Eileen Gunn

Eileen Gunn
Gunn in Toulouse, 2014
Gunn in Toulouse, 2014
Born (1945-06-23) June 23, 1945 (age 79)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • editor
EducationClarion Workshop
GenreScience fiction
Notable awardsNebula Award for Best Short Story (2005)
Sense of Gender Award (2006)
Website
eileengunn.com

Eileen Gunn (born June 23, 1945, Dorchester, Massachusetts) is an American science fiction author and editor based in Seattle, Washington, who began publishing in 1978. Her story "Coming to Terms", inspired, in part, by a friendship with Avram Davidson, won the Nebula Award for Best Short Story in 2004. Two other stories were nominated for the Hugo Award: "Stable Strategies for Middle Management" (in 1989) and "Computer Friendly" (1990).