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Shirley Meier is a Canadian author of science fiction and fantasy. In addition to her own fiction she has also collaborated with S. M. Stirling, Steve White, and Karen Wehrstein.
Shirley Meier was born in Woodstock, Ontario in 1960. She studied English at the University of Western Ontario, graduating in 1991. She lives in Toronto. She was active in the Bunch of Seven, a Canadian speculative fiction writing group in the 1980s.
She received a black belt in Tao Zen Chuan karate in 1991, and has been an instructor of karate and Women's Self-Defense for several years.
Meier has been active in science fiction Conventions in Toronto, serving on committees for Ad Astra and SFContario. [1]
She is an avid equestrian, and has taught riding and horseback archery for several years, [2]
Meier is a regular columnist for Amazing Stories and other publications. [3]
The tales of Minis Aan, exiled heir to the Crystal Throne of Arko, escaping from a corrupt and decadent empire to establish a new civilization of democracy and hope.
Anthology from Alternative Reality News Service, editor Ira Nayman, 2025
cover: (with design by Karen Wehrstein) Sparks in the Wind;
cover: (front and back) for Shadow of a Soul on Fire;
cover: (front cover) Lamia's Daughter;
cover: Blood Marble: Book One of Eclipse Court;
cover: Gilded Filth: Book Two of Eclipse Court;
cover: Scholar's Run: Book Four of Eclipse Court;
cover: Burning Crystal: Book Five of Eclipse Court;
five sumi ink drawings; Dragon's Eye acrylic painting on 30 cm canvas;
cover: From Eclipse to Diamond Sun Court;Book Six of Eclipse Court
A number of drawings (6) sold to Sydney, Australia (2017)
cover: Minis Neverborn: Book Seven of Eclipse Court
cover: Riven By The Sun: Book Eight of Eclipse Court
"Blue Whale" acrylic on canvas 24 x 36 inches (sold June 2024)