Catherynne M. Valente

Catherynne M. Valente: Biography

Catherynne M. Valente was born on May 5th, 1979 and is currently 44 years old. Catherynne M. Valente was born in Seattle, Washington, USA.

Catherynne M. Valente is probably best known for her Standalone Novels. There are currently 10 novels available. The first standalone was released in 2006 with the novel The Labyrinth. The most recently released novel was Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Catherynne at this time.

Catherynne M. Valente has also written the Short Story Collections series which has 9 books including Oracles and Apocrypha.

The Orphan's Tales series consisting of In the Night Garden and In the Cities of Coin and Spice won the Mythopeic Fantasy Award for best adult literature in 2008.

Catherynne M. Valente: Awards & Accolades

Catherynne M. Valente won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, in 2008.

Valente's books have also won multiple awards, In the Night Garden won the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 2006. Salon Fantastique: Fifteen Original Tales of Fantasy won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2007. Paper Cities won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2009. Someone in Time: Tales of Time-Crossed Romance won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2023.

The following novels by Catherynne M. Valente were also nominated for these awards:

• In the Night Garden: World Fantasy Award, Novel (2007).
• Interfictions: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2007).
• A Buyer's Guide to Maps of Antarctica: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2009).
• Twenty-First Annual Collection: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2009).
• Palimpsest: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2010). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2010).
• Deathless: Goodreads Awards, Best Fantasy (2011). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2012).
• The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making: Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2011). Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2012).
• Silently and Very Fast: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2012). World Fantasy Award, Novella (2012).
• The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There: Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2012).
• Fade to White: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2013).
• The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two: Goodreads Awards, Best Middle Grade and Children’s (2013).
• Six-Gun Snow White: Hugo Award, Best Novella (2014). World Fantasy Award, Novella (2014).
• Radiance: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2015).
• The Starlit Wood: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2017). Alex Awards, Best Book (2017). British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2017).
• The Refrigerator Monologues: Audie Award, Best Fantasy (2018).
• Space Opera: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2018). Hugo Award, Best Novel (2019).
• Robots vs. Fairies: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).
• The Future is Blue: British Fantasy Award, Best Collection (2019).
• Edited By: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2021).
• Comfort Me With Apples: Goodreads Awards, Best Horror (2021).
• The Sin of America: Hugo Award, Best Short Story (2022).
• The Past Is Red: Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, Best Imaginative Fiction Novel (2022). Hugo Award, Best Novella (2022).
• L'Espirit de L'Escalier: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2022).
• Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods: Hugo Award, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book (2023).
• The Difference Between Love and Time: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2023).

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4. Neil Gaiman, author of the American Gods Series.
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