Christopher Rowe (born December 25, 1969[1]) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer, whose stories have been finalists for the Hugo Award, the Nebula Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award, and the World Fantasy Award.[2][3]
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Born | (1969-12-25) December 25, 1969 (age 52) |
Rowe's first professionally published short story was "Kin to Crows" (Realms of Fantasy, 1998).[4] His best-known story is "The Voluntary State" (Sci Fiction, 2004),[1] which was nominated for multiple major awards.[3] That story was followed by two sequels: "The Border State" (2017) and These Prisoning Hills (2022).[5]
His 2017 short-story collection Telling the Map received positive reviews from Publishers Weekly ("wild creativity, haunting imagery, and lyricism"), Kirkus Reviews (a "clutch of complex, persuasive visions of an alternate South"),[6] and Tor.com ("a stellar set of stories that mesh well together").[7]
He lives in Lexington, Kentucky with his wife, fellow author Gwenda Bond. The two met at a writing conference in 2001 and were married in 2004. They are co-authors for the The Supernormal Sleuthing Service book series.[8]