Mary Turzillo

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Mary Turzillo
Born1940 (age 83–84)
Pen nameMary T. Brizzi
Genre Speculative fiction
Notable works"Mars is No Place for Children"
Notable awardsNebula Award
Novelette division
2000 Mars is No Place for Children
Spouse Geoffrey A. Landis
Website
www.maryturzillo.com

Mary A. Turzillo (born 1940) [1] is an American science fiction writer noted primarily for short stories. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000 for her story "Mars is No Place for Children," [2] [3] published originally in Science Fiction Age . Her story "Pride," [2] published originally in Fast Forward 1, was a Nebula award finalist for best short story of 2007. [4]

Contents

She was formerly a professor of English at Kent State University, where she wrote articles and several books of science fiction criticism under the name Mary T. Brizzi, including Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey and Reader's Guide to Philip José Farmer . [5] She attended the Clarion Workshop in 1985, [6] and she founded the Cajun Sushi Hamsters writing workshop in Cleveland, Ohio. [7]

In 2022, she was the author guest of honor at the Convention Marcon 57

Fiction

Although Mary had published poetry and academic works before attending the Clarion Writers workshop, her main publications in science fiction occurred following Clarion, with the publication of the stories “What Do I See In You” in Writers of the Future Volume IV, and “Kings” in Pulphouse: the Hardback magazine. After this her work appeared regularly in the SF magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact , as well as original anthologies such as Universe and Fast Forward .

Her first novel, An Old Fashioned Martian Girl, was serialized in Analog magazine in 2004, [8] and a revised version, Mars Girls, appeared from Apex in 2017. [9] Her short story collection Bonsai Babies appeared from Omnium Gatherum in 2016. [10] Her short story collection Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs, a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories featuring cats, appeared from WordFire Press in 2022. [11]

Poetry

Turzillo is also a poet, published in a number of national publications. Her collection of poetry, Your Cat & Other Space Aliens, was published by VanZeno Press in 2007. A collaborative collection of poetry and fiction, Dragon Soup (written with artist and poet Marge Simon), appeared from VanZeno in 2008, and another collaboration with Simon, The Dragon's Dictionary, was published by Sam's Dot in 2010.

She has won several Ohio Poetry Day [12] awards. She has won the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Elgin Award for best poetry book twice. In 2013, her collection Lovers and Killers (Dark Regions, 2012). [13] In 2015, her poetry book Sweet Poison, a collaboration with Marge Simon (Dark Renaissance Books, 2014) won the award. [14]

Academic work

Turzillo has a Ph.D. in English from Case Western Reserve University, where her Ph.D. thesis was "The writer as double agent: essays on the conspiratorial mode in contemporary fiction." [15] She worked as a professor in the English Department of the Trumbull Campus of Kent State University. Under the name Mary T. Brizzi, she has published a number of papers in the area of science fiction criticism, [16] and is the author of two books, Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey [17] and Reader's Guide to Philip José Farmer . [5]

Personal life

In her private life, Turzillo is a competitive fencer. [18] In 2016, she was a member of the U.S women's foil team at the Veterans Fencing World Championships in Stralsund, Germany. [19]

She is married to fellow science fiction writer Geoffrey A. Landis. [20]

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Collections


Stories [23]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Crimes against nature1994Turzillo, Mary A. (February 1994). "Crimes against nature". Interzone . 80.
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part I of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. (July–August 2004). "An old-fashioned Martian girl - part I of IV". Analog . 124 (7&8).
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part II of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. (September 2004). "An old-fashioned Martian girl - part II of IV". Analog . 124 (9).
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part III of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. (October 2004). "An old-fashioned Martian girl - part III of IV". Analog . 124 (10).
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part IV of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. (November 2004). "An old-fashioned Martian girl - part IV of IV". Analog . 124 (11).
The Guatemala cure1995Sheffield, Charles, ed. (1995). How to save the world. Pyr. ISBN   0-312-85577-X.Sheffield, Charles, ed. (1999). How to save the world (pbk ed.). Pyr. ISBN   0-312-86784-0.
Mate1997Turzillo, Mary A. (February 1997). "Mate". F&SF . 92 (2).
Chrysoberyl1998Turzillo, Mary A. (June 1998). "Chrysoberyl". F&SF . 94 (6).
Mars is no place for children1999Turzillo, Mary A. (May 1999). "Mars is no place for children". Science Fiction Age.Silverberg, Robert, ed. (2001). Nebula Awards showcase 2001. Harcourt. ISBN   0-15-100581-8.

—, ed. (2001). Nebula Awards showcase 2001 (pbk ed.). Harcourt. ISBN   0-15-601335-5.

