| Mary Robinette Kowal | |
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| Born | February 8, 1969 Raleigh, North Carolina |
| Occupation | Professional puppeteer, Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Genres | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Notable work(s) | Shades of Milk and Honey, "Evil Robot Monkey", "For Want of a Nail" |
| Notable award(s) | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2008), Hugo Award for Best Short Story (2011) |
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Mary Robinette Kowal (born February 8, 1969 in Raleigh, N.C., as Mary Robinette Harrison[1]) is an American author and puppeteer.[2] She also served as art director for Shimmer Magazine and in 2010 was named art director for Weird Tales.[3] She served as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America for two years, and was elected to the position of SFWA vice-president in 2010.[4] In 2008, her second year of eligibility, she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer.[5]
Kowal has worked as a professional puppeteer since 1989. She has performed for the Center for Puppetry Arts, Jim Henson Productions, and her own production company, Other Hand Productions.[6] She also worked in Iceland on the children's television show LazyTown for two seasons.[7]
Kowal's work as an author includes "For Solo Cello, op. 12,"[8] (originally published in Cosmos Magazine and reprinted in Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition,[9] which made the preliminary ballot for the 2007 Nebula Awards.[10] Her fiction has also appeared in Talebones Magazine, Strange Horizons, and Apex Digest, among other venues.[11] Her debut novel Shades of Milk and Honey was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel.[12] Two of her short fiction works have been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story: "Evil Robot Monkey" in 2009[13] and "For Want of a Nail," which won the award in 2011.[14]
In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.[15]
After appearing several times as a guest star in the podcast, Writing Excuses, she became a full-time cast member at the start of their sixth season in 2011.[16]
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