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K. D. Wentworth
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| Born | Kathy Diane Wentworth January 27, 1951 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | April 18, 2012 (aged 61) Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Tulsa |
| Period | 1989–2012 |
| Genre | Fantasy, Science fiction |
Kathy Diane Wentworth (January 27, 1951 – April 18, 2012), known as K. D. Wentworth, was an American science fiction author. A University of Tulsa graduate, she got her start winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1988, and then later won Field Publications' "Teachers as Writers" Award in 1991. Wentworth served two terms as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in the early 2000s. She served as the editor for the Writers of the Future Contest from 2009 until her death. One of her novelettes, "Kaleidoscope" (2008), and three of her short stories, "Burning Bright" (1997). "Tall One" (1998), and "Born Again" (2005) have been Nebula Award finalists. Wentworth died on April 18, 2012, from complications with pneumonia and cervical cancer.
