Anne Harris (pen names, Pearl North and Jessica Freely; 1964 – November 17, 2022)[1] was an American science fiction author from Michigan.
Anne Harris | |
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| Born | 1964 |
| Died | November 17, 2022 |
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| Education | Oakland University (BS) |
| Genre | science fiction |
| Notable awards | Gaylactic Spectrum Award |
Life and work
editHarris published under three different names: her legal name, "Pearl North", and "Jessica Freely".
Harris was a graduate of Ferndale High School and Oakland University, the latter with a Bachelor of Science in computer and information science. According to her blog, she worked as a cook in a vegetarian restaurant, a freelance journalist, a public relations writer, an operations research analyst for the United States Department of Defense, and "a doggy daycare worker".[2] Harris lived in the Detroit, Michigan area all her life; as of 2016, she was living in Royal Oak with her husband Steve.[3]
Harris also taught in Seton Hill University's Writing Popular Fiction MFA program. Harris's literary works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[4] She wrote under two pseudonyms. As Pearl North she published Libyrinth in 2009. It is the first volume in a young adult science fiction trilogy. The second in the series, The Boy From Ilysies, came out in November 2010,[5] and the third, The Book of the Night, was released in 2012. Under the pen name Jessica Freely, Harris has written numerous male/male erotic romance ebooks since 2008.
Harris's second novel, Accidental Creatures (1998), won the first Gaylactic Spectrum Award for Best Novel dealing with LGBT characters, themes, and issues.[6]
Her short story, "Still Life with Boobs", was a 2005 Nebula Award finalist for Best Short Story.[7] Her other novels include The Nature of Smoke (her first, published in 1996, shortlisted in translation for the 2007 Japanese Sense of Gender Award)[8] and Inventing Memory, published in 2004.
Harris was "a long-term advocate of women's rights, reproductive freedom, and LGBT rights."[9]
References
edit- ^ "Anne Harris's obituary (1964–2022) – Utica, MI". Legacy. November 19, 2022. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ Harris's profile on LiveJournal Archived 2008-05-15 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Michigan State University Library: Michigan Writers Series "Science Fiction Writer Anne Harris - February 14, 2003
- ^ "Michigan Writers Series". Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved July 15, 2012.
- ^ MacMillan. "The Boy from Ilysies". Archived from the original on April 16, 2011. Retrieved March 22, 2011.
- ^ "Spectrum Awards 1999 list". Archived from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved January 28, 2009.
- ^ Mike Glyer (November 18, 2022). "Pixel Scroll 11/18/22 The Idiot's Guide To Writing Scroll Titles". File 770. (8). Retrieved November 19, 2022.
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- ^ David G. Hartwell; Kathryn Cramer, eds. (2006). Year's Best Fantasy 6. Tachyon Publications. ISBN 1-892391-37-6.
External links
edit- Her websites are jessicafreely.com and anneharris.net
- https://web.archive.org/web/20101114150527/http://www.setonhill.edu/academics/fiction/
- Walsh, Therese. "AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Anne Harris" Writer Unboxed August 11th, 2006
- "Still Life with Boobs" online
- Anne Harris at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database