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Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 35 relations: Advertising agency, Artificial intelligence, Ballet, Beggars in Spain, Brain tumor, Buffalo, New York, Charles Sheffield, Clarion Workshop, East Aurora, New York, Fantasy, Fiction, Fountain of Age, Genetic engineering, Hard science fiction, Hugo Award, Hugo Award for Best Novella, Jack Skillingstead, John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, Leipzig, Leipzig University, Lightspeed (magazine), Locus (magazine), Master of Arts, Near future in fiction, Nebula Award, Nebula Award for Best Novella, Out of All Them Bright Stars, Rochester, New York, Science, Science fiction, State University of New York at Plattsburgh, The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction, Theodore Sturgeon Award, Wesleyan University Press, Writer's Digest.

  2. Science fiction academics
  3. State University of New York at Plattsburgh alumni

Advertising agency

An advertising agency, often referred to as a creative agency or an ad agency, is a business dedicated to creating, planning, and handling advertising and sometimes other forms of promotion and marketing for its clients.

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Artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence (AI), in its broadest sense, is intelligence exhibited by machines, particularly computer systems.

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Ballet

Ballet is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia.

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Beggars in Spain

Beggars in Spain is a 1993 science fiction novel by American writer Nancy Kress.

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Brain tumor

A brain tumor occurs when abnormal cells form within the brain.

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Buffalo, New York

Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Erie County.

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Charles Sheffield

Charles Sheffield (25 June 1935 – 2 November 2002), was an English-born mathematician, physicist and science-fiction writer who served as a President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and of the American Astronautical Society. Nancy Kress and Charles Sheffield are Hugo Award-winning writers and Nebula Award winners.

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Clarion Workshop

Clarion is an American six-week workshop for aspiring science fiction and fantasy writers.

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East Aurora, New York

East Aurora is a village in Erie County, New York, United States, southeast of Buffalo.

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Fantasy

Fantasy is a genre of fiction involving magical elements, as well as a work in this genre.

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Fiction

Fiction is any creative work, chiefly any narrative work, portraying individuals, events, or places that are imaginary or in ways that are imaginary.

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Fountain of Age

"Fountain of Age" is a science fiction novella published in 2007 by Nancy Kress.

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Genetic engineering

Genetic engineering, also called genetic modification or genetic manipulation, is the modification and manipulation of an organism's genes using technology.

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Hard science fiction

Hard science fiction is a category of science fiction characterized by concern for scientific accuracy and logic.

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Hugo Award

The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon) and chosen by its members.

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Hugo Award for Best Novella

The Hugo Award for Best Novella is one of the Hugo Awards given each year for science fiction or fantasy stories published or translated into English during the previous calendar year.

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Jack Skillingstead

Jack Skillingstead (born October 24, 1955) is an American science fiction writer living in Seattle, Washington. Nancy Kress and Jack Skillingstead are Asimov's Science Fiction people.

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John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel

The John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel, or Campbell Memorial Award, was an annual award presented to the author of the best science fiction novel published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Leipzig

Leipzig (Upper Saxon: Leibz'sch) is the most populous city in the German state of Saxony.

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Leipzig University

Leipzig University (Universität Leipzig), in Leipzig in Saxony, Germany, is one of the world's oldest universities and the second-oldest university (by consecutive years of existence) in Germany.

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Lightspeed (magazine)

Lightspeed is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine edited and published by John Joseph Adams.

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Locus (magazine)

Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field, founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California.

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Master of Arts

A Master of Arts (Magister Artium or Artium Magister; abbreviated MA or AM) is the holder of a master's degree awarded by universities in many countries.

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Near future in fiction

The near future has been used as a setting in many works, usually but not limited to the genre of science fiction.

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Nebula Award

The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States.

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Nebula Award for Best Novella

The Nebula Award for Best Novella is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA) for science fiction or fantasy novellas.

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Out of All Them Bright Stars

"Out of All Them Bright Stars" is a science fiction short story by Nancy Kress.

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Rochester, New York

Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of New York and the county seat of Monroe County.

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Science

Science is a strict systematic discipline that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable hypotheses and predictions about the world.

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Science fiction

Science fiction (sometimes shortened to SF or sci-fi) is a genre of speculative fiction, which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel universes, and extraterrestrial life.

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State University of New York at Plattsburgh

The State University of New York at Plattsburgh (SUNY Plattsburgh) is a public university in Plattsburgh, New York.

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The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction

The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (SFE) is an English language reference work on science fiction, first published in 1979.

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Theodore Sturgeon Award

The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award is an annual literary award presented by the Theodore Sturgeon Literary Trust and the Center for the Study of Science Fiction at the University of Kansas to the author of the best short science fiction story published in English in the preceding calendar year.

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Wesleyan University Press

Wesleyan University Press is a university press that is part of Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.

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Writer's Digest

Writer's Digest is an American magazine aimed at beginning and established writers.

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See also

Science fiction academics

State University of New York at Plattsburgh alumni

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nancy_Kress

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