Barbara Krasnoff
Barbara Krasnoff | |
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Born | Brooklyn,New York City,New York,USA | March 24, 1954
Occupation | Author |
Genre | speculative fiction |
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Barbara Sue Krasnoffis a tech editor and author ofspeculative fiction[1]active in the field since 1989.[2]
Biography
[edit]Krasnoff, born in 1954,[3][4]is a native of Brooklyn, New York,[2][4]where she lives with her partner, radio hostJim Freundand "lots of toy penguins."[5][6][7]In addition to her writing, she has served as features and reviews editor forComputerworld[6][7]and reviews editor for the onlinetechnology newsmagazineThe Verge.[1]
Literary career
[edit]Much of Krasnoff's fiction is part of a loose series "made up of interconnecti[ng] short stories about two uncanny families through several generations," which have been collected in the "mosaic novel"The History of Soul 2065.[1]Krasnoff has been nominated for aNebula Award.[2]
Her work has appeared in various periodicals, includingAmazing Stories,Abyss & Apex,Apex Magazine,Behind the Wainscot,Clockwork Phoenix,Cosmos,Crossed Genres,Descant,Doorways,Electric Velocipede,Escape Velocity,Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet,Mythic Delirium,Perihelion,Space & Time,Sybil's Garage,Triptych Tales,andWeird Tales,and the anthologiesBroken Time Blues: Fantastic Tales in the Roaring '20s,Clockwork Phoenix 2,Clockwork Phoenix 4,Clockwork Phoenix 5,Crossed Genres Year Two,Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I,Fat Girl in a Strange Land,Memories and Visions: Women's Fantasy and Science Fiction,Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction,Nebula Awards Showcase 2018,Subversion: Science Fiction & Fantasy Tales of Challenging the norm,andSuch A Pretty Face: Tales of Power & Abundance.[1][6][7][2]
Bibliography
[edit]Soul 2065 series
[edit]Collections
[edit]- The History of Soul 2065(2019)
Short fiction
[edit]- "Stoop Ladies" (2000)
- "Lost Connections" (2002)
- "In the Loop" (2003)
- "Hearts and Minds" (2004)
- "In the Gingerbread House" (2009)
- "Waiting for Jakie" (2009)
- "Rosemary, That's For Remembrance" (2009)
- "Cancer God" (2009)
- "The Red Dybbuk" (2011)
- "The Sad Old Lady" (2013)
- "The History of Soul 2065" (2013)
- "Under the Bay Court Tree" (2014)
- "Sophia's Legacy" (2015)
- "Sabbath Wine" (2016)
- "The Ladder-Back Chair" (2017)
- "An Awfully Big Adventure" (2019)
- "Escape Route" (2019)
- "The Clearing in the Autumn" (2019)
- "Time and the Parakeet" (2019)
Other short fiction
[edit]- "Signs of Life" (1989)
- "Means of Communication" (2007)
- "An Old-Time Girl" (2007)
- "All His Worldly Goods" (2008)
- "The Seder Guest" (2010)
- "In the House of the Brelsh" (2011)
- "First Class" (2011)
- "Button Up Your Overcoat" (2011)
- "Marilee and the S. O. B." (2012)
- "The Didibug Pin" (2013)
- "Symbiosis" (2014)
- "Topfuntersetzer" (2014)
- "With Triumph Home unto Her House" (2016)
- "Hard Times, Cotton Mill Girl" (2018)
- "In the Background" (2018)
- "Blaming Caine" (2019)
- "The Clearing in the Spring" (2019)
Nonfiction
[edit]- Robots: Reel to Real(1982)
Interviews
[edit]Awards
[edit]"Sabbath Wine" was nominated for the 2017Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[2][1]
References
[edit]- ^abcdeKrasnoff, Barbara. "Biography."
- ^abcdeBarbara Krasnoffat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^Reginald, Robert.Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991: a bibliography of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction books and nonfiction monographs.Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.
- ^abNew York City Department of Health. New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965.
- ^Readercon biography of Jim Freund.
- ^abc"The Authors: Barbara Krasnoff" inClockwork Phoenix 4,Mythic Delirium Books, Roanoke VA, 2013, p. 268.
- ^abc"The Authors: Barbara Krasnoff" inClockwork Phoenix 5,Mythic Delirium Books, Roanoke VA, 2016, p. 259.