Patricia Anne McKillip is an American author of fantasy

Fantasy

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 and science fiction

Science fiction

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 novels. Her novels have been winners of the World Fantasy Award

World Fantasy Award

The World Fantasy Awards are annual, international awards given to authors and artists who have demonstrated outstanding achievement in the field of fantasy...

, Locus Award

Locus Award

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 and Mythopoeic Award. In 2008, she was a recipient of the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement

World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement

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. She lives in Oregon

Oregon

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 and is married to David Lunde, a poet.

According to Fantasy Book Review, Patricia McKillip grew up in Oregon, England, and Germany, and received a Bachelor of Arts (English) in 1971 and a Master of Arts in 1973 from San Jose State University.