Molly Gloss

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Molly Gloss (born 20 November 1944) is an American writer currently best known for science fiction works. Her novel Wild Life won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for work that explores or expands notions of gender. She won the 1990 Ken Kesey Award for the Novel, the 1996 Whiting Award as well as the PEN Center West Fiction Prize. Another notable novel is The Dazzle of Day, which concerns Quakers on a multigenerational starship.

Her 2002 short story, "Lambing Season" was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story and a Nebula Award for Best Short Story.

She is close friends with fellow science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Molly Gloss lives in Portland, Oregon where she teaches writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University.

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  • Outside the Gates (1986)
  • The Jump-Off Creek (1998)
  • The Dazzle of Day (1997)
  • Wild Life (2000)
  • The Hearts of Horses (2007)

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