Amy Thomson
Amy Thomson | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 28, 1958 |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Spouse | Edd Vick |
| Children | Katherine |
Amy Thomson (born October 28, 1958) is an American science fiction writer.[1] In 1994 she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Most of her work is considered hard science fiction and contains feminist[2] and environmental themes.
Personal life
Amy Thomson was born in Miami, Florida. She attended college at the University of Idaho and began writing short stories when she moved to Seattle, Washington after graduating.[3] She published her first book, Virtual Girl, in 1993. She is married to Edd Vick.
Bibliography
Novels
- Virtual girl (1993)
- The color of distance (1995)
- Through alien eyes (1999)
- Storyteller (2003)
Short fiction
- Stories[4]
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddha nature | 2013 | "Buddha nature". Analog Science Fiction and Fact. 133 (1&2): 76–93. Jan–Feb 2013. | ||
References
- ↑ "Thomson, Amy". Revised June 4, 2014. The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (sf-encyclopedia.com). Retrieved 2014-07-28. Entry by 'JC', John Clute.
- ↑ Annalee Newitz. "The Fembot Mystique". Popular Science. August 10, 2006.
- ↑ "More about me". Amy Thomson. 2011-06-17. Retrieved 2022-10-11.
- ↑ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
External links
- Interview at io9
- Amy Thomson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Amy Thomson at the Library of Congress, with 5 library catalog records
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- 20th-century American novelists
- 20th-century American women novelists
- 21st-century American novelists
- 21st-century American women novelists
- American science fiction writers
- Analog Science Fiction and Fact people
- Cyberpunk writers
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners
- American women science fiction and fantasy writers
- American science fiction writer stubs