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N. Lee Wood

b. 1955

American writer

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Born 1955. N. Lee Wood is an American writer, novelist and science fiction writer.

N. Lee Wood (born November 15, 1955) is an American author. She has written science fiction, fantasy, crime and mainstream novels.

Biography N. Lee Wood was born November 15, 1955, in Hartford, Connecticut. She became a naturalized citizen of New Zealand in November, 2020, and currently lives in Taranaki.

She earned a master's degree in English literature from the Open University of Great Britain.

She is an alumnus of the Clarion West Writers Workshop. Wood has travelled widely, and lived in the UK, France, Australia, and New Zealand.

She was married to author Norman Spinrad from 1990 to 2005.

Awards and honors Her novel Looking for the Mahdi was nominated for the 1997 Arthur C. Clarke Award.

Selected works

Novels Faraday's Orphans (1995) Looking for the Mahdi (1996) Bloodrights (1999) Master of None (2002) Redemption (as Lee Jackson, 2007)

Inspector Keen Dunliffe Series Kingdom of Lies (2005) Kingdom of Silence (2009)

Short fiction "Molly Haskowin" (1990) "Memories that Dance Like Dust in the Summer Heat" (1990) "In the Land of No" (1991) "Three Merry Pranksters at the Louvre" (2000) "Thicker than Water" (2001) "Balzac" (2003) "Scapegoats" (2014)

Anthologies Nemira '94 with Romulus Bărbulescu, George Anania and Norman Spinrad (1994)

Essays "Report from Clarion West" (1985) "Magnum Opus Con (III)" (1988) "1988 World Sf Meeting in Budapest" (1989) "ABA, Parisienne Style" (1989) "SF in France" (Locus #357) (1990) "World SF Meeting at Den Haag" (1990) "Parcon '90 Report" (1991) "SF in France" (Locus #372) (1992) "1992 Salon du Livre" (1992) "Freucon/1992 World SF Meeting" (1992) "Étonnants Voyaguers Festival" (1993) "1993 Salon du Livre" (1993)

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Important facts

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Nationality
Education
The Open University, Open University

Family & relationships

Spouse
Norman Spinrad

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Frequently asked questions

Who is N. Lee Wood?

American writer

When was N. Lee Wood born?

N. Lee Wood was born on 15 November 1955 in Connecticut.

What is N. Lee Wood's occupation?

N. Lee Wood is a writer, novelist and science fiction writer.

What nationality is N. Lee Wood?

N. Lee Wood is American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: N. Lee Wood

· Wikidata: Q11131506

· DBpedia: N. Lee Wood

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