Kit Reed
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Kit Reed is an American
author of both speculative fiction and literary fiction, as well as psychological thrillers under the pseudonym Kit Craig. Her first short story was published by Anthony Boucher
. She is a Guggenheim Fellow
and recipient of a five-year grant literary from the Abraham Woursell Foundation. The New York Times Book Review says this about her short fiction: "Reed has a prose style that's pure dry ice, displayed in dystopian stories that specialize in bitterness and dislocation."
Her stories have appeared in venues ranging from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction to the Yale Review
and the Kenyon Review, and have been widely anthologized. Many of her stories are published as feminist science fiction
and she has been nominated for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
three times. Her novel, Thinner Than Thou, was given the ALA Alex Award by the YALA. She is Resident Writer at Wesleyan University
.
Kit Reed's dozens of short stories are listed at the bibliographical link on her home page.
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author of both speculative fiction and literary fiction, as well as psychological thrillers under the pseudonym Kit Craig. Her first short story was published by Anthony Boucher
Anthony Boucher
Anthony Boucher was an American science fiction editor and author of mystery novels and short stories. He was particularly influential as an editor. Between 1942 and 1947 he acted as reviewer of mostly mystery fiction for the San Francisco Chronicle...
. She is a Guggenheim Fellow
Guggenheim Fellowship
Guggenheim Fellowships are American grants that have been awarded annually since 1925 by the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation to those "who have demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts." Each year, the foundation makes...
and recipient of a five-year grant literary from the Abraham Woursell Foundation. The New York Times Book Review says this about her short fiction: "Reed has a prose style that's pure dry ice, displayed in dystopian stories that specialize in bitterness and dislocation."
Her stories have appeared in venues ranging from The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction to the Yale Review
Yale Review
The Yale Review is the self-proclaimed oldest literary quarterly in the United States. It is published by Yale University.It was founded originally in 1819 as The Christian Spectator. At its origin it was published to support Evangelicalism, but over time began to publish more on history and...
and the Kenyon Review, and have been widely anthologized. Many of her stories are published as feminist science fiction
Feminist science fiction
Feminist science fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction which tends to deal with women's roles in society. Feminist science fiction poses questions about social issues such as how society constructs gender roles, the role reproduction plays in defining gender and the unequal political and...
and she has been nominated for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for works of science fiction or fantasy that expand or explore one's understanding of gender. It was initiated in February of 1991 by science fiction authors Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler, subsequent to a discussion at WisCon.- Background...
three times. Her novel, Thinner Than Thou, was given the ALA Alex Award by the YALA. She is Resident Writer at Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University
Wesleyan University is a private liberal arts college founded in 1831 and located in Middletown, Connecticut. According to the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, Wesleyan is the only Baccalaureate College in the nation that emphasizes undergraduate instruction in the arts and...
.
Novels
- Mother Isn't Dead She's Only Sleeping (1961)
- At War As Children (1964)
- The Better Part (1967)
- Armed Camps (1969)
- Cry of the Daughter (1971)
- Tiger Rag (1973)
- Captain Grownup (1976)
- The Ballad of T. Rantula (1979)
- Magic Time (1980)
- Fort Privilege (1985)
- The Revenge of the Senior Citizens (1986)
- Blood Fever (1986) [as by Shelley Hyde]
- Catholic Girls (1987)
- Gone [as by Kit Craig] (1992]
- Little Sisters of the Apocalypse (1994)
- J. Eden (1996)
- @expectations (2000)
- Thinner Than Thou (2004)
- Bronze (2005)
- The Baby Merchant (2006)
- The Night Children (2008)
- Enclave (2009)
Collections
- Mister Da V. and Other Stories (1967)
- The Killer Mice (1976)
- Other Stories and...The Attack of the Giant Baby (1981)
- Thief of Lives (1992)
- Weird Women, Wired Women (1998)
- Seven for the Apocalypse (1999)
- Dogs of Truth : New and Uncollected Stories (2005)
- What Wolves Know (2011)
Short Stories
Kit Reed has published over a hundred short stories.Kit Reed's dozens of short stories are listed at the bibliographical link on her home page.
Book reviews
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- Cordelia Underwood, Or the Marvelous Beginnings of the Moosepath LeagueThe Moosepath LeagueThe Moosepath League is a series of books by Van Reid. The books are a loosely connected series of humorous adventures set in Maine in the late nineteenth century. The first book in the series was picked as a NY Times notable book of 1998....
, by Van Reid - Reservation RoadReservation RoadReservation Road is a 2007 film directed by Terry George and based on the book of the same title by John Burnham Schwartz, who, along with George, adapted the novel for the screenplay. The film, starring Joaquin Phoenix and Mark Ruffalo, deals with the aftermath of a tragic car accident...
, by John Burnham SchwartzJohn Burnham Schwartz-Career:John Burnham Schwartz was born in 1965 and grew up in New York City. He is best known for his novels Reservation Road and The Commoner . His fifth novel, Northwest Corner, a sequel to Reservation Road, will be published in August 2011... - The Better Man, by Anita NairAnita NairAnita Nair is a popular Indian-English writer. She was born at Mundakottakurissi, near Shornur in Kerala State.A bestselling author of fiction and poetry, her novels The Better Man and Ladies Coupe have been translated in to 21 languages. She was educated in Chennai before returning to...