blogger. Her debut novel, Updraft , [1] was nominated for the 2016 Nebula Award, [2] and won the 2016 Andre Norton Award [3] and the 2016 Compton Crook Award. [4] Her debut middle grade novel, Riverland, won the 2019 Andre Norton Award, was named an NPR Best Book of 2019 [5] and was a Lodestar Finalist. Wilde is the first person to win two Andre Norton Awards. Her short fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction , Nature , Tor.com, Uncanny Magazine , and elsewhere. Her fiction explores themes of social class, disability, disruptive technology, and empowerment against a backdrop of engineering and artisan culture. [6] [7]

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Early life

Wilde was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1972. [7] She attended the University of Virginia, earning a BA in English with honors in 1994. She then went on to earn a MFA in poetry from Warren Wilson College in 1996 [8] and a master's degree in information architecture and interaction design from the University of Baltimore in 2001. [8]

Career

Prior to publishing, Wilde worked as a sailing instructor, a jeweler's assistant, a teacher and professor, and a web and game developer. [7]

Her first published novel grew from a short story she developed for the 2011 Viable Paradise writing workshop. [9] She has published a number of short stories and completed several novels. She writes for the blog GeekMom and runs the blog and podcast Cooking the Books. She attended Taos Toolbox in 2012 [7] and served as an Endeavor Award judge in 2015, and a Norton Jury Member in 2016.

Wilde is the writer and creator of the podcast called Machina produced by Realm. The audio drama was a twelve episode series that followed the fictional story of two companies competing to bring artificial intelligence to Mars. [10] [11] [12]

Wilde is the Director of the Genre Fiction MFA Concentration at Western Colorado University. [13]

Her debut novel, Updraft, was the first novel to be simultaneously nominated for a Nebula and Andre Norton Award. Her work has been a finalist for six Nebula Awards, three Hugo Awards, two Locus Awards, a World Fantasy Award, and a Lodestar.

Wilde is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.

Personal life

Wilde lives and works in Philadelphia, PA with her family. [7]

Bibliography

Novels

The Bone Universe series
  1. Updraft. New York: Tor Books. 2015. [lower-alpha 2]
  2. Cloudbound. New York: Tor Books. 2016. [lower-alpha 3]
  3. Horizon. New York: Tor Books. 2017. [lower-alpha 4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Winner: 2020 Andre Norton Award. Nominee: 2020 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book. 2019 NPR Best Book. Starred Reviews from Booklist and Shelf Awareness.
  2. ↑ Winner: 2016 Andre Norton Award and Compton Crook Award for Best Debut Novel. Finalist: 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel. 2016 Nominee for Best YA Novel at the Dragon Awards.
  3. ↑ 2017 Locus Recommended Reading List.
  4. ↑ 2018 Locus Finalist.

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References

  1. ↑ Wilde, Fran (September 2015). Updraft (Bone Universe): Fran Wilde: 9780765377838: Amazon.com: Books. ISBN   978-0765377838.
  2. ↑ "2015 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". SFWA. February 20, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nebula Awards 2016 Winners". Locus . Retrieved May 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Updraft by Fran Wilde wins the 2016 Compton Crook Award". SFFWorld. May 20, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Best Books 2021: Books We Love".
  6. ↑ Fran Wilde (March 16, 2016). "Locus Interview, MindMeld, Cage Match – Fran Wilde". Franwilde.wordpress.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 Author: Your Name/Company (March 13, 2016). "Locus Online Perspectives " Fran Wilde: Magical Engineering". Locusmag.com. Retrieved March 28, 2016.{{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  8. 1 2 "About". Fran Wilde. March 16, 2016. Archived from the original on April 4, 2016. Retrieved March 28, 2016.
  9. ↑ List of VP attendees
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  13. ↑ "Genre Fiction".
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