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{{short description|American novelist}}

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'''Alisa Kwitney''' is a [[American literature|writer]] of comedic romance novels and [[graphic novels]].
'''Alisa Kwitney''' (born 1964) is an American [[American literature|writer]] of comedic [[Romance novel|romance novels]] and [[graphic novels]].


==Early life==
==Biography==
Kwitney grew up in [[New York City]], on [[Manhattan's Upper West Side]],<ref name=AmazonBio>[http://www.amazon.com/Alisa-Kwitney/e/B000AP7RII/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 "Alisa Kwitney: From the Author"]. [[Amazon.com]]. Retrieved November 15, 2012.</ref> the daughter of science fiction author [[Robert Sheckley]].
Kwitney grew up in [[New York City]], on [[Manhattan's Upper West Side]],<ref name=AmazonBio>[https://www.amazon.com/Alisa-Kwitney/e/B000AP7RII/ref=ntt_athr_dp_pel_1 "Alisa Kwitney: From the Author"]. [[Amazon.com]]. Retrieved November 15, 2012.</ref> the daughter of science fiction author [[Robert Sheckley]] and Ziva Kwitney.


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Alisa Kwitney has a BA in English from [[Wesleyan University]], where she received the Horgan Writing Prize for Fiction, and an MFA in fiction from [[Columbia University]], where she received a scholarship of merit. Her [[thesis|master's thesis]] was published by [[HarperCollins]] as her first novel, ''Till The Fat Lady Sings'', in 1991. Kwitney was an editor for [[Vertigo Comics]]. She is currently the editor for Liminal Comics at Brain Mill Press.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brainmillpress.com/staff/|title=Staff {{!}} Brain Mill Press|website=www.brainmillpress.com|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref>
==Career==
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Alisa Kwitney has a BA in English from Wesleyan University, where she received the Horgan Writing Prize for Fiction, and an MFA in Fiction from Columbia University, where she received a scholarship of merit. Kwitney was an editor for [[Vertigo Comics]]. Her [[thesis|master's thesis]], was published by [[Harper-Collins]] as her first novel, ''Till The Fat Lady Sings'', in 1991. She is currently the editor for Liminal Comics at Brain Mill Press. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.brainmillpress.com/staff/|title=Staff {{!}} Brain Mill Press|website=www.brainmillpress.com|access-date=2016-04-05}}</ref>


==Personal life==
Kwitney lives in an old farmhouse two hours from Manhattan with her husband and two children.<ref name=AmazonBio/>
Kwitney lives in an old farmhouse two hours from Manhattan with her husband and two children.<ref name=AmazonBio/>


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===Novels===
===Novels===
* ''Till The Fat Lady Sings'' (1991) ISBN 0-06-019021-3
* ''Till The Fat Lady Sings'' (1991) {{ISBN|0-06-019021-3}}
* ''The Dominant Blonde'' published by Avon Books in June, 2002 ISBN 0-06-008329-8
* ''The Dominant Blonde'' published by Avon Books in June, 2002 {{ISBN|0-06-008329-8}}
* ''Does She or Doesn't She?'' published by Avon Books in June, 2003 ISBN 0-06-051237-7
* ''Does She or Doesn't She?'' published by Avon Books in June, 2003 {{ISBN|0-06-051237-7}}
* ''On the Couch'' published (paperback) by HarperCollins, July 1, 2004 ISBN 0-06-053079-0
* ''On the Couch'' published (paperback) by HarperCollins, July 1, 2004 {{ISBN|0-06-053079-0}}
* ''Sex as a Second Language: A Novel'' published by Atria Books, April 25, 2006 978-0-74326890-5
* ''Sex as a Second Language: A Novel'' published by Atria Books, April 25, 2006 978-0-74326890-5
* ''Flirting in Cars'' published by Atria Books, August, 2007, 978-0-7432-6897-4
* ''Flirting in Cars'' published by Atria Books, August, 2007, 978-0-7432-6897-4
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* ''Moonburn'' (as Alisa Sheckley) by Ballantine Books, 2009, 978-0-345-50588-0
* ''Moonburn'' (as Alisa Sheckley) by Ballantine Books, 2009, 978-0-345-50588-0
* ''New Avengers: Breakout''(adapted from the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch) Marvel, 2013, 978-0-7851-6517-0
* ''New Avengers: Breakout''(adapted from the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch) Marvel, 2013, 978-0-7851-6517-0
* ''Cadaver & Queen'' published by Harlequin Teen, February 2018, 1335470468


