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American science fiction writer
Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born March 20, 1955, in San Gabriel, California ) is an American fantasy , science fiction and horror writer.[1]
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Hoffman started publishing short stories in 1975. Her first nationally published short story appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction
Her short story "A Step Into Darkness" (1985) was one of the winners of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future award and was published in the first of the Writers of the Future anthologies.
Her second collection of short stories, Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities , was nominated for the 1992 Locus Award for best collection of the year.
Her novella '"Unmasking", published in 1992 by Axolotl Press , was a finalist for the 1993 World Fantasy Award . Her novella "Haunted Humans" (seen in The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction Nebula Award for Best Novella and on the same ballot her novelette "The Skeleton Key" was shortlisted for the Nebula Award for Best Novelette . Her short story "Trophy Wives" won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Short Story .[2]
Her first novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones , won the Bram Stoker Award for first novel. Other novels include The Silent Strength of Stones (a sequel to Thread ), A Fistful of Sky, and A Stir of Bones . Her best known works are set in the Pacific Northwest and Southern California , and involve people (often entire families) with magical talents. The stories have invited comparison to Zenna Henderson and Ray Bradbury 's stories on similar themes.
She has been shortlisted, awarded and finalist for awards for novella, novelette, novel, fantasy novel, adult literature, work for younger readers, young adult books, and children's literature for the Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award , the HOMer award from CompuServe, the Endeavour Award , the Mythopoeic Award , the James Tiptree Jr. Award and the Philip K. Dick Award .
Her brother is the musician Kristian Hoffman .
She lives in Eugene, Oregon . She is a member of the Wordos writers' group. In 2017, she competed in the SLUG Queen pageant in the persona of country singer "Patsy Slugtana".
As of 2020, she teaches small classes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing via Zoom for the Fairfield County Writers' Studio.
Bibliography
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Novels
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Short fiction
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Collections
Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities (short story collection) (1991)
Common Threads (collection published in limited release by Hypatia Press ) (1995)
Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors (short story collection) (2003)
Permeable Borders (short story collection) 2012
Short stories[4]
Universal Donor (short story, originally published in Pulphouse #4) 1989
Compandroid (short story, originally published in SF Review Vol 1 #3) 1990
Legacy of Fire (Author's Choice Monthly #14) 1990
Unmasking (novella) (World Fantasy Award Finalist) (1992)
"Skeleton Key" (novelette) (Nebula Award Finalist) (1993)
"Haunted Humans" (novella) (Nebula Award Finalist) (1994)
"Home for Christmas" (novella) (World Fantasy Award Finalist) (1995)
Water Everywhere (short story, published in the anthology Sorceries edited by Katharine Kerr) (1996)
Trophy Wives (Nebula Award Finalist) 2008
Futures in the Memories Market Clarkesworld Magazine
"Ghost Hedgehog " (short story) Tor.com 2011
"Firebugs " Night Shade Books , November 2012
Multimart Perihelion Science Fiction , July 2014
Year
Title
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Notes
2000
Night life
Hoffman, Nina Kiriki (Aug 2000). "Night life". F&SF 99 2 ): 78–84.
Short story
Award nominations
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1985 "A Step Into Darkness" (short story) Writers of the Future 1st quarter: 1985 Hubbard
1991 Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities (collection): 1992 Locus
1992 Unmasking (novella): 1993 World Fantasy
1993 "The Skeleton Key" (novelette): 1995 Nebula
1993 The Thread That Binds the Bones (first novel): 1994 Stoker Winner
1993 The Thread that Binds the Bones fantasy novel: 1994 Locus
1994 "Haunted Humans" (novella): 1995 Nebula
1994 "Haunted Humans" (novella): 1995 Locus
1994 "Haunted Humans" (novella): 1995 HOMer
1995 "Home for Christmas" (novelette): 1996 Nebula
1995 "Home for Christmas" (novella): 1996 World Fantasy
1995 "Home for Christmas" (short fiction): 1996 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award shortlist
1995 "Home for Christmas" (novelette): 1996 HOMer
1995 The Silent Strength of Stones (novel): 1996 World Fantasy
1995 The Silent Strength of Stones (fantasy novel): 1996 Locus/6
1995 The Silent Strength of Stones (novel): 1997 Nebula
1996 "Airborn" (novella): 1997 HOMer
1999 A Red Heart of Memories (novel): 2000 World Fantasy
1999 A Red Heart of Memories (fantasy novel): 2000 Locus
1999 A Red Heart of Memories finalist: 2000 Endeavour
2001 Past the Size of Dreaming (fantasy novel): 2002 Locus
2001 Past the Size of Dreaming finalist: 2002 Endeavour
2002 A Fistful of Sky (fantasy novel): 2003 Locus
2002 A Fistful of Sky (adult literature): 2003 Mythopoeic
2002 A Fistful of Sky short list: 2004 Tiptree
2003 A Stir of Bones (work for younger readers): 2004 Stoker
2003 A Stir of Bones (young adult book): 2004 Locus
2003 A Stir of Bones finalist: 2004 Endeavour
2003 Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors finalist: 2004 Endeavour
2006 Catalyst finalist: 2007 Philip K. Dick
2006 Spirits That Walk in Shadow (young adult book): 2007 Locus
2006 Spirits That Walk in Shadow finalist: 2007 Endeavour
2006 Spirits That Walk in Shadow (children's literature): 2007 Mythopoeic
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^ Sequel to A red heart of memories .
^ Includes novelettes and novellas.
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