Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Hoffman started publishing short stories in 1975. Her first nationally published short story appeared in ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' magazine in 1983. She has since published over 200 in various anthologies and magazines. Her short story "A Step Into Darkness" (1985) was one of the winners of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future award and was published in the first of the Writers of the Future anthologies. Her second collection of short stories, Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities, was nominated for the 1992 Locus Award for best collection of the year. She was one of the Writer Guests of Honor at the 1996 World Horror Convention. Her short story "Trophy Wives" won the 2008 Nebula Award for Best Short Story. Her novel, The Thread That Binds the Bones, won the Bram Stoker Award for Best First Novel. Other novels include The Silent Strength of Stones (a sequel to Thread), A Fistful of Sky, and A Stir of Bones. Her best known works are set in the Pacific Northwest and Southern California, and involve people (often entire families) with magical talents. The stories have invited comparison to Zenna Henderson and Ray Bradbury's stories on similar themes. She has been shortlisted, awarded and finalist for awards for novella, novelette, novel, fantasy novel, adult literature, work for younger readers, young adult books, and children's literature for the Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy Award, the Theodore Sturgeon Award, the HOMer award from CompuServe, the Endeavour Award, the Mythopoeic Award, the James Tiptree Jr. Award and the Philip K. Dick Award. Her brother is the musician Kristian Hoffman. She lives in Eugene, Oregon. She is a member of the Wordos writers' group. In 2017, she competed in the SLUG Queen pageant in the persona of country singer "Patsy Slugtana". As of 2020, she teaches small classes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing via Zoom for the Fairfield County Writers' Studio. == Bibliography ==

source: • 1985 "A Step Into Darkness" (short story) Writers of the Future 1st quarter: 1985 Hubbard • 1991 Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities (collection): 1992 Locus • 1992 Unmasking (novella): 1993 World Fantasy • 1993 "The Skeleton Key" (novelette): 1995 Nebula • 1993 The Thread That Binds the Bones (first novel): 1994 Stoker Winner • 1993 The Thread that Binds the Bones fantasy novel: 1994 Locus • 1994 "Haunted Humans" (novella): 1995 Nebula • 1994 "Haunted Humans" (novella): 1995 Locus • 1994 "Haunted Humans" (novella): 1995 HOMer • 1995 "Home for Christmas" (novelette): 1996 Nebula • 1995 "Home for Christmas" (novella): 1996 World Fantasy • 1995 "Home for Christmas" (short fiction): 1996 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award shortlist • 1995 "Home for Christmas" (novelette): 1996 HOMer • 1995 The Silent Strength of Stones (novel): 1996 World Fantasy • 1995 The Silent Strength of Stones (fantasy novel): 1996 Locus/6 • 1995 The Silent Strength of Stones (novel): 1997 Nebula • 1996 "Airborn" (novella): 1997 HOMer • 1999 A Red Heart of Memories (novel): 2000 World Fantasy • 1999 A Red Heart of Memories (fantasy novel): 2000 Locus • 1999 A Red Heart of Memories finalist: 2000 Endeavour • 2001 Past the Size of Dreaming (fantasy novel): 2002 Locus • 2001 Past the Size of Dreaming finalist: 2002 Endeavour • 2002 A Fistful of Sky (fantasy novel): 2003 Locus • 2002 A Fistful of Sky (adult literature): 2003 Mythopoeic • 2002 A Fistful of Sky short list: 2004 Tiptree • 2003 A Stir of Bones (work for younger readers): 2004 Stoker • 2003 A Stir of Bones (young adult book): 2004 Locus • 2003 A Stir of Bones finalist: 2004 Endeavour • 2003 Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors finalist: 2004 Endeavour • 2006 Catalyst finalist: 2007 Philip K. Dick • 2006 Spirits That Walk in Shadow (young adult book): 2007 Locus • 2006 Spirits That Walk in Shadow finalist: 2007 Endeavour • 2006 Spirits That Walk in Shadow (children's literature): 2007 Mythopoeic • 2008 "Trophy Wives" in Fellowship Fantastic (short story): 2008 Nebula Winner ==References==