Janet Kagan

Janet Kagan born Janet Megson (* 18th April 1946 in New Jersey ; † 29. February 2008 ) was an American science fiction - and fantasy - writer . In addition to two science fiction novels, she published two story collections. In addition, she wrote almost exclusively short stories from the genres of science fiction and fantasy. Many have appeared in Analog Science Fiction and Fact and Asimov's Science Fiction . Her story The Nutcracker Coup was nominated for the Hugo and Nebula .

Awards

Faith-of-the-Month Club , 1982
Junk Mail , 1988
The Nolacon Visitation , 1988 (with Patrick H. Adkins and others)
Naked Wish Fulfillment , 1989
What a Wizard Does , 1990
From the Dead Letter File , 1990
Winging It , 1991
Fighting Words , 1992
Love Our Lockwood , 1992
Out on Front Street , 1992
The Last of a Vintage Year , 1992
The Nutcracker Coup , 1992
Christmas Wingding , 1993
No Known Cure , 1993
She Was Blonde, She Was Dead — and Only Jimmilich Opstromommo Could Find Out Why !!! , 1993
Face Time , 1994
Space Cadet , 1994
Fermat's Best Theorem , 1995
Standing in the Spirit , 1997
The Stubbornest Broad on Earth , 1998
How First Woman Stole Language from Tuli-Tuli the Beast , 2005

personal data
SURNAME	Kagan, Janet
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Megson, Janet (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American science fiction and fantasy writer
DATE OF BIRTH	April 18, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH	New Jersey
DATE OF DEATH	February 29, 2008