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Nancy Kress
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| Born | Nancy Anne Koningisor January 20, 1948 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Pen name | Anna Kendall (for fantasy) |
| Occupation | Fiction writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | SUNY Plattsburgh (MA) |
| Period | 1976–present |
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Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer. She started writing in 1976. She became very well-known after her novella Beggars in Spain (1991) won both the Hugo and Nebula awards. This story later became a full novel in 1993.
Nancy Kress has won many awards for her novellas. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novella again in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall. In 2015, she won it once more for Yesterday's Kin. Besides her novels, Kress has written many short stories. She also writes regularly for Writer's Digest magazine.
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About Nancy Kress
Her Early Life and Education
Nancy Anne Koningisor was born in Buffalo, New York. She grew up in East Aurora. She went to college at SUNY Plattsburgh. There, she earned a Master of Arts (MA) degree in English.
Before she became a writer, Nancy Kress taught elementary school. Later, she taught English at a college. In 1973, she moved to Rochester. She married Michael Joseph Kress and they had two sons. They later divorced in 1984. After that, she worked at an advertising agency called Stanton and Hucko.
Nancy Kress married Marcos Donnelly from 1988 to 1994. In 1998, she married another author, Charles Sheffield. He passed away in 2002. Kress then moved back to Rochester, New York, to be closer to her grown children. In 2009, she moved to Seattle. In 2011, she married author Jack Skillingstead.
What She Writes About
Nancy Kress often writes hard science fiction. This means her stories are very realistic and based on scientific facts. They are usually set in the near future. Her books often explore ideas about genetic engineering. This is when scientists change the genes of living things. She also writes about artificial intelligence, which is when computers can think like humans.
Kress often invents new technologies for her stories. For example, she uses the term "genemod" for genetic engineering. She also created "foamcast," a light but strong building material. This material appears in many of her novels and short stories.
She does a lot of research to make sure her topics are possible. She once explained that her writing focuses more on the "fiction" part of science fiction. She loves ballet too, and has written stories that include it.
Awards and Achievements
Nancy Kress has won many important awards for her science fiction writing.
Nebula Award Wins
- Best Short Story (1986): "Out of All Them Bright Stars"
- Best Novella (1991): Beggars in Spain
- Best Novelette (1998): "The Flowers of Aulit Prison"
- Best Novella (2007): "Fountain of Age"
- Best Novella (2012): "After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall"
- Best Novella (2014): "Yesterday's Kin"
Hugo Award Wins
- Best Novella (1992): Beggars in Spain
- Best Novella (2009): "The Erdmann Nexus"
Other Major Awards
- John W. Campbell Memorial Award (2003): Probability Space
- Theodore Sturgeon Award (1997): "The Flowers of Aulit Prison"
See also
In Spanish: Nancy Kress para niños