===Graphic novels===
===Graphic novels===
* ''The Dreaming: Beyond The Shores of Night'' (editor and contributing author) DC Comics, (1998) 1-56389-393-2
* ''The Dreaming: Beyond The Shores of Night'' (editor and contributing author) DC Comics, (1998) 1-56389-393-2
* ''[[Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold]]'' (Nominated for Best Limited Series Eisner Award) (March 2000) ISBN 1-56389-505-6
* ''[[Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold]]'' (Nominated for Best Limited Series Eisner Award) (March 2000) {{ISBN|1-56389-505-6}}
* ''Vertigo Visions: [[The Phantom Stranger]]'' (October 2003) ISBN 0-8230-5603-1
* ''Vertigo Visions: [[The Phantom Stranger]]'' (October 2003) {{ISBN|0-8230-5603-1}}
* ''Sandman: King of Dreams'' (November 2003) ISBN 0-8118-3592-8
* ''Token'' (November 2008) {{ISBN|1-4012-1538-6}}
* ''Token'' (November 2008) ISBN 1-4012-1538-6
* ''A Flight of Angels'' (Contributing author) by Vertigo/DC Comics (2011) 978-1-4012-2147-8
* ''A Flight of Angels'' (Contributing author) by Vertigo/DC Comics (2011) 978-1-4012-2147-8
* ''Batman: No Man's Land'' Volume 3 (Contributing author) by DC Comics (2012) 978-1-4012-3456-0
* ''Batman: No Man's Land'' Volume 3 (Contributing author) by DC Comics (2012) 978-1-4012-3456-0
* ''Mystik U'' by DC Comics, November, 2017


===Non-Fiction===
===Non-fiction===
* ''Child of Mine'' (Contributing author) (1997) ISBN 0-7868-6233-5
* ''Child of Mine'' (Contributing author) (1997) {{ISBN|0-7868-6233-5}}
* ''Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics'' (2000) (Nominated for Locus Best Art Book) 0-8230-5603-1
* ''Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics'' (2000) (Nominated for Locus Best Art Book) 0-8230-5603-1
* ''The Sandman: King of Dreams'' (2003) 0-8118-3592-8
* ''The Sandman: King of Dreams'' (2003) 0-8118-3592-8
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[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:1964 births]]
[[Category:Robert Sheckley]]
[[Category:Robert Sheckley]]
[[Category:20th-century women writers]]
[[Category:20th-century American women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century women writers]]
[[Category:21st-century American women writers]]
[[Category:Columbia University School of the Arts alumni]]

[[Category:21st-century American male writers]]

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Latest revision as of 05:50, 3 March 2024

Alisa Kwitney
Kwitney at the 2012 New York Comic Con
Born1964 (age 59–60)
New York City, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Area(s)Writer

Alisa Kwitney (born 1964) is an American writer of comedic romance novels and graphic novels.

Biography[edit]

Kwitney grew up in New York City, on Manhattan's Upper West Side,[1] the daughter of science fiction author Robert Sheckley and Ziva Kwitney.

Alisa Kwitney has a BA in English from Wesleyan University, where she received the Horgan Writing Prize for Fiction, and an MFA in fiction from Columbia University, where she received a scholarship of merit. Her master's thesis was published by HarperCollins as her first novel, Till The Fat Lady Sings, in 1991. Kwitney was an editor for Vertigo Comics. She is currently the editor for Liminal Comics at Brain Mill Press.[2]

Kwitney lives in an old farmhouse two hours from Manhattan with her husband and two children.[1]

Bibliography[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • Till The Fat Lady Sings (1991) ISBN 0-06-019021-3
  • The Dominant Blonde published by Avon Books in June, 2002 ISBN 0-06-008329-8
  • Does She or Doesn't She? published by Avon Books in June, 2003 ISBN 0-06-051237-7
  • On the Couch published (paperback) by HarperCollins, July 1, 2004 ISBN 0-06-053079-0
  • Sex as a Second Language: A Novel published by Atria Books, April 25, 2006 978-0-74326890-5
  • Flirting in Cars published by Atria Books, August, 2007, 978-0-7432-6897-4
  • The Better to Hold You (as Alisa Sheckley) by Ballantine Books, 2009, 978-0-345-50587-3
  • Moonburn (as Alisa Sheckley) by Ballantine Books, 2009, 978-0-345-50588-0
  • New Avengers: Breakout(adapted from the graphic novel by Brian Michael Bendis and David Finch) Marvel, 2013, 978-0-7851-6517-0
  • Cadaver & Queen published by Harlequin Teen, February 2018, 1335470468

Graphic novels[edit]

  • The Dreaming: Beyond The Shores of Night (editor and contributing author) DC Comics, (1998) 1-56389-393-2
  • Destiny: A Chronicle of Deaths Foretold (Nominated for Best Limited Series Eisner Award) (March 2000) ISBN 1-56389-505-6
  • Vertigo Visions: The Phantom Stranger (October 2003) ISBN 0-8230-5603-1
  • Token (November 2008) ISBN 1-4012-1538-6
  • A Flight of Angels (Contributing author) by Vertigo/DC Comics (2011) 978-1-4012-2147-8
  • Batman: No Man's Land Volume 3 (Contributing author) by DC Comics (2012) 978-1-4012-3456-0
  • Mystik U by DC Comics, November, 2017

Non-fiction[edit]

  • Child of Mine (Contributing author) (1997) ISBN 0-7868-6233-5
  • Vertigo Visions: Artwork from the Cutting Edge of Comics (2000) (Nominated for Locus Best Art Book) 0-8230-5603-1
  • The Sandman: King of Dreams (2003) 0-8118-3592-8

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Alisa Kwitney: From the Author". Amazon.com. Retrieved November 15, 2012.
  2. ^ "Staff | Brain Mill Press". www.brainmillpress.com. Retrieved 2016-04-05.

External links[edit]

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