Catherynne M. Valente

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Catherynne M. Valente (born Bethany Thomas, May 5, 1979, Seattle, Washington), is a Tiptree, Andre Norton, and Mythopoeic Award winning novelist, poet, and literary critic. Her short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, the World Fantasy Award winning anthologies Salon Fantastique and Paper Cities, as well as numerous Year's Best volumes. Her critical work has appeared in the International Journal of the Humanities under the name Bethany L. Thomas, as well as in the essay anthology Chicks Dig Time Lords. She keeps a blog at yuki- onna.livejournal.com and currently lives on Peaks Island in the state of Maine with her husband. Valente has also published 5 books of poetry, and won the Rhysling Award for speculative poetry.