Eugie Foster

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Eugie Foster (* the 30th December 1971 in Urbana , Illinois ; † 27. September 2014 in Atlanta , Georgia ) was an American science fiction - and fantasy - a writer who primarily short stories wrote. She also wrote columns and worked as an editor .

biography

Foster lived in Atlanta, Georgia. At Illinois State University, she completed her studies in developmental psychology as Magistra from. She served as the legislature editor of the Georgia General Assembly. In 1992 she married Matthew M. Foster.

In the field of science fiction and fantasy, she worked as editor-in-chief for the two online platforms Tangent Online and The Fix , which publish reviews of short stories . She was also the managing director for Dragon Con and published their newsletter Daily Dragon . She also wrote the Writing for Young Readers column . It came out monthly and was aimed at authors of children's and youth literature.

Her stories have been published in several notable magazines such as: Fantasy Magazine , Realms of Fantasy , Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show , Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 , Apex and Interzone . Her collection of short stories Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice was nominated for the BSFA and Hugo Awards in 2009. The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction was launched in her honor.

The day before Foster died, her final story When It Ends, He Catches Her was published by Daily Science Fiction . The story was a finalist in the 2015 Nebula Awards. Foster died at Emory University Hospital on Sept. 27 of a respiratory disease that occurred due to complications in treatment for a mediastinal B-cell large cell lymphoma that occurred in her on Sept. Was diagnosed October 2013.

A park bench and plaque were erected in Hessel Park, Champaign , Illinois.

Awards

Nebula Award

  • 2009: Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice
  • 2009: Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast

Works

Story collections

  • Inspirations End (2005) - Scrybe Press
    • Inspiration end
    • Still My Beating Heart
  • Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) - Norilana Books
    • Daughter of Bótù
    • The Tiger Fortune Princess
    • A thread of silk
    • The Snow Woman's Daughter
    • The Tanuki Kettle
    • Honor is a Game Mortals Play
    • The Raven's Brocade
    • Shim Chung the Lotus Queen
    • The Tears of My Mother, the Shell of My Father
    • Year of the Fox
    • The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon
    • Returning My Sister's Face
  • Mortal Clay, Stone Heart and Other Stories in Shades of Black and White (2011)
    • The Life and Times of Penguin
    • Running on two legs
    • Black Swan, White Swan
    • The Bunny of Vengeance and the Bear of Death
    • A nose for magic
    • The Center of the Universe
    • The Wizard of Eternal Watch
    • Mortal Clay, Stone Heart
  • The King of the Rabbits and Moon Lake and Other Tales of Magic and Mischief (2013)
    • The Girl Who Drew Cats
    • The Tax Collector's Cow
    • When Shakko Did Not Lie
    • The Princess and the Golden Fish
    • Li Tien and the Demon Nian
    • A Parade of Taylups
    • Cuhiya's husband
    • The Dragon Breath's Seed
    • Kaawwa, Naagan, and the Queen's Diamond Necklace
    • The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile
    • A Patch of Jewels in the Sky
    • Spring arrives on a hob's tail
    • Second daughter
    • Princess Bufo Marinus, Also Known as Amy
    • Razi and the Sunbird
    • The Red String
    • The Tortoise Bride
    • The King of the Rabbits and Moon Lake

Short stories

  • All in My Mind (2003) - Phobos Books
  • Returning My Sister's Face (2006) - Prime Books
  • Nothing of Me (2006) - Apex Digest Press
  • Souls of Living Wood - (2006) Fantasist Enterprises
  • Mistress Fortune Favors the Unlucky (2007) Fantasist Enterprises
  • The Wizard of Eternal Watch (2007) - Juno Books
  • Honor is a Game Mortals Play (2007) - DAW Books
  • Year of the Fox (2007) - Haworth Press
  • The Life and Times of Penguin (2008) - Parsec Ink
  • A Nose for Magic (2008) Llewellyn Publications
  • Princess Bufo marinus, Also Known as Amy (2008) - Mirrorstone Books
  • The Tears of My Mother, the Shell of My Father (2009) - Lethe Press
  • Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast 2009
  • Mortal Clay, Stone Heart (2010) - DAW Books
  • A Patch of Jewels in the Sky (2010) - Parsec Ink
  • Whatever Skin You Wear (2013) - Solaris Books

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ " Eugie Foster (1971-2014), " Locus Magazine, Sept. 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Eugie Foster Obituary," Locus Magazine, November 2014, Page 55th
  3. ↑ Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction , Locus Magazine, May 24, 2016th
  4. ^ Foster's website
  5. ↑ 2014 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced , SFWA website, accessed Feb. 21, 2015.
  6. ↑ Eugie K. Foster update . In: EugieFoster.com - The Official Website of Writer and Editor Eugie Foster . Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  7. ↑ Biopsy Results Received: Large B-Cell Lymphoma . In: EugieFoster.com - The Official Website of Writer and Editor Eugie Foster . Retrieved June 26, 2015.
  8. ↑ Winners Nebula Awards Accessed September 04, 2012.
personal data
SURNAME Foster, Eugie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American science fiction writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 30, 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Urbana , Illinois
DATE OF DEATH September 27, 2014
Place of death Atlanta , Georgia