Otherwise Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (1991) award
Gwyneth Ann Jones
ギネス・ジョーンズ
Gwyneth Ann Jones
Pen Names:
Ann Halam（Pen name used for children's and young adult fiction）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1952-02-14 （Manchester, United Kingdom）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, science fiction writer, fantasy writer, critic
- Active Years
- 1977-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Sussex | — | European History | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Sussex
European History
Country:
United Kingdom
Specific degree/year of graduation not specified
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | James Tiptree Jr. Award | White Queen | — | James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Otherwise Award) committee | 受賞 |
| 1996 | World Fantasy Award | The Grass Princess | — | World Fantasy Award | 受賞 |
| 1996 | World Fantasy Award | Seven Tales and a Fable | — | World Fantasy Award | 受賞 |
| 1999 | British Science Fiction Association Award | La Cenerentola | — | British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Arthur C. Clarke Award | Bold As Love | — | Arthur C. Clarke Award committee | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Philip K. Dick Award | Life | — | Philip K. Dick Award committee | 受賞 |
James Tiptree Jr. Award
1992
Work:
White Queen
Organization:
James Tiptree, Jr. Award (Otherwise Award) committee
Result:
受賞
World Fantasy Award
1996
Work:
The Grass Princess
Organization:
World Fantasy Award
Result:
受賞
World Fantasy Award
1996
Work:
Seven Tales and a Fable
Organization:
World Fantasy Award
Result:
受賞
British Science Fiction Association Award
1999
Work:
La Cenerentola
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)
Result:
受賞
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2002
Work:
Bold As Love
Organization:
Arthur C. Clarke Award committee
Result:
受賞
Philip K. Dick Award
2005
Work:
Life
Organization:
Philip K. Dick Award committee
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Arthur C. Clarke Award
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2002) award
The Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 23 (2004) award
Works
Major Works
White Queen
1991 Science fiction / High fantasyFirst volume of the Aleutian Trilogy. A complex novel that explores gender and power within an expansive speculative setting.
genderpoweridentity
Bold As Love
2001 near-future science fictionThe first book of the Bold As Love cycle, set in a near-future society; interweaves politics, music, and questions of personal identity.
near-futurepoliticsculture
Life
2004 Science fictionA novel questioning technology and the self; recipient of the Philip K. Dick Award.
technologyexistential questionsidentity
The Grass Princess
1995 short fiction (fantastical)A short story with fantastical elements exploring gender and personal growth; winner of the World Fantasy Award.
feminismcoming-of-agetransformation
Bibliography
- Water in the Air (1977)
- The Influence of Ironwood (1978)
- The Exchange (1979)
- Dear Hill (1980)
- Divine Endurance (1984)
- Escape Plans (1986)
- Kairos (1988)
- The Hidden Ones (1988)
- White Queen (1991)
- Flower Dust (1993)
- The Grass Princess (1995)
- Seven Tales and a Fable (1995)
- La Cenerentola (1998)
- Deconstructing the Starships: Science, Fiction and Reality (1999)
- Bold As Love (2001)
- Life (2004)
- Spirit: or The Princess of Bois Dormant (2008)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- rich worldbuildingforegrounding of feminism and gender theorya narrative style that crosses near-future and fantastical modes
- Recurring Motifs
- genderpower structurestransformation of identitytechnology and humanity
Legacy
Gwyneth Jones is recognized across both science fiction and fantasy for foregrounding gender and feminist themes. She has won multiple major awards and influenced anglophone speculative fiction from the 1990s onward.
Trivia
- She writes children's and YA fiction under the pen name Ann Halam.
- Studied European history at the University of Sussex.
- Her works often foreground themes of gender and feminism.