Barbara Sue Krasnoff is a tech editor and author of speculative fiction[1] active in the field since 1989.[2]
Barbara Krasnoff | |
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| Born | March 24, 1954 Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | speculative fiction |
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Biography
editKrasnoff, born in 1954,[3][4] is a native of Brooklyn, New York,[2][4] where she lives with her partner, radio host Jim Freund and "lots of toy penguins."[5][6][7] In addition to her writing, she has served as features and reviews editor for Computerworld[6][7] and reviews editor for the online technology news magazine The Verge.[1]
Literary career
editMuch of Krasnoff's fiction is part of a loose series "made up of interconnecti[ng] short stories about two uncanny families through several generations," which have been collected in the "mosaic novel" The History of Soul 2065.[1] Krasnoff has been nominated for a Nebula Award.[2]
Her work has appeared in various periodicals, including Amazing Stories, Abyss & Apex, Apex Magazine, Behind the Wainscot, Clockwork Phoenix, Cosmos, Crossed Genres, Descant, Doorways, Electric Velocipede, Escape Velocity, Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet, Mythic Delirium, Perihelion, Space & Time, Sybil's Garage, Triptych Tales, and Weird Tales, and the anthologies Broken Time Blues: Fantastic Tales in the Roaring '20s, Clockwork Phoenix 2, Clockwork Phoenix 4, Clockwork Phoenix 5, Crossed Genres Year Two, Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I, Fat Girl in a Strange Land, Memories and Visions: Women's Fantasy and Science Fiction, Menial: Skilled Labor in Science Fiction, Nebula Awards Showcase 2018, Subversion: Science Fiction & Fantasy Tales of Challenging the norm, and Such A Pretty Face: Tales of Power & Abundance.[1][6][7][2]
Bibliography
editSoul 2065 series
editCollections
edit- The History of Soul 2065 (2019)
Short fiction
edit- "Stoop Ladies" (2000)
- "Lost Connections" (2002)
- "In the Loop" (2003)
- "Hearts and Minds" (2004)
- "In the Gingerbread House" (2009)
- "Waiting for Jakie" (2009)
- "Rosemary, That's For Remembrance" (2009)
- "Cancer God" (2009)
- "The Red Dybbuk" (2011)
- "The Sad Old Lady" (2013)
- "The History of Soul 2065" (2013)
- "Under the Bay Court Tree" (2014)
- "Sophia's Legacy" (2015)
- "Sabbath Wine" (2016)
- "The Ladder-Back Chair" (2017)
- "An Awfully Big Adventure" (2019)
- "Escape Route" (2019)
- "The Clearing in the Autumn" (2019)
- "Time and the Parakeet" (2019)
Other short fiction
edit- "Signs of Life" (1989)
- "Means of Communication" (2007)
- "An Old-Time Girl" (2007)
- "All His Worldly Goods" (2008)
- "The Seder Guest" (2010)
- "In the House of the Brelsh" (2011)
- "First Class" (2011)
- "Button Up Your Overcoat" (2011)
- "Marilee and the S. O. B." (2012)
- "The Didibug Pin" (2013)
- "Symbiosis" (2014)
- "Topfuntersetzer" (2014)
- "With Triumph Home unto Her House" (2016)
- "Hard Times, Cotton Mill Girl" (2018)
- "In the Background" (2018)
- "Blaming Caine" (2019)
- "The Clearing in the Spring" (2019)
Nonfiction
edit- Robots: Reel to Real (1982)
Interviews
editAwards
edit"Sabbath Wine" was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[2][1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Krasnoff, Barbara. "Biography."
- ^ a b c d e Barbara Krasnoff at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ Reginald, Robert. Science Fiction & Fantasy Literature, 1975-1991: a bibliography of science fiction, fantasy, and horror fiction books and nonfiction monographs. Detroit: Gale Research, 1992.
- ^ a b New York City Department of Health. New York, New York, U.S., Birth Index, 1910-1965.
- ^ Readercon biography of Jim Freund.
- ^ a b c "The Authors: Barbara Krasnoff" in Clockwork Phoenix 4, Mythic Delirium Books, Roanoke VA, 2013, p. 268.
- ^ a b c "The Authors: Barbara Krasnoff" in Clockwork Phoenix 5, Mythic Delirium Books, Roanoke VA, 2016, p. 259.