Kathryn Grant, née Ptacek (born September 12, 1952) is an American writer and editor. Since 1981, she has published science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, and romance short stories and novels under her maiden and married names, and under the pseudonyms Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, and Kathleen Maxwell. She is the editor and publisher of the writers-market magazine The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets.
Kathryn Anne Ptacek Grant | |
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| Born | Kathryn Anne Ptacek September 12, 1952 Omaha, Nebraska, U.S. |
| Pen name | Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, Kathleen Maxwell, Kathryn Ptacek, Kathryn Grant |
| Occupation | Writer, editor |
| Language | English |
| Education | University of New Mexico (BA) |
| Period | 1981–present |
| Genre | science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, romance |
| Spouse | Charles L. Grant (1982-2006) |
Biography
editKathryn Anne Ptacek was born on September 12, 1952, in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, but she was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her B.A. in Journalism, with a minor in history, with honors from the University of New Mexico in 1974.[1] She was married to Charles L. Grant from February 1982 until his death in 2006.
She has also edited several anthologies of short stories. Her short story "Each Night, Each Year" was nominated for the 1989 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction.
Bibliography
editThis is a partial bibliography of her work.[2][3]
As Les Simons
editSingle novels
edit- Gila! (1981)
As Kathryn Atwood
editSingle novels
edit- Satan's Angel (1981)
- Renegade Lady (1982)
- The Lawless Heart (1984)
- My Lady Rogue (1986)
- Aurora (1987)
As Anne Mayfield
editSingle novels
edit- The Wayward Widow (1982)
As Kathleen Maxwell
editSingle novels
edit- The Devil's Heart (1983)
- Winter Masquerade (1984)
As Kathryn Ptacek
editSingle novels
edit- Shadoweyes (1984)
- Blood Autumn (1985)
- Kachina (1986)
- In Silence Sealed (1988)
- Ghost Dance (1990)
- The Hunted (1993)
Omnibus collections
edit- Looking Backward in Darkness (2013)
As Kathryn Grant
editLand of Ten Thousand Willows
edit- The Phoenix Bells (1987)
- The Black Jade Road (1989)
- The Willow Garden (1989)
Anthologies edited
editSource:[4]
- Women of Darkness (1989)
- Women of Darkness II
References and sources
edit- ^ Kathryn Ptacek's Website Bibliography, archived from the original on 2015-06-18
- ^ Marion Chesney at FantasticFiction
- ^ ISFDB Summary Bibliography: Kathryn Ptacek, retrieved 31 January 2019
- ^ Women of Darkness Book Series, retrieved 31 January 2019