Jane Fletcher (writer)
Jane Fletcher (born August 1956)[1] is an English writer of lesbian speculative fiction. Her The Walls of Westenfort won the Golden Crown Literary Society's 2005 "Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror / Paranormal / Speculative" award,[2] and her The Empress and the Acolyte won its 2007 Speculative Fiction award.[3] In 2009, she received The Alice B Readers Award for career achievement.[4]
Her Temple Landfall was shortlisted for the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror category of the 18th Lambda Literary Awards in 2006,[5] and her Wolfsbane Winter was shortlisted for the same category of the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards in 2011.[6] Her Lorimal's Chalice was shortlisted for the 2003 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel.[7]
Early life and education
[edit]Fletcher grew up in south east London, and has a degree in Physics (1980) from the University of Surrey.[1]
Selected publications
[edit]The Celeano series
[edit]- The Temple at Landfall (November 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110271), Original title: The World Celaeno Chose (November 1999, The Dimsdale Press ISBN 0952362538)
- The Walls of Westernfort (September 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110240)
- Rangers at Roadsend (August 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110288), Original title: The Wrong Trail Knife (2003, Fortitude Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0974137827)
- Dynasty of Rogues (March 2007, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110714)
- Shadow of the Knife (February 2008, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1602820081)
The Lyremouth Chronicles
[edit]- The Exile and the Sorcerer (February 2006, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110325)
- The Traitor and the Chalice (June 2006, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110431)
- The Empress and the Acolyte (November 2006, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110608)
- The High Priest and the Idol (July 2009, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1602820852)
Others
[edit]- Wolfsbane Winter (July 2011, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1602821583)
- The Shewstone (2016, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 9781626395541)
- Isle of Broken Years (2018, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1635551754)
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Biography". Jane Fletcher. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "2005 Awards". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Speculative Fiction Awards". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "Past Alice B Medal Winners - The Alice B Awards". www.alicebawards.org. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
- ^ "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists and Winners". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
- ^ "2003 Best Novel Finalists". spectrum Awards. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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