Sage Walker

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Sage Walker is an American science-fiction writer based in New Mexico. She contributed to the Wild Cards series and won the Locus Award in 1997 for her debut novel, Whiteout. [1]

She was born in Oklahoma. She earned a B.S. in Zoology and then a M.D. She contributed to establishing the first full-time emergency physician coverage in hospitals in Taos, Los Alamos, and Santa Fe. [2]

She was one of several science fiction authors who attended a 2009 United States Department of Homeland Security conference on science and technology aimed at preventing future terrorist attacks. [3]

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References

  1. "Sage Walker bio". LoneStarCon 2. 1997.
  2. Macmillan Publishers. "Sage Walker | Authors | Macmillan". Macmillan Publishers. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  3. Hall, Mimi (May 31, 2007). "Sci-fi writers join war on terror". USA Today. Retrieved September 23, 2009.