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| Born | Nancy Anne Koningisor January 20, 1948 Buffalo, New York, U.S. |
| Pen name | Anna Kendall (for fantasy) |
| Occupation | Fiction writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | SUNY Plattsburgh (MA) |
| Period | 1976–present |
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Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer.[1] She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo- and Nebula-winning novella Beggars in Spain (1991), which became a novel in 1993. She also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall,[2] and in 2015 for Yesterday's Kin. In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for Writer's Digest. She is a regular at Clarion Workshops.[3] During the winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.[4]
- ^ a b c Clute, John (29 June 2015). "Kress, Nancy". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
- ^ "2012 Nebula Award Winners". Locus Online. 18 May 2013. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ^ "Nancy Kress Home Page". Nancy Kress. 2005. Archived from the original on 2008-05-16. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
- ^ "The Picador Guest Professorship for Literature". American Studies: Leipzig. 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.