Kathryn Cramer

Kathryn Cramer
Kathryn Cramer
Born	Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer; April 16, 1962(age 62); Bloomington, Indiana,U.S.
Occupation	Editor
Nationality	American
Alma mater	Columbia University
Genre	Science fiction,fantasy,horror,hypertext fiction
Literary movement	Hard science fiction
Website
	www.kathryncramer

Kathryn Elizabeth Cramer(born April 16, 1962) is an Americanscience fictionwriter,editor,andliterary critic.

Early years[edit]

Kathryn Cramer is the daughter of physicistJohn G. Cramer.She grew up in Seattle and graduated fromColumbia Universitywith degrees inmathematicsandAmerican studies.^[1]

Career[edit]

Cramer has worked for fiveliterary agencies,most notably theVirginia KiddAgency andEastgate Systems,and for several software companies,^[2]including consulting withWolfram Researchin the Scientific Information Group.^[3]^[4]She co-foundedThe New York Review of Science Fictionin 1988 withDavid G. Hartwelland others, and was its co-editor until 1991 and again since 1996. It has been nominated (as of 2007) for theHugo Award for Best Semiprozineevery year of its existence, fifteen times under her co-editorship.^[5]

Cramer was thehypertext fictioneditor atEastgate Systemsin the early 1990s.^[6]She was part of the Global Connection Project, a joint project ofCarnegie Mellon University,NASA,Google,andNational GeographicusingGoogle Earthand other tools following the2005 Pakistan earthquake.^[7]

Cramer has written a number of essays published in theNew York Review of Science Fiction.Book reviews for that journal include such works asThis is the Way the World EndsbyJames Morrow,Ellipse of Uncertainty: An Introduction to Postmodern FantasybyLance Olsen,andAmnesia MoonbyJonathan Lethem.She is a contributor to theEncartaarticle on science fiction^[8]and wrote the chapter onhard science fictionfor theCambridge Companion to Science Fictioned.Farah Mendlesohn&Edward James.^[9]Several of her essays have been reprinted, for example "Science Fiction and the Adventures of the Spherical Cow" (NYRSF August 1988) inVisions of Wonder,ed. Milton T. Wolf & David G. Hartwell (Tor 1996).

Personal life[edit]

Cramer was married toDavid G. Hartwellfrom 1997 until his death in January 2016.^[10]She lives inWestport, New York,^[11]with their two children.^[12]

Bibliography[edit]

Anthologies[edit]

The Architecture of Fear^[13](1987) withPeter D. Pautz– winner of theWorld Fantasy Award for Best Anthology
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment(1988) withDavid G. Hartwell^[14]
Spirits of Christmas(1989) withDavid G. Hartwell,Tor Fantasy,ISBN 0-8125-5159-1.
Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder(1989, GuildAmerica,ISBN 1-56865-039-6;1994, St. Martin's Press,ISBN 0-312-11024-3) withDavid G. Hartwell^[15]
Walls of Fear(1990), Avon Books,ISBN 0-380-70789-6– aWorld Fantasy Awardnominee
The Ascent of Wonder: The Evolution of Hard SF(1994) withDavid G. Hartwell,ISBN 0-312-85509-5
The Hard SF Renaissance(2002) withDavid G. Hartwell,Orb books,ISBN 0-312-87636-X
The Space Opera Renaissance(2006) withDavid G. Hartwell,Tor Books,ISBN 0-7653-0617-4
Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future(2014) with Ed Finn,William Morrow.

Anthology series[edit]

TheYear's Best Fantasyis a fantasy anthology series edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer.

Year's Best Fantasy1 through 9 (2001–2009) withDavid G. Hartwell(HarperCollins2001–2005,Tachyon Publications2006–2007)^[16]

TheYear's Best SFis a science fiction anthology series edited by David G. Hartwell and Kathryn Cramer. Hartwell started the series in 1996, and has been co-editing it with Cramer since 2002. It is published byHarperCollinsunder the Eosimprint.The creators of the books are not involved with the similarly titledYear's Best Science Fictionseries.

Short fiction[edit]

"Forbidden Knowledge" inMathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder,^[28]ed.Rudy Rucker(1987,ISBN 0-87795-891-2).
"Speaker for the Reticent", written withGreg Cox,inThe New York Review of Science Fiction(December 1988).
"The End of Everything" inAsimov's Science Fiction,Vol 14, No 10, Whole No 161 (October 1990), pp. 107–111.
"In Small & Large Pieces" inThe Eastgate Quarterly Review ofHypertext,Volume 1, No. 3,Eastgate Systems(1994). (a work of hypertext dark fantasy)
"Disextinction"inNature Magazine(2001,ISBN 0-765-31805-9).
"Sandcastles: a Dystopia"inNature Magazine(2005).
"You, in Emulation" inNature Magazine(October 20, 2011).
"Am I Free to Go? "on Tor, 2012.

