Eleanor Arnason
Eleanor Arnason (Eleanor Atwood Arnason) was born on December 28th, 1942 and is currently 83 years old. Eleanor Arnason was born in Manhattan, New York, United States. Arnason attended Swarthmore College where she received a B.A. in Art History and.
Eleanor Arnason is the author of 33 Short Stories/Novellas. The first short story published was A Clear Day in the Motor City, in 1973. The most recently published story was Grandmother Troll which was released in 2022. There are no upcoming short stories.
Eleanor Arnason has also written the Eleanor Arnason Poems series which has 17 books including On Writing and On the Border.
Eleanor Arnason: Awards & Accolades
Arnason's books have won multiple awards, A Woman of the Iron People won the Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction, in 1991 as well as the Mythopoeic Award - Fantasy Award for Adult Literature in 1992. Ring of Swords won the Minnesota Book Awards, Novel and Short Story Awards, in 1994. Stellar Harvest won the HOMer Award, Best Short Fiction, in 2000. Dapple won the Gaylactic Spectrum Award, Best Short Fiction, in 2000. Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue won the British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology, in 2015.
The following novels by Eleanor Arnason were nominated for these awards:
- The Warlords of Saturn's Moons: Nebula Award, Best Novelette (1975).
- Ring of Swords: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1993).
- The Lovers: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1994).
- The Dog's Story: Nebula Award, Best Novelette (1997).
- The Gauze Banner: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (1998).
- Stellar Harvest: Nebula Award, Best Novelette (2000). Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2000).
- The Grammarian's Five Daughters: World Fantasy Award, Short Fiction (2000).
- Dapple: Theodore Sturgeon Award, Best Short Science Fiction Story (2000).
- Knapsack Poems: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2002). Nebula Award, Best Short Story (2003).
- The Potter of Bones: Nebula Award, Best Novella (2003).
- Mammoths of the Great Plains: Theodore Sturgeon Award, Best Short Science Fiction Story (2011).
- Lightspeed Magazine, June 2014: Women Destroy Science Fiction! Special Issue: Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2015).
- Hwarhath Stories: Transgressive Tales by Aliens: Philip K. Dick Award, Best Science Fiction Book (2016). Otherwise Award, Best Science Fiction (2016).
- The Book of Magic: A Collection of Stories: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2019).
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- Ilona Andrews, author of the Kate Daniels Series.
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- Ann Leckie, author of the Imperial Radch Series.
- Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files Series.
Eleanor Arnason: F.A.Q
When was Eleanor Arnason Born? How old is Eleanor Arnason?
Eleanor Arnason was born on December 28th, 1942. Eleanor Arnason is currently 83 years old.
Where was Eleanor Arnason Born?
Eleanor Arnason was born in Manhattan, New York, United States and is American.
What book awards has Eleanor Arnason won?
What was the first book Eleanor Arnason wrote?
The first book written by Eleanor Arnason was A Clear Day in the Motor City, published in 1973.
What was the most recent book Eleanor Arnason wrote?
Her most recently released work was Grandmother Troll on September 1st, 2022.
What is the most popular book by Eleanor Arnason?
Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Eleanor Arnason book is
The Wild Girls. Here are her most popular books:
- The Wild Girls (8.67)
- The Gauze Banner (9)
- A Woman of the Iron People (7.67)
- Ring of Swords (8)
- Mammoths of the Great Plains (7)
Are there upcoming new books by Eleanor Arnason?
Eleanor Arnason does not have any upcoming books with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.
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How many books has Eleanor Arnason written?
Eleanor Arnason has written 101 books across 19 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 6 books in the Big Mama Series
- 14 Hwarhath Stories
- 7 Lydia Duluth Books
- 15 books in the Outspoken Authors Series
- 1 book in the Star Trek Adventures Series
- 4 Standalone Novels
- 33 Short Stories/Novellas
- 3 Short Story Collections
- 17 Eleanor Arnason Poems
- 1 Michael Moorcock Short Story Collections
- 1 book in the Conversation Pieces Series
- 1 book in the Baldemar Series
- 2 books in the Woman of the Iron People Series