Naomi Kritzer

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Naomi Kritzer
Born North Carolina
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
Alma mater Carleton College
Genre Science fiction, fantasy
Notable awards
Website
naomikritzer.com

Naomi Kritzer is an American speculative fiction writer and blogger. [1] [2] Her 2015 short story "Cat Pictures Please" was a Locus Award and Hugo Award winner [3] and was nominated for a Nebula Award. Her novel, Catfishing on CatNet won the 2020 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book.

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Biography

Kritzer has lived in London and Nepal. She attended Wingra School - Madison, WI (1978 - 1986); Highgate Wood School - Haringey, England (1986 - 1987); Madison West High School - Madison, WI (1987 - 1991); and Carleton College - Northfield, MN (1991 - 1995). [4] [5] As of 2020, she lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and blogs on local elections. [6]

Career

Since 1999 Kritzer has published a number of short stories and several novels, including two trilogies for Bantam Books, and her Seastead series of short stories for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction . Her 2015 short story "Cat Pictures Please" published in Clarkesworld was a Locus Award and Hugo Award winner and was nominated for a Nebula Award. [7]

Bibliography

Novel series

Eliana's Song

  • —— (2002). Fires of the Faithful (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra Books. pp. 1–373. ISBN   978-0553585179.
  • —— (2003). Turning the Storm (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra. pp. 1–369. ISBN   978-0553585506.
  • Story:
    • "Kin" (2004)

Dead Rivers

CatNet

Standalone novels

Collections

Short fiction

YearTitle [10] First publishedReprinted/collected
1999"Faust's SASE"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories
2000"Gift of the Winter King"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories
2000"The Golem"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories,
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2000"The Price"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories
2000"Spirit Stone"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories
2002"Comrade Grandmother"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories,
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2002"In the Witch's Garden"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories,
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2004"St. Ailbe's Hall"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories
2004"Kin""Kin". Marion Zimmer Bradley's Sword And Sorceress. No. XXI. November 2004.Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories
2005"The Long Walk" (with Lyda Morehouse)Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories
2007"Honest Man"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories,
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2008"When Shlemiel Went to the Stars"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories
2009"The Good Son"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories,
Lightspeed, March 2015,
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2011"Brother Mac, You Are Healed!"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories. April 2011.
2011"Magefire"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories. April 2011.
2011"Masks"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories. April 2011.
2011"Darknight"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories. April 2011.
2011"The Manual"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories. April 2011.
2011"Kitchen Magic, With Recipes"Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories. April 2011.
2011"Fortune"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories. May 2011.
2011"Three Wishes"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories. May 2011.
2011"Unreal Estate"Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories. May 2011.
2011"Isabella's Garden"Kritzer, Naomi (August 2011). "Isabella's Garden". Realms of Fantasy. No. 101.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2011"What Happened at Blessing Creek"Kritzer, Naomi (August 2011). "What Happened at Blessing Creek". Intergalactic Medicine Show. No. 24.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2012"Scrap Dragon"Kritzer, Naomi (January–February 2012). "Scrap Dragon". The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. No. 122.The Year's Best Fantasy and Science Fiction: 2013 Edition,
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2013"Bits"Kritzer, Naomi (October 2013). "Bits". Clarkesworld. No. 85.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2013"The Wall"Kritzer, Naomi (April–May 2013). "The Wall". Asimov's Science Fiction. 37 (4&5): 97–107.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2014"Artifice"Kritzer, Naomi (September 2014). "Artifice". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 134 (9): 48–54.ESLI, October 2015 (Russian translation),
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2015"Cat Pictures Please"Kritzer, Naomi (January 2015). "Cat Pictures Please". Clarkesworld. No. 100.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2015"So Much Cooking"Kritzer, Naomi (November 2015). "So Much Cooking". Clarkesworld. No. 110.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2015"Cleanout"Kritzer, Naomi (November–December 2015). "Cleanout". The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. No. 129.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2015"Wind"Kritzer, Naomi (April 2015). "Wind". Apex. No. 71.Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories
2016"Zombies in Winter"Kritzer, Naomi (December 2016). "Zombies in Winter". Persistent Visions.
2017"Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty's Place Cafe"Kritzer, Naomi (March 2017). "Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty's Place Cafe". Clarkesworld. No. 126.The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Fifth Annual Collection, The Long List Anthology: Volume 4
2017"Ace of Spades"Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories. Fairwood Press. April 2017. ISBN   9781933846675.
2017"Perfection"Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories. Fairwood Press. April 2017. ISBN   9781933846675.
2017"Paradox"Kritzer, Naomi (May 2017). "Paradox". Uncanny. No. 16.
2017"Evil Opposite"Kritzer, Naomi (September 2017). "Evil Opposite". The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. No. 133.
2018"Field Biology of the Wee Fairies"Kritzer, Naomi (September 2018). "Field Biology of the Wee Fairies". Apex. No. 112.The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of the Year: Volume Thirteen, The Long List Anthology: Volume 5
2018"Prophet of Roads"Infinity's End. Solaris. July 2018. ISBN   978-1781085752.The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume 4
2018" The Thing About Ghost Stories "Kritzer, Naomi (November 2018). "The Thing About Ghost Stories". Uncanny. No. 25.The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2019
2020"A Star Without Shine"Kritzer, Naomi (May 2020). "A Star Without Shine". Decameron Project.
2020"Little Free Library"Kritzer, Naomi (April 2020). "Little Free Library". Tor.com.
2020"Monster"Kritzer, Naomi (January 2020). "Monster". Clarkesworld. No. 160.
2022"The Dragon Project"Kritzer, Naomi (March 2022). "The Dragon Project". Clarkesworld. No. 186.
2022"The Shape of the Particle"The Reinvented Heart. CAEZIK SF & Fantasy. March 2022. ISBN   978-1-64710-042-1.
2023"Better Living Through Algorithms"Kritzer, Naomi (May 2023). "Better Living Through Algorithms". Clarkesworld. No. 200.
2023"The Year Without Sunshine"Kritzer, Naomi (November 2023). "The Year Without Sunshine". Uncanny. No. 55.

