Kij Johnson

Katherine Irenae Johnson ( born January 20, 1961 in Harlan (Iowa )) is a American writer, the science fiction and mystery novels and short stories has been published.

Life

Kij Johnson comes from a family of publishers. Her grandfather was publisher of agricultural magazines and their grandparents and parents were lecturers. Her mother was a school librarian and always brought books home. At St. Olaf College in Northfield (Minnesota) Kij Johnson received her bachelor's degree and worked as an editor for various publishers, managed bookstores and worked in radio. At 25, she began to write. In 1987 she then sold her first story.

Since 1997 she is member of the jury in the final of the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award. She is Deputy Director of the Centre for Science Fiction Studies and since 2012 Assistant Professor in Writing at the University of Kansas.

Awards

• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 1994 Best Short Story: Fox Magic, published in Asimov 's Science Fiction
• IAFA William L. Crawford Fantasy Award 2001, Best Short Story: The Fox Woman
• World Fantasy Award 2009, Best Short Story: 26 Monkeys, Also the Abyss, published in Asimov 's Science Fiction
• Nebula Award 2009, Best Short Story: Savings, published in Clarkesworld Magazine
• Nebula Award 2010, Best Short Story: Ponies, released on tor.com
• Nebula Award 2011, Best Short novel: The Man Who Bridged The Mist, published in Asimov 's Science Fiction
• Hugo Award 2012, Best Short novel: The Man Who Bridged The Mist, published in Asimov 's Science Fiction