Poems[edit]

"The Mourners" inLady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet,#11 (November 2002)
"What Stopped Jack" inLady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet,#11 (November 2002)

Selected essays[edit]

"Science Fiction and the Adventures of the Spherical Cow" inNew York Review of Science Fiction(September 1988). Anthologized as: "Science Fiction & the Adventures of the Spherical Cow" inVisions of Wonder(ISBN 978-0-312-86224-4).^[29]
"Democrazy, the Marketplace, and the American Way: Remarks on the Year 1990 in Science Fiction (Nebula Awards 26)" inNebula Awards 26,ed.James Morrow(1992,ISBN 0-15-164934-0).
"Science Fiction for What? Remarks on the Year 1991 (Nebula Awards 27)" inNebula Awards 27,ed.James Morrow(1993,ISBN 0-15-164935-9).
"Philip K. Dick:The Greatest Novels ", co-authored with David Alexander Smith, David G. Hartwell,Paul Di Filippo,Alexander Jablokov,and Eric Van, inThe New York Review of Science Fiction(June 1994). Transcribed from Panel 1, The First American Philip K. Dick Convention, September 25, 1993.
How Shit Became Shinola: Definition and Redefinition of Space Operawith David G. Hartwell,SFRevu(August 2003).
"Hard Science Fiction" inThe Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction,ed.Edward James,Farah Mendlesohn(2006,ISBN 0-521-81626-2).

Interviews[edit]

"Hypertext Horizon: An Interview With Kathryn Cramer" (ca. 1994) by Harry Goldstein (Transcript of a live on-line interview over Sonicnet)^[30]
"Interview With Kathryn Cramer, Co-editor of Hieroglyph" by New Books Network (Podcast on New Books in Science Fiction and Fantasy)^[31]

References[edit]

^"Kathryn Cramer".Eastgate Systems. n.d.Retrieved2007-01-26.
^"An Interview With Kathryn Cramer".Hypertext Horizon.Retrieved20 Jan2016.
^"Wolfram research".Retrieved20 Jan2016.
^"Wolfram library archive".Retrieved20 Jan2016.
^http:// locusmag /SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html#1113 Archived2011-09-20 at theWayback Machine;Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominations,LocusOnline 2005: "All nominees in the Semiprozine category have previously been nominated, and the category includes the top two record holders for most number of Hugo wins:Charles N. Brown,with 41 previous nominations and 26 wins, andDavid Langford,with 43 previous nominations and 24 wins.David Pringlehas 19 previous nominations, and won for Interzone ten years ago in Glasgow. Kathryn Cramer has 12 previous nominations,Kevin J. Maroney8, both forThe New York Review of Science Fiction;co-editorHartwell,mentioned above, has 29 previous nominations.Andy Coxhas one previous nomination, last year for The Third Alternative. "
^"Hypertext Horizon: An Interview With Kathryn Cramer",Altx, undated; first published by Sonicnet
^Global Connection Project team;Ewalt, David M.:Google Is Everywhere,Forbes,September 2, 2005; Hafner, Katie:For Victims, News About Home Can Come From Strangers Online,The New York Times,September 5, 2006; Thompson, Bill:Net offers map help after the flood,BBCNews, September 2, 2005
^"Science Fiction - Search View - MSN Encarta".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-28.
^Cramer's chapter on hard science fiction(opening paragraph, full text in PDF for subscribers only) inThe Cambridge Companion to SF
^"David G. Hartwell (1941-2016)".20 Jan 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-01-21.Retrieved20 Jan2016.
^"About Kathryn Cramer".Retrieved24 January2016.
^David G. Hartwell, Literary-Minded Editor of Science Fiction, Dies at 74,New York Times, February 3, 2015
^"STYLES IN HAUNTED HOUSES, FROM VICTORIAN GLOOM TO MODERN MAYHEM".The New York Times.October 29, 1987.
^Von Ruff, Al.Publication Listing: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-312-02250-6.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (1994).Bibliography: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-312-11024-3.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al."Year's Best Fantasy - Series Bibliography".Internet Speculative Fiction Database.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (4 June 2002).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 7.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-06-106143-3.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (27 May 2003).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 8.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-06-106453-X.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (25 May 2004).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 9.Internet Speculative Fiction Database].ISBN 0-06-057559-X.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (24 May 2005).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 10.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-06-057561-1.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (2006).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 11.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-7394-6924-X.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (2007).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 12.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-7394-8544-6.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (2008).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 13.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-7394-9656-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (26 May 2009).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 14.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-172174-8.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (2010-05-25).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 15.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-172175-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (31 May 2011).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 16.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-203590-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Von Ruff, Al (2012-05-29).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 17.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-203587-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^MathFiction: Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder (Rudy Rucker (editor))Archived2007-02-22 at theWayback Machine
^Von Ruff, Al."Bibliography: Science Fiction and the Adventures of the Spherical Cow".Internet Speculative Fiction Database.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Goldstein, Harry."Hypertext Horizon: An Interview With Kathryn Cramer [full text]".The Write Stuff (Interviews).RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.
^Wolf, Rob (November 5, 2014)."Interview With Kathryn Cramer, Co-editor ofHieroglyph[podcast] ".New Books Network. Archived fromthe originalon November 29, 2014.RetrievedNovember 19,2014.

