Genevieve Valentine (born 1981) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her first novel, Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti, won the Crawford Award[2] for a first fantasy novel, and was shortlisted for the Nebula.[3]
Genevieve Valentine | |
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 Valentine at WonderCon 2017 | |
| Born | 1981 (age 42–43)[1] |
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| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fantasy, steampunk, science fiction |
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Her short stories have been nominated for multiple awards such as a Shirley Jackson Award[4] and World Fantasy Award.[5][6]
Her second novel, a historical fiction and fairy tale retelling, The Girls at the Kingfisher Club, was published in 2014.
She wrote The Persona Series for Saga Press (edited by Navah Wolfe), a science fiction thriller series which includes the novels Persona (2015) and Icon (2016).
From 2014 to 2015, Valentine scripted a new series for DC Comics featuring Catwoman, working with artists Garry Brown and David Messina. Afterwards, she worked on Batman and Robin Eternal as scripter.
Her new comic series Two Graves, illustrated by Annie Wu and Ming Doyle, premiered in November 2022 from Image Comics.
Her cultural criticism has appeared in NPR, The AV Club, Los Angeles Review of Books, Vice, Vox, and The New York Times, among others.
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- Mechanique: A Tale of the Circus Tresaulti. Rockville, Md.: Prime Books. 2011. ISBN 1607012537.
- The Girls at the Kingfisher Club (First Atria Books hardcover ed.). New York: Atria Books. 2014. ISBN 1476739080.
- Persona. Simon and Schuster. 2015. ISBN 1481425129.
- Icon. Simon and Schuster. 2016. ISBN 9781481425155.
Comics
edit- Catwoman (The New 52)
- Batman and Robin Eternal
- Xena Warrior Princess
- Two Graves
References
edit- ^ "Genevieve Valentine: Behind the Curtain". Locus Online. 2012-06-03. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "2012 Crawford Award Announced". Locus Online. 2013-01-24. Retrieved 2013-06-08.
- ^ "2011 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". SFWA. 2012-02-20. Retrieved 2013-04-29.
- ^ "sfadb: Shirley Jackson Awards 2012". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "sfadb: World Fantasy Awards 2010". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ "sfadb: World Fantasy Awards 2020". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