Awards

YearTitle/WorkAwardCategoryResultRef
2003Fires of the Faithful Crawford Award —Finalist [7]
Locus Award Locus–First Novel Nominated–8th [7]
2013"Liberty's Daughter" Locus Award Locus–Novelette Nominated–20th [7]
2014"Bits" WSFA Small Press Award —Nominated [11] [12]
"The Wall" Asimov's Reader PollShort StoryWon (tie) [7]
2016"Cat Pictures Please" Hugo Award Hugo–Short Story Won [13] [14]
Nebula Award Nebula–Short Story Nominated [15] [16]
Locus Award Locus–Short Story Won–1st [7]
WSFA Small Press Award —Nominated [17] [18]
2018Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories Locus Award Locus–CollectionNominated–7th [7]
2019" The Thing About Ghost Stories " Hugo Award Hugo–Novelette Nominated [19] [20]
2020Catfishing on CatNet Andre Norton Award —Finalist [21] [22]
Dragon Awards YA NovelNominated [23] [24]
Lodestar Award —Won [25] [26]
Locus Award Locus–Young Adult Nominated–2nd [7]
Edgar Awards Young AdultWon [27] [28] [29]
2021"Monster" Hugo Award Hugo–Novelette Nominated [30] [31]
"Little Free Library" Hugo Award Hugo–Short Story Nominated [7] [30] [31]
Locus Award Locus–Short Story Won–1st [7]
2022Chaos on CatNet Lodestar Award —Nominated [32] [33]
Locus Award Locus–Young Adult Nominated–2nd [7]
2023"The Dragon Project" WSFA Small Press Award —Won [34]

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