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{{short description|American author of fantasy stories (born 1951)}}
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| birth_name = Greer Ilene Gilman
| birth_date = 1951
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| occupation = Writer
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| alma_mater = [[University of Cambridge]]
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| genre = [[fantasy]]
| awards= [[Crawford Award]] (1991),<br/>[[World Fantasy Award—Long Fiction|World Fantasy Award]] (2004),<br/>[[James Tiptree Jr. Award]] (2009)
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'''Greer Ilene Gilman''' is an American author of [[fantasy]] stories.
'''Greer Ilene Gilman''' is an American author of [[fantasy]] stories.


== Biography ==
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She was educated at [[Wellesley College]] and the [[University of Cambridge]], where she studied on a [[Vida Dutton Scudder]] Fellowship.<ref>[http://www.greergilman.com/about.html About Greer Gilman]</ref> Her stories are noted for their dense prose style, which is strongly focused on [[Anglish|native English roots]], sometimes reminiscent of [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]].<ref>Gregory Feeley, "Dickensian echoes, Baby Boomer woes and more in these fantastic tales both long and short," ''[[The Washington Post]]'', Jul 27, 2003, p.T.13 [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/376329471.html?dids=376329471:376329471&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+27%2C+2003&author=Science+Fiction+And+Fantasy&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Dickensian+echoes%2C+Baby+Boomer+woes+and+more+in+these+fantastic+tales+both+long+and+short.+Reviewed+by+Gregory+Feeley&pqatl=google]</ref> Her characteristic themes are drawn from a mixture of North English and Scottish [[ballad]]s and seasonal rituals, which she uses to create a complex mythology centered on the seasons and constellations of her fictional world of Cloud.<ref>Farah Mendlesohn, ''Rhetorics of fantasy'' (Wesleyan University Press, 2008; {{ISBN|0-8195-6868-6}}), pp. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8nVglcu53QYC&pg=PA103&dq=%22Greer+Gilman%22+-inpublisher:icon&as_brr=0&cd=9#v=onepage&q=%22Greer%20Gilman%22%20-inpublisher%3Aicon&f=false 103-104]</ref>


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She was educated at [[Wellesley College]] and the [[University of Cambridge]], where she studied on a [[Vida Dutton Scudder]] Fellowship.<ref>[http://www.greergilman.com/about.html About Greer Gilman]</ref> Her stories are noted for their dense prose style, which is strongly focused on [[Anglish|native English roots]], sometimes reminiscent of [[Gerard Manley Hopkins]].<ref>[[Gregory Feeley]], "Dickensian echoes, Baby Boomer woes and more in these fantastic tales both long and short," ''[[The Washington Post]]'', July 27, 2003, p.T.13 [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/376329471.html?dids=376329471:376329471&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+27%2C+2003&author=Science+Fiction+And+Fantasy&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Dickensian+echoes%2C+Baby+Boomer+woes+and+more+in+these+fantastic+tales+both+long+and+short.+Reviewed+by+Gregory+Feeley&pqatl=google] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121026120229/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/376329471.html?dids=376329471:376329471&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jul+27,+2003&author=Science+Fiction+And+Fantasy&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=Dickensian+echoes,+Baby+Boomer+woes+and+more+in+these+fantastic+tales+both+long+and+short.+Reviewed+by+Gregory+Feeley&pqatl=google |date=October 26, 2012 }}</ref> Her characteristic themes are drawn from a mixture of North English and Scottish [[ballad]]s and seasonal rituals, which she uses to create a complex mythology centered on the seasons and constellations of her fictional world of Cloud.<ref>Farah Mendlesohn, ''Rhetorics of fantasy'' (Wesleyan University Press, 2008; {{ISBN|0-8195-6868-6}}), pp.&nbsp;[https://books.google.com/books?id=8nVglcu53QYC&dq=%22Greer+Gilman%22+-inpublisher%3Aicon&pg=PA103 103–104]</ref>
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Her novel ''[[Moonwise]]'', in which two women travel in a world they have created,<ref>{{cite book | page=71 | title=Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews | volume=1 | series=Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy | first=Robin Anne | last=Reid | publisher=ABC-CLIO | year=2009 | isbn=0-313-33591-5 }}</ref> won the [[Crawford Award]] for 1991.<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Crawford1992.html Locus Magazine SF Awards Index, 1992]</ref> Her collection of three stories, ''[[Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales]]'' won the [[Tiptree Award]] in 2009,<ref>[http://www.tiptree.org/ James Tiptree, Jr., Literary Award Council]</ref> and has been shortlisted for the [[Mythopoeic Award]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.mythsoc.org/news/awards.finalists.2010/ Mythopoeic Awards: 2010 Finalists Announced] - June 01, 2010</ref> Both are published by [[Small Beer Press]]. The novella "A Crowd of Bone" published in ''Trampoline: an anthology'' won the 2004 [[World Fantasy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention |year=2010 |title=Award Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/ |accessdate=4 Feb 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archivedate=2010-12-01 |df= }}</ref> Her work has also been published in ''[[Salon Fantastique]]'', ''The Faces of Fantasy'', and ''Mythic Delirium''. Her essay, "Girl, Implicated: The Child in the Labyrinth in the Fantastic" appeared in the ''Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts'', vol.19 no. 2. Her chapter on "The Languages of the Fantastic" appears in the ''Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature''.<ref>''The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature'', [[Edward James]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]], editors. (Cambridge University Press, 2012; {{ISBN|0521728738}})</ref><ref>[http://www.greergilman.com/about.html About Greer Gilman]</ref>

