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Carol Emshwiller (April 12, 1921 – February 2, 2019) was an American writer of avant-garde short stories and science fiction who won prizes ranging from the Nebula Award to the Philip K. Dick Award.
Learn about the life and work of Carol Emshwiller, a science fiction writer who experimented with form and meaning. Find her bibliography, news, reviews, schedule, fiction, essays, and updates.
Feb 2, 2019 · Carol Emshwiller is an American writer of avant garde short stories and science fiction who has won prizes including the Nebula and Philip K. Dick Awards. Ursula K. Le Guin has called her "a major fabulist, a marvelous magical realist, one of the strongest, most complex, most consistently feminist voices in fiction."
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Feb 5, 2019 · The remarkable Carol Emshwiller died, age 97, on February 2. She was one of the most individual voices in SF over a career of nearly six decades, beginning in the mid 1950s. She also wrote contemporary novels set in the American West.
Jul 22, 2021 · “Adapted” reads as a window into Carol Emshwiller’s own experiences as a young mother struggling to balance interests and passions in 1950s/early 60s American suburban society. The story hints at a fantasy element (is the narrator a witch?).
Feb 5, 2019 · A tribute to the late science fiction and fantasy writer Carol Emshwiller, who died in 2019. She was known for her experimental and feminist fiction, and won Nebula and World Fantasy Awards.
Feb 5, 2019 · SFWA announces the death of Carol Emshwiller, a pioneer of feminist science fiction and a World Fantasy Award winner. Read about her life, works, and legacy in this tribute.
