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Lisa Tuttle

b. 1952

American-British writer (born 1952)

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About Lisa Tuttle

Born 1952. Lisa Tuttle is an American and British novelist, writer, science fiction writer and journalist.

Nebula Awards refusal

In 1982, Tuttle became the first person to refuse a Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America Nebula Award. with whom she co-wrote Windhaven. Tuttle lived with Steven Utley for several years before moving in January 1981 from the United States to London, England, where she married British writer Christopher Priest. After the marriage ended in 1987, she relocated to Torinturk in rural Scotland in 1990, where she currently lives with her second husband, editor Colin Murray, and their daughter, Emily. The Mysteries (2005) The Silver Bough (2006) The Curious Affair of the Somnambulist and the Psychic Thief (2016) The Curious Affair of the Witch at Wayside Cross (2017) The Curious Affair of the Missing Mummies (2023)

Dolphin Diaries (Series of children's books written by Tuttle but published under the house name Ben M. Baglio (USA) and Lucy Daniels (UK). The series was continued with two more books which were not written by Tuttle.)

Into the Blue (2000) Touching the Waves (2000) Riding the Storm (2000) Under the Stars (2000) Chasing the Dream (2001) Racing the Wind (2001) Following the Rainbow (2001) Dancing the Seas (2002)

Story collections A Nest of Nightmares (1986) A Spaceship Built of Stone and Other Stories (1987) Memories of the Body: Tales of Desire and Transformation (1990) Ghosts and Other Lovers (2001) My Pathology (2001) Stranger in the House: The Collected Short Supernatural Fiction, Volume One (2010) Objects in Dreams (2012) The Dead Hours of Night (2021) Riding the Nightmare (2023)

Short stories “The Bone Flute” (1981), Nebula Award winner (declined). “The Curious Affair of the Deodand” (2011), in the urban fantasy anthology Down These Strange Streets, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois “The Curious Affair of the Dead Wives” (2014), in the cross-genre anthology Rogues, edited by George R. R. Martin and Gardner Dozois

Non-fiction Children's Literary Houses (1984) (with Rosalind Ashe) Encyclopedia of Feminism (1986) Heroines: Women Inspired by Women (1988) Mark Harrison's Dreamlands (1990) (with Mark Harrison) Writing Fantasy and Science Fiction (2002)

As editor Skin of the Soul: New Horror Stories by Women (1990) Crossing the Border: Tales of Erotic Ambiguity (1998)

Awards

Work Year & Award Category Result Ref.The Storms of Windhaven

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Important facts

Birth century
Education
Syracuse University, The Kinkaid School
Awards
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story; Astounding Award for Best New Writer; Nebula Award for Best Short Story; BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction; Locus Award for Best Novella; BSFA Award; John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer; Nebula Award
Also known as
Laura Waring, Maria Palmer, Ben M. Baglio, Lucy Daniels, Lisa Gracia Tuttle

Family & relationships

Spouse
Christopher Priest (novelist)

People in Lisa Tuttle's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Lisa Tuttle's

Frequently asked questions

Who is Lisa Tuttle?

American-British writer (born 1952)

When was Lisa Tuttle born?

Lisa Tuttle was born on 16 September 1952 in Houston.

What is Lisa Tuttle's occupation?

Lisa Tuttle is a novelist, writer, science fiction writer and journalist.

What nationality is Lisa Tuttle?

Lisa Tuttle is American and British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Lisa Tuttle

· Wikidata: Q440744

· DBpedia: Lisa Tuttle

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