Amy Thomson
Amy Thomson (born October 28, 1958 in Miami , Florida ) is an American writer .
Life
Amy Thomson grew up in Miami, Florida. After graduating from high school, she studied at the University of Idaho in Moscow . In 1984 she took part in the Clarion West Writers' Workshop . She lives in Seattle , Washington and is married to science fiction writer Edd Vick.
Novels
Her first novel, Virtual Girl , was published in 1993 by Ace Books in its first paperback edition. Amy Thomson received the 1994 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction for this novel . He was also on the first-time nomination list for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award in 1993 and was nominated for the Prometheus Award in 1994. At the Locus Award for first-time novels, Virtual Girl landed in fifth place. The novel is about a robot with artificial intelligence who was created as a female entity who becomes homeless and has to cope with it. For researching Amy Thomson worked as a volunteer in Angeline's Day Center for Homeless Women, a homeless shelter of the YWCA in Seattle .
Her second novel, The Color of Distance , was nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award in 1995 . The book is an ecological science fiction novel and is about a first contact with an alien amphibious life form. Part of the publisher's income was donated to the conservation of the rainforest. Through Alien Eyes , published four years later, is a sequel to The Color of Distance . Her fourth novel, Storyteller , is about the mutual relationship between a woman and her adopted, formerly homeless child. In 2014 she received the Analog Award for the novel Buddha Nature .
Works
- Virtual girl . Ace Books, New York 1993, ISBN 0-441-86500-3 .
- The color of distance . Ace Books, New York 1995, ISBN 0-441-00244-7 .
- Through Alien Eyes . Ace Books, New York 1999, ISBN 0-441-00617-5 .
- Storyteller . Ace Books, New York 2003, ISBN 0-441-01094-6 .
Web links
- Amy Thomson in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Amy Thomson in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Works by and about Amy Thomson at Open Library
- Amy Thomson's blog (english)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Self-portrait for the Worldcon 2007 (English)
- ↑ List of the winners of the John W. Campbell Award For Best New Writers (English)
- ↑ List of nominations for the Prometheus Award (English)
- ↑ Locus Awards 1994 (English)
- ↑ Interview on the novel Virtual Girl on realchangenews.org (English), no longer online: www.realchangenews.org/old_site/2000/2000_09_15/features/virtual_girl.html
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Thomson, Amy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 28, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miami , Florida |