Mishell Baker
Mishell Baker (actually Rebekah McDaniel; born 1976) is an American fantasy writer. She is best known for her urban fantasy romance cycle The Arcadia Project and its first band Borderline .
Life
Baker attended the Clarion Science Fiction Writers' Workshop in 2009 and also worked in public relations for the Clarion Workshop in 2010 . In the same year her first short story Throwing Stones appeared in the magazine Beneath Ceaseless Skies .
Baker's first novel Borderline (2016) is about the Arcadia Project , a secret organization that monitors the gates between the world of fairies and Hollywood . The idea is that there is a smooth transition between dream factory and dream world, in which the protagonist Millicent Roper, called "Millie", has to find her way. She is also experiencing some other difficulties, due to borderline personality disorder and the loss of both legs in a suicide attempt. The novel was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award and the World Fantasy Award at the James Tiptree, Jr. Award . Two more volumes of the Arcadia Project saga have now been published.
Baker himself had been on treatment since 2004 for a borderline personality disorder, which has largely been shot down since 2013. Baker lives in Los Angeles with family and two children .
bibliography
- The Arcadia Project (novels)
- 1 borderline (2016)
- 2 Phantom Pains (2017)
- 3 Impostor Syndrome (2018)
- Short stories
- Throwing Stones (2010, in: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, # 47 )
- Break (in: Daily Science Fiction, April 2011 )
- Vaporware (in: Redstone Science Fiction, August 2011 )
- Butterfly Effect (in: Electric Velocipede, Issue # 25, Winter 2012 )
- Fire in the Haze (2016, in: Beneath Ceaseless Skies, # 203 )
literature
- John Clute : Baker, Mishell. In: John Clute, Peter Nicholls : The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction . 3rd edition (online edition), version dated August 11, 2018.
Web links
- Mishell Baker in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- Mishell Baker in the bibliography of German science fiction ( books , stories )
- Mishell Baker in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Mishell Baker in Fantastic Fiction (English)
- Literature by and about Mishell Baker in the WorldCat bibliographic database
- Mishell Baker , Texts on Free Speculative Fiction Online
- Works by and about Mishell Baker at Open Library
- Mishell Baker , official website
Individual evidence
- ^ Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop: Archive of Stories by Participants .
- ↑ See also Santa Monica Daily Press , August 2, 2010, p. 16 .
- ↑ Clarion Blog , May 1, 2010, accessed November 28, 2018.
- ↑ Not as Crazy as You'd Think: The Borderline Protagonist in Fantasy , guest post by Baker on the Uncanny magazine website of March 2, 2016, accessed on December 2, 2018.
- ↑ Borderline Introduces a Flawed, Frustrating, Unforgettable Urban Fantasy Heroine , review by Nicole Hill on the Barnes & Noble website , February 23, 2016, accessed November 28, 2018.
- ↑ Interview with Mishell Baker, Author of Borderline , in Speculative Herald , April 7, 2016, accessed November 28, 2018.
- ↑ Why I won't be at the Nebulas , blog post from Baker April 14, 2017, accessed November 28, 2018.
- ↑ About Mishell , accessed November 28, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Baker, Mishell |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | McDaniel, Rebekah (real name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American fantasy writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1976 |