Kij Johnson
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Kij Johnson (born 1960 in Iowa) is an American writer of fantasy. She has worked extensively in publishing: managing editor for Tor Books and Wizards of the Coast/TSR, collections editor for Dark Horse Comics, and project manager working on the Microsoft Reader. She is an associate director for the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas, and serves as a final judge for the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.
Johnson is the author of three novels and more than 25 short works of fiction. She is most well-known for her adaptations of Heian-era Japanese myths. She is the winner of the 1994 Theodore Sturgeon Award for her story "Fox Magic," the 2001 Crawford Award from the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts for best new fantasist, and was a finalist for the 2004 World Fantasy Award for her novel Fudoki which was declared one of the best SF/F novels of 2003 by Publisher's Weekly.
Her short story, "At the Mouth of the River of Bees," is available online at scifi.com.
[edit] Bibliography
- The Fox Woman Tor Books, 1999, from the Love/War/Death trilogy.
- Fudoki, Tor Books, 2003, from the Love/War/Death trilogy.
- Untitled third book from the Love/War/Death trilogy.
- Kylen, to be released.
- Tales for the Long Rains, short-story e-book collection, Scorpius Digital, 2001.
- Dragon's Honor, a Star Trek: The Next Generation novel with Greg Cox, Pocket Books.