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Her novel ''[[Moonwise]]'', in which two women travel in a world they have created,<ref>{{cite book | page=71 | title=Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews | volume=1 | first=Robin Anne | last=Reid |author-link=Robin Anne Reid | publisher=[[ABC-CLIO]] | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-313-33591-4 }}</ref> won the [[Crawford Award]] for 1991.<ref>[http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Crawford1992.html Locus Magazine SF Awards Index, 1992]</ref> Her collection of three stories, ''[[Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales]]'' won the [[Tiptree Award]] in 2009,<ref>[http://www.tiptree.org/ James Tiptree, Jr., Literary Award Council]</ref> and has been shortlisted for the [[Mythopoeic Award]] in 2010.<ref>[http://www.mythsoc.org/news/awards.finalists.2010/ Mythopoeic Awards: 2010 Finalists Announced] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100605040345/http://www.mythsoc.org/news/awards.finalists.2010/ |date=June 5, 2010 }} – June 1, 2010</ref> Both are published by [[Small Beer Press]]. The novella "A Crowd of Bone" published in ''Trampoline: an anthology'' won the 2004 [[World Fantasy Awards]].<ref>{{cite web|author=World Fantasy Convention |year=2010 |title=Award Winners and Nominees |url=http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html/ |access-date=February 4, 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101201074405/http://worldfantasy.org/awards/awardslist.html |archive-date=December 1, 2010 }}</ref> Her work has also been published in ''[[Salon Fantastique]]'', ''The Faces of Fantasy'', and ''Mythic Delirium''. Her essay, "Girl, Implicated: The Child in the Labyrinth in the Fantastic" appeared in the ''Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts'', vol.19 no. 2. Her chapter on "The Languages of the Fantastic" appears in the ''Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature''.<ref>''The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature'', [[Edward James]], [[Farah Mendlesohn]], editors. (Cambridge University Press, 2012; {{ISBN|0521728738}})</ref><ref>[http://www.greergilman.com/about.html About Greer Gilman]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.greergilman.com/about.html Official site]
*[http://www.greergilman.com/about.html Official site]
*[http://www.lcrw.net/trampoline/stories/gilmancrowd1.htm "A Crowd of Bone"] by Greer Gilman, from the ''Trampoline'' anthology
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20100815005803/http://www.lcrw.net/trampoline/stories/gilmancrowd1.htm "A Crowd of Bone"] by Greer Gilman, from the ''Trampoline'' anthology
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Latest revision as of 04:58, 7 April 2024

Greer Gilman
BornGreer Ilene Gilman
1951
OccupationWriter
Alma materUniversity of Cambridge
Genrefantasy
Notable awardsCrawford Award (1991),
World Fantasy Award (2004),
James Tiptree Jr. Award (2009)
Website
www.greergilman.com

Greer Ilene Gilman is an American author of fantasy stories.

Biography[edit]

She was educated at Wellesley College and the University of Cambridge, where she studied on a Vida Dutton Scudder Fellowship.[1] Her stories are noted for their dense prose style, which is strongly focused on native English roots, sometimes reminiscent of Gerard Manley Hopkins.[2] Her characteristic themes are drawn from a mixture of North English and Scottish ballads and seasonal rituals, which she uses to create a complex mythology centered on the seasons and constellations of her fictional world of Cloud.[3]

Her novel Moonwise, in which two women travel in a world they have created,[4] won the Crawford Award for 1991.[5] Her collection of three stories, Cloud & Ashes: Three Winter's Tales won the Tiptree Award in 2009,[6] and has been shortlisted for the Mythopoeic Award in 2010.[7] Both are published by Small Beer Press. The novella "A Crowd of Bone" published in Trampoline: an anthology won the 2004 World Fantasy Awards.[8] Her work has also been published in Salon Fantastique, The Faces of Fantasy, and Mythic Delirium. Her essay, "Girl, Implicated: The Child in the Labyrinth in the Fantastic" appeared in the Journal of the Fantastic in the Arts, vol.19 no. 2. Her chapter on "The Languages of the Fantastic" appears in the Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature.[9][10]

References[edit]

  1. ^ About Greer Gilman
  2. ^ Gregory Feeley, "Dickensian echoes, Baby Boomer woes and more in these fantastic tales both long and short," The Washington Post, July 27, 2003, p.T.13 [1] Archived October 26, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Farah Mendlesohn, Rhetorics of fantasy (Wesleyan University Press, 2008; ISBN 0-8195-6868-6), pp. 103–104
  4. ^ Reid, Robin Anne (2009). Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Overviews. Vol. 1. ABC-CLIO. p. 71. ISBN 978-0-313-33591-4.
  5. ^ Locus Magazine SF Awards Index, 1992
  6. ^ James Tiptree, Jr., Literary Award Council
  7. ^ Mythopoeic Awards: 2010 Finalists Announced Archived June 5, 2010, at the Wayback Machine – June 1, 2010
  8. ^ World Fantasy Convention (2010). "Award Winners and Nominees". Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved February 4, 2011.
  9. ^ The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, Edward James, Farah Mendlesohn, editors. (Cambridge University Press, 2012; ISBN 0521728738)
  10. ^ About Greer Gilman

External links[edit]

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