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Molly Gloss

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Molly Gloss
Gloss at Eastern Oregon University in 2012
Gloss at Eastern Oregon University in 2012
Born (1944-11-20) November 20, 1944