Jean Lorrah

Jean Lorrah
Born1940 (age 83–84)
United States
EducationFlorida State University (PhD)
GenreScience fiction and fantasy
Notable awardsLord Ruthven Award (2002)

Jean Lorrah (born 1940)[1] is an American science fiction and fantasy author. She has produced several Star Trek novels, frequently with her writing and business partner Jacqueline Lichtenberg.[2] Her most recent[when?] work with Lichtenberg is on the Sime~Gen Universe. Her fantasy series The Savage Empire, from the 1980s, is mostly solo work.

Lorrah taught English at Murray State University from 1968-2008[3] and received her Ph.D. from Florida State University. She was the first female non-nursing/home economics doctorate professor hired at MSU.[3]

  1. ^ "Authors : Lorrah, Jean : SFE : Science Fiction Encyclopedia". www.sf-encyclopedia.com. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  2. ^ "Jean Lorrah". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2021-06-18.
  3. ^ a b "Breast cancer survivor Lorrah pledges $20,000 to Enduring Hope campaign". Murray Ledger and Times. 30 May 2019. Retrieved 2021-06-18.