Kate Wilhelm

Not to be confused with Kati Wilhelm.
Kate Wilhelm
Born Katie Gertrude Meredith
(1928-06-08) June 8, 1928
Toledo, Ohio, US
Occupation Writer
Nationality American
Period 1956–present
Genre Science fiction, mystery, fantasy

Kate Wilhelm (born June 8, 1928) is an American writer. She is known for her work in science fiction, fantasy and mystery, including the Hugo Award-winning Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang, and for establishing several prominent writer workshops with her husband Damon Knight.

Life

Katie Gertrude Meredith was born in Toledo, Ohio, daughter of Jesse and Ann Meredith. She graduated high school in Louisville, Kentucky, and worked as a model, telephone operator, sales clerk, switchboard operator, and underwriter for an insurance company.

She married first in 1947 to Joseph Wilhelm, and had two sons. The couple divorced in 1962, and Wilhelm married again to Damon Knight in 1963. She and her husband lived in Eugene, Oregon, until 2002, the time of his death, and she continues living there.[1]

Career

Her first published short fiction was "The Pint-Size Genie" in the October 1956 issue of Fantastic, edited by Paul W. Fairman. Next year she placed one story in John W. Campbell's Astounding Science Fiction, and ten of her speculative fiction stories were published during 1958 and 1959.[2] Her debut novel was a murder mystery, More Bitter Than Death (Simon & Schuster, 1963), and her science fiction debut, The Clone (1965) by Wilhelm and Theodore L. Thomas, was a finalist for the annual Nebula Award.[2]

Her work has been published in Quark/, Orbit, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Locus, Amazing Stories, Asimov's Science Fiction, Ellery Queen's Mystery Magazine, Fantastic, Omni, Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine and Cosmopolitan, among many other places.

She and her second husband, Damon Knight, mentored many authors and helped to establish the Clarion Writers Workshop and the Milford Writer's Workshop. Since his death in 2002, Wilhelm has continued to host monthly workshops, as well as lecturing at other events.

In 2012, Kate Wilhelm, along with Richard Wilhelm, Sue Arbuthnot, and Jonathan Knight, formed InfinityBox Press, LLC to publish all of Kate's new and legacy works as e-books.

Recognition

The Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame inducted Wilhelm in 2003, its eighth class of two deceased and two living writers.[3]

In 2009, she received one of three inaugural Solstice Awards from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (founded by Knight in 1965), which recognize "significant impact on the science fiction or fantasy landscape".[4][5]

The Nebula Award trophy was designed for the first awards by J. A. Lawrence, based on a sketch by Wilhelm.

She also won a few annual genre awards for particular works:[4]

The Hugo- and Locus Award-winning novel Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang was also a finalist for the Nebula Award, winner of the short-lived Jupiter Award from science fiction instructors, and third place for the academic John W. Campbell Memorial Award for Best Science Fiction Novel.[4]

In 2016, the SFWA renamed the Solstice Award to the Kate Wilhelm Solstice Award.[7]

Works

Barbara Holloway mysteries

Barbara Holloway is an attorney in Eugene, Oregon. She is intelligent, courageous, and compassionate. Along with her semi-retired lawyer father, Frank Holloway, and a cast of supporting characters, Ms. Holloway uncovers the truth and fights for justice. These mysteries combine detective fiction with courtroom drama.

Constance Leidl and Charlie Meiklejohn mysteries

Charlie Meiklejohn is a former arson detective turned private investigator. His wife Constance Leidl, is a professional psychologist. Together they solve selected cases that come their way.

Collections

Standalone mystery/suspense novels

Non-fiction

Poems

Editor

SF novels and collections

  • The Mile-Long Spaceship (1963)
  • The Clone (1965) – 1966 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novel
  • The Nevermore Affair (1966)
  • Andover and the Android (1966)
  • Baby, You Were Great (1967) – 1968 Nebula Award nominee, Best Short Story
  • The Killer Thing (1967)
  • The Planners (1968) – 1969 Nebula Award winner, Best Short Story
  • The Downstairs Room (1968) – collection of 14 SF short stories
  • Let the Fire Fall (1969)
  • The Year of the Cloud (1970)
  • April Fool's Day Forever (1970) – 1971 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novella
  • A Cold Dark Night with Snow (1970) – 1971 Nebula Award nominee, Best Short Story
  • Abyss: Two Novellas (1971) – contains "The Plastic Abyss" (1992 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novella) and "Stranger in the House"
  • Margaret and I (1971) -1972 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novel
  • City of Cain (1974)
  • The Infinity Box (1975) – collection of 9 SF short stories, including 1992 Nebula Award nominee "The Infinity Box", for Best Novella
  • Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang (1976) – Hugo and Locus Award winner; Nebula nominee, Best Novel
  • Somerset Dreams and Other Fiction (1978) – collection of 8 shorter SF stories/novellas
  • Juniper Time (1979) – 1980 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novel
  • The Winter Beach (1981) – 1982 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novella
  • A Sense of Shadow (1981)
  • Listen, Listen (1981) – contains four novellas: "Julian", "With Thimbles, With Forks and Hope", "Moongate", and "The Uncertain Edge of Reality"
  • Welcome, Chaos (1983)
  • Huysman's Pets (1985)
  • Forever Yours, Anna (1987) – 1988 Nebula Award winner, Best Short Story
  • Crazy Time (1988)
  • Children of the Wind (1989) – contains "Children of the Wind", "The Gorgon Field" (1986 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novella), "A Brother to Dragons, A Companion of Owls", "The Blue Ladies", and "The Girl Who Fell into the Sky"
  • Cambio Bay (1990)
  • Naming the Flowers (1992) – 1994 Nebula Award nominee, Best Novella
  • And the Angels Sing (1992) – collection of 12 SF short stories
  • I Know What You're Thinking (1994) – 1995 Nebula Award nominee, Best Short Story
  • Fear is a Cold Black (2010) – collection of Wilhelm's early SF short stories
  • Music Makers (2012) – collection of 5 stories: "Music Makers", "Shadows on the Wall of the Cave", "Mockingbird", "The Late Night Train", and "An Ordinary Day with Jason"
  • The Bird Cage (2012) – collection of 4 stories: "The Bird Cage", "Changing the World", "The Fountain of Neptune", and "Rules of the Game"

References

  1. ↑ "Literally Eugene". The Register-Guard. Eugene, OR. Dec 7, 2007. Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  2. 1 2 Kate Wilhelm at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (ISFDB). Retrieved 2013-04-18. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
  3. ↑ "Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame". Mid American Science Fiction and Fantasy Conventions, Inc. Retrieved 2013-03-26. This was the official website of the hall of fame to 2004.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 "Wilhelm, Kate". The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees. Locus Publications. Retrieved 2013-03-26.
  5. ↑ Nebula Awards Ceremony 2009. Los Angeles, CA: SFWA. 2009. p. 13.
  6. 1 2 3 "SFWA Nebula Awards". Retrieved 2010-02-19.
  7. ↑ http://www.sfwa.org/2016/03/sir-terry-pratchett-receive-kate-wilhelm-solstice-award/

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