Celia S. Friedman

Celia S. Friedman
Born (1957-01-12) January 12, 1957 (age 67)
New York City, U.S.
OccupationFiction writer and teacher
Period1987–present
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
Website
csfriedman.com

Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American speculative fiction author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman."[1][2] Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time.[3] As of 2022, she has published fourteen novels, numerous short stories—several of which were included in her 2021 collection, The Dreaming Kind, and a sourcebook for White Wolf's Vampire: The Masquerade role-playing game.

Friedman was nominated for the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988 (now called the Astounding Award,[4] and her novel This Alien Shore was a New York Times Notable Book of the Year in 1998.[5]

In August 2022, Deadline reported that Bohemia Group, a global management firm, was shopping a potential television series based on The Coldfire Trilogy, which was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote in 2011.[6][7]

  1. ^ "C. S. Friedman". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "Friedman, C.S. 1957- (Celia S. Friedman)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  3. ^ "The Life and Times of C.S. Friedman | Alien Shores". Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  4. ^ "Astounding Award". The Hugo Awards. August 9, 2007. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Notable Books of 1998". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  6. ^ N; P; R (August 2, 2011). "Science Fiction And Fantasy Finalists". NPR. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  7. ^ Grobar, Matt (August 10, 2022). "'The Regulators' Film Based On Stephen King Novel In Works At Bohemia Group; George Cowan Tapped To Pen The Script". Deadline. Retrieved September 28, 2022.