Maureen F. McHugh
Maureen F. McHugh , pseudonym Michael Galloglach , (born February 13, 1959 in Loveland , Ohio ) is an American science fiction writer.
Life
Maureen F. McHugh grew up in Loveland in the American state of Ohio. She studied at Ohio University and New York University , where she earned a Masters Degree in English Literature in 1984 . She lived in New York for a number of years, where she worked as a college teacher, secretary, and technical writer. She spent a year in Shijiazhuang , China, during which time she published her first short story, All in a Day's Work, under the pseudonym Michael Galloglach . She then moved to Cleveland , Ohio, where she worked as a technical writer for a company in the medical field. Here she met her future husband, Bob Yeager, whom she married in 1992. In the same year, her first novel, China Mountain Zhang (German ABC Zhang ), which was nominated for the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award and received the James Tiptree, Jr. Award and the 1993 Lambda Literary Award , appeared. Since then, she has published three more novels that have not yet been translated into German. A large number of short stories were also published, of which The Lincoln Train received the Hugo Award and the Locus Award in 1995 .
In 2004 McHugh was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma . At that time, she reported on her blog about her experiences with this disease, which she has since overcome. In addition to her writing activities, McHugh worked for the company 4orty2wo Entertainment, which develops alternate reality games . In March 2009, she and two colleagues founded her own company in this area, No Mimes Media. McHugh currently resides in Austin, Texas with her husband .
Works
- China Mountain Zhang. New York, Tor, 1992, ISBN 0-312-85271-1 (German ABC Zhang. Heyne, Munich, 1995, ISBN 3-453-07972-8 ).
- Half the day is night. New York, Gate, 1994, ISBN 0-312-85479-X .
- Mission Child. New York, Avon, 1998, ISBN 0-380-97456-8 .
- Necropolis. New York, Harper Collins, 2002, ISBN 0-380-97457-6 .
Awards
- 1993 Locus Award, China Mountain Zhang , Best First Novel
- 1993 James Tiptree, Jr. Award, China Mountain Zhang , Best Novel
- 1993 Lambda Literary Award, China Mountain Zhang , Best Novel
- 1996 Hugo Award, The Lincoln Train , Best Short Story
- 1996 Locus Award, The Lincoln Train , Best Short Story
- 2014 Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Readers' Award , Alternate History , Poem
Web links
- Literature by and about Maureen F. McHugh in the catalog of the German National Library
- Maureen F. McHugh in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Works by and about Maureen F. McHugh at Open Library
- Maureen F. McHugh's website
- No Feeling of Falling (Maureen F. McHugh's Blog)
- No Mimes Media
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e Maureen F. McHugh: Family Matters ( English ) In: Locus Online . Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ↑ a b Maureen F. McHugh: Bio ( English ) Maureen F. McHugh. Archived from the original on January 5, 2008. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ↑ a b c Maureen F. McHugh: Filling the Void ( English ) In: Locus Online . Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ↑ No Feeling of Falling (McHughs Blog) ( English ) Maureen F. McHugh. Retrieved June 11, 2009.
- ^ No Mimes Media: New company, familiar faces. ( English ) ARGnet (argn.com). Retrieved June 11, 2009.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | McHugh, Maureen F. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Galloglach, Michael (pseudonym); McHugh, Maureen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American science fiction writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 13, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Loveland , Ohio |