Nebula Award winner, 2000 [2]
By Ben Cruachan1999Turzillo, Mary A. (September 1999). "By Ben Cruachan". F&SF . 97 (3).
Pride2007Anders, Lou, ed. (2007). Fast forward 1 : future fiction from the cutting edge. Pyr. ISBN   978-1-59102-486-6.Datlow, Ellen, ed. (2010). Tails of wonder and imagination. Night Shade Books. ISBN   978-1-59780-170-6.

Betancourt, John Gregory, ed. (2013). The sixth science fiction megapack : 25 modern & classic stories (ebook). Wildside Press. ISBN   978-1-4344-4723-4.

Nebula Award nominee, 2008 [4]
Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads2007Mann, George, ed. (2007). The Solaris book of new science fiction . Solaris. ISBN   978-1-84416-448-6.Betancourt, John Gregory, ed. (2012). The fourth science fiction megapack : 25 modern & classic stories (ebook). Wildside Press. ISBN   978-1-4344-4881-1.
Steak tartare and the cats of Gari Babakin2009Turzillo, Mary A. (April 2009). "Steak tartare and the cats of Gari Babakin". Analog . 129 (4): 74–87.Turzillo, Mary (2022). Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs. Wordfire. ASIN   B09W4JGDJM.

Poetry

Collections
List of poems
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collected
If we are alone2013Turzillo, Mary A. (May 2013). "If we are alone". Analog . 133 (5): 37.
Product recalls2014Turzillo, Mary A. (January–February 2014). "Product recalls". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (1–2): 74–75.
The view from Cruithne2014Turzillo, Mary A. (April 2014). "The view from Cruithne". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (4): 53.

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References

  1. ↑ Turzillo, Mary A., 1940- - LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress)
  2. 1 2 3 "The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees". Locusmag.com. Archived from the original on April 13, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  3. ↑ Charles Brown, "2000 Nebula Banquet," Locus, July 2000
  4. 1 2 "Nebula Award Nominees," The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Spring 2007
  5. 1 2 "The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page – What's New Archive". Pjfarmer.com. Archived from the original on May 14, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  6. ↑ "Nebula Award Nominees," The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Summer 2000
  7. ↑ S. Andrew Swann, Genrewonk interviews: Mary A. Turzillo, February 20, 2009 retrieved Oct. 3, 2013
  8. ↑ ""An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl (Part 1)" by Mary A. Turzillo". Analogsf.com. Archived from the original on May 1, 2011. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  9. ↑ Mary Turzillo, Mars Girls, Apex Publications, May 2017. Paperback ISBN   978-1937009526; e-book ASIN B071YJWV6Y.
  10. ↑ Release Day is Here for Bonsai Babies!, Omnium Gatherum, October 14, 2016 (retrieved 11 November 2016).
  11. ↑ Cosmic Cats & Fantastic Furballs: Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories with Cats, WordFire Press 2022. (Retrieved 18 Dec. 2022).
  12. ↑ "Welcome Home – Ohio Poetry Day Association". Ohiopoetryday.webs.com. Archived from the original on July 11, 2012. Retrieved March 14, 2011.
  13. ↑ Science Fiction Poetry Association, 2013 Elgin Awards For books published in 2012 Archived October 4, 2013, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved October 3, 2013)
  14. ↑ Science Fiction Poetry Association, 2015 Elgin Awards For books published in 2013 & 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  15. ↑ Mary Turzillo, "The writer as double agent: essays on the conspiratorial mode in contemporary fiction," Case Western Reserve University 1970, OCLC listing Retrieved Dec. 16. 2016
  16. ↑ Papers include: "C. J. Cherryh and Tomorrow's New Sex Roles" in Staicar (ed) The Feminine Eye (Ungar: New York, 1982), pp. 32-47; "Narcissism and Romance in McCaffrey's Restoree," in Patterns of the Fantastic, edited by Donald M Hasser, Academic Programming at CHICON IV, San Berandino, California (Borgo Press, 1983), pp. 136-145; "The Launching Pad," in Extrapolation, v. 23, no. 1 (1982): pp. 3-4, 107. (See listing at Laura Quilter, Research and Literary Criticism, Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia. Retrieved 16 Dec. 2016.)
  17. ↑ Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey, Starmont Reader's Guide series; Borgo Press (1986) ISBN   978-0893709570
  18. ↑ Team USA Athlete bios, Veteran Athletes: Mary Turzillo U.S.A Fencing. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ Kristen Henneman, "Veteran World Championships Begins Tuesday", U.S.A Fencing, Oct. 10, 2016. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2016.
  20. ↑ "Geoffrey A. Landis: Hands-On Science," Locus, January 2000
  21. ↑ Serialized in Analog. See details under Short Fiction. The book version is Mars girls.
  22. ↑ Mary Turzillo, Wordfire Press, 2022. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
  23. ↑ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
  24. ↑ Trent Walters, Review: Sweet Poison, SFSite, 2014 (retrieved November 11, 2015)
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