Naomi Kritzer is an American speculative fiction writer and blogger.[1][2] Her 2015 short story "Cat Pictures Please" was a Locus Award and Hugo Award winner[3] and was nominated for a Nebula Award. Her novel, Catfishing on CatNet won the 2020 Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book.

Biography

Kritzer has lived in London and Nepal. She attended Wingra School - Madison, WI (1978 - 1986); Highgate Wood School - Haringey, England (1986 - 1987); Madison West High School - Madison, WI (1987 - 1991); and Carleton College - Northfield, MN (1991 - 1995).[4][5] As of 2020, she lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota, and blogs on local elections.[6]

Career

Since 1999 Kritzer has published a number of short stories and several novels, including two trilogies for Bantam Books, and her Seastead series of short stories for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. Her 2015 short story "Cat Pictures Please" published in Clarkesworld was a Locus Award and Hugo Award winner and was nominated for a Nebula Award.[7]

Bibliography

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Novel series

Eliana's Song

• —— (2002). Fires of the Faithful (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra Books. pp. 1–373. ISBN 978-0553585179.
• —— (2003). Turning the Storm (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra. pp. 1–369. ISBN 978-0553585506.
• Story:
  • "Kin" (2004)

Dead Rivers

• —— (2004). Freedom's Gate (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra Books. pp. 1–384. ISBN 978-0553586732.
• —— (2005). Freedom's Apprentice (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra Books. pp. 1–384. ISBN 978-0553586749.
• —— (2006). Freedom's Sisters (paperback 1st ed.). Spectra. pp. 1–416. ISBN 978-0553586756.

CatNet

• —— (2019). Catfishing on CatNet (hardcover 1st ed.). Tor Teen. pp. 1–304. ISBN 978-1250165084.
• —— (2021). Chaos on Catnet (hardcover 1st ed.). Tor Teen. pp. 1–304. ISBN 978-1250165220.[8][9]

Collections

• —— (2011). Comrade Grandmother and Other Stories (kindle ed.). pp. 1–166. ASIN B004ZW99BU.
• —— (2011). Gift of the Winter King and Other Stories (kindle ed.). pp. 1–195. ASIN B004WPPA7C. (2011)
• —— (2017). Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories (paperback 1st ed.). Fairwood Press. pp. 1–315. ISBN 978-1933846675.

Short fiction

• "The Price" (2000)
• "Spirit Stone" (2000)
• "The Golem" (2000)
• "Comrade Grandmother" (2002)
• "In the Witch's Garden" (2002)
• "St. Ailbe's Hall" (2004) also appeared as:
• "The Long Walk" (2005) with Lyda Morehouse
• "Honest Man" (2007)
• "When Shlemiel Went to the Stars" (2008)
• "The Good Son" (2009)
• "Isabella's Garden" (2011)
• "What Happened at Blessing Creek" (2011)
• "Scrap Dragon" (2012)
• "Bits" (2013)
• "Cat Pictures Please" (2015)
• "Wind" (2015)
• "Cleanout" (2015)
• "So Much Cooking" (2015)
• "Zombies in Winter" (2016)
• "Waiting Out the End of the World in Patty’s Place Cafe" (2017)

Awards

References

External links

• Official website