Molly Gloss

Molly Gloss (born November 20, 1944) is an American writer. She writes mostly historical fiction and science fiction.

Gloss reading at Eastern Oregon University in 2012

Life

Gloss grew up in rural Oregon. She began writing seriously when she became a mother.[1] She now lives in Portland, Oregon. She was close friends with fellow science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Gloss has taught writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University, and was visiting professor at Pacific University's MFA in Writing program.[2]

Awards and nominations

  • 1996 Whiting Award
  • The Jump-Off Creek was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won both the 1990 Ken Kesey Award for the Novel and 1990 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award[3]
  • Wild Life was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and won the 2000 James Tiptree, Jr. Award for work that explores or expands understanding of gender
  • The Hearts of Horses was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award

Bibliography

Novels

  • Outside the Gates. Atheneum. 1986. ISBN 978-0-689-31275-5.
  • The Jump-Off Creek. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1989. ISBN 978-0-618-56587-0.
  • The Dazzle of Day. Macmillan. 1998. ISBN 978-0-312-86437-8.
  • Wild Life. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2000. ISBN 978-0-618-13157-0.
  • The Hearts of Horses. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2007. ISBN 978-0-618-79990-9.
  • Falling from Horses. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2014. ISBN 978-0-544-27929-2.

Anthologies

Notable short fiction

  • "Personal Silence", 1990 (reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction 1991)
  • "Lambing Season", 2002 (nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story and a Nebula Award for Best Short Story)

References

  1. Gloss, Molly (May 1, 2007). "On becoming a writer". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  2. "Visiting Writers & Past Faculty". Pacific University Oregon. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  3. "1990 Book Awards". Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.

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