Josephine Saxton

Josephine Mary Howard Saxton (born 11 June 1935) is an English feminist science fiction writer.[1]

Early life

Josephine Mary Howard was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire.[2]

Career

Her first short story, "The Wall", was published in the November 1965 issue of Science Fantasy.[3] In 1969 her first novel, The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith, was published by Doubleday, followed by Vector for Seven (1970) and Group Feast (1971).[1]

After publishing more short stories over the next several years, in 1980 her fourth novel The Travails of Jane Saint was published, followed by Queen of the States in 1986.[1] Queen of the States was nominated for both the Arthur C. Clarke Award and the BSFA Award for Best Novel.

She was awarded the Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award in 2023.[4]

Bibliography

Novels

  • The Hieros Gamos of Sam and An Smith (Doubleday, 1969)
  • Vector for Seven (Doubleday, 1970)
  • Group Feast (Doubleday, 1971)
  • The Travails of Jane Saint (Virgin Books, 1980)
  • Queen of the States (Women's Press, 1986)

Collections

  • The Power of Time (Chatto & Windus, 1985)
  • Little Tours of Hell: Tall Tales of Food and Holidays (Pandora Press, 1986)
  • The Travails of Jane Saint and Other Stories (Women's Press, 1986)
  • The Consciousness Machine / Jane Saint and the Backlash: The Further Travails of Jane Saint (Women's Press, 1989)

In anthologies

References

  1. 1 2 3 St. James guide to science fiction writers. Internet Archive. Detroit, Mich. : St. James Press. 1996. pp. 808–809. ISBN 978-1-55862-179-4.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  2. ↑ "Saxton, Josephine". The Science Fiction. Retrieved 14 July 2026.
  3. ↑ Science Fantasy #78v24 (1965 11).
  4. ↑ locusmag (17 July 2023). "Saxton Wins Cordwainer Smith Rediscovery Award". Locus. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
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