External links[edit]

Official website
Kathryn Cramerat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
Kathryn Cramer in the Index of Literary Nomineesin the Locus Index to Science Fiction Awards

[1] "Kathryn Cramer".Eastgate Systems. n.d.Retrieved2007-01-26.

[2] "An Interview With Kathryn Cramer".Hypertext Horizon.Retrieved20 Jan2016.

[3] "Wolfram research".Retrieved20 Jan2016.

[4] "Wolfram library archive".Retrieved20 Jan2016.

[5] ttp:// locusmag /SFAwards/Db/HugoNomList.html#1113 Archived2011-09-20 at theWayback Machine;Hugo and Campbell Awards Nominations,LocusOnline 2005: "All nominees in the Semiprozine category have previously been nominated, and the category includes the top two record holders for most number of Hugo wins:Charles N. Brown,with 41 previous nominations and 26 wins, andDavid Langford,with 43 previous nominations and 24 wins.David Pringlehas 19 previous nominations, and won for Interzone ten years ago in Glasgow. Kathryn Cramer has 12 previous nominations,Kevin J. Maroney8, both forThe New York Review of Science Fiction;co-editorHartwell,mentioned above, has 29 previous nominations.Andy Coxhas one previous nomination, last year for The Third Alternative. "

[Goldstein-6] "Hypertext Horizon: An Interview With Kathryn Cramer",Altx, undated; first published by Sonicnet

[7] Global Connection Project team;Ewalt, David M.:Google Is Everywhere,Forbes,September 2, 2005; Hafner, Katie:For Victims, News About Home Can Come From Strangers Online,The New York Times,September 5, 2006; Thompson, Bill:Net offers map help after the flood,BBCNews, September 2, 2005

[8] "Science Fiction - Search View - MSN Encarta".Archived fromthe originalon 2009-10-28.

[9] Cramer's chapter on hard science fiction(opening paragraph, full text in PDF for subscribers only) inThe Cambridge Companion to SF

[locusobit-10] "David G. Hartwell (1941-2016)".20 Jan 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 2016-01-21.Retrieved20 Jan2016.

[bio-11] "About Kathryn Cramer".Retrieved24 January2016.

[12] David G. Hartwell, Literary-Minded Editor of Science Fiction, Dies at 74,New York Times, February 3, 2015

[13] "STYLES IN HAUNTED HOUSES, FROM VICTORIAN GLOOM TO MODERN MAYHEM".The New York Times.October 29, 1987.

[14] Von Ruff, Al.Publication Listing: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Enchantment.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-312-02250-6.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[15] Von Ruff, Al (1994).Bibliography: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-312-11024-3.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[16] Von Ruff, Al."Year's Best Fantasy - Series Bibliography".Internet Speculative Fiction Database.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[17] Von Ruff, Al (4 June 2002).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 7.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-06-106143-3.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[18] Von Ruff, Al (27 May 2003).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 8.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-06-106453-X.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[19] Von Ruff, Al (25 May 2004).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 9.Internet Speculative Fiction Database].ISBN 0-06-057559-X.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[20] Von Ruff, Al (24 May 2005).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 10.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-06-057561-1.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[21] Von Ruff, Al (2006).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 11.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 0-7394-6924-X.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[22] Von Ruff, Al (2007).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 12.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-7394-8544-6.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[23] Von Ruff, Al (2008).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 13.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-7394-9656-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[24] Von Ruff, Al (26 May 2009).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 14.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-172174-8.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[25] Von Ruff, Al (2010-05-25).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 15.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-172175-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[26] Von Ruff, Al (31 May 2011).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 16.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-203590-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[27] Von Ruff, Al (2012-05-29).Bibliography: Year's Best SF 17.Internet Speculative Fiction Database.ISBN 978-0-06-203587-5.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[28] MathFiction: Mathenauts: Tales of Mathematical Wonder (Rudy Rucker (editor))Archived2007-02-22 at theWayback Machine

[29] Von Ruff, Al."Bibliography: Science Fiction and the Adventures of the Spherical Cow".Internet Speculative Fiction Database.RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[30] Goldstein, Harry."Hypertext Horizon: An Interview With Kathryn Cramer [full text]".The Write Stuff (Interviews).RetrievedSeptember 13,2012.

[31] Wolf, Rob (November 5, 2014)."Interview With Kathryn Cramer, Co-editor ofHieroglyph[podcast] ".New Books Network. Archived fromthe originalon November 29, 2014.RetrievedNovember 19,2014.

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