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Jane Fletcher (writer)

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Jane Fletcher (born August 1956)[1] is an English writer of lesbian speculative fiction. Her The Walls of Westenfort won the Golden Crown Literary Society's 2005 "Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror / Paranormal / Speculative" award,[2] and her The Empress and the Acolyte won its 2007 Speculative Fiction award.[3] In 2009, she received The Alice B Readers Award for career achievement.[4]

Her Temple Landfall was shortlisted for the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror category of the 18th Lambda Literary Awards in 2006,[5] and her Wolfsbane Winter was shortlisted for the same category of the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards in 2011.[6] Her Lorimal's Chalice was shortlisted for the 2003 Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel.[7]

Early life and education

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Fletcher grew up in south east London, and has a degree in Physics (1980) from the University of Surrey.[1]

Selected publications

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The Celeano series

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  • The Temple at Landfall (November 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110271), Original title: The World Celaeno Chose (November 1999, The Dimsdale Press ISBN 0952362538)
  • The Walls of Westernfort (September 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110240)
  • Rangers at Roadsend (August 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110288), Original title: The Wrong Trail Knife (2003, Fortitude Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0974137827)
  • Dynasty of Rogues (March 2007, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110714)
  • Shadow of the Knife (February 2008, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1602820081)

The Lyremouth Chronicles

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Others

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Biography". Jane Fletcher. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. ^ "2005 Awards". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Speculative Fiction Awards". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Past Alice B Medal Winners - The Alice B Awards". www.alicebawards.org. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. ^ "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. ^ "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists and Winners". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. ^ "2003 Best Novel Finalists". spectrum Awards. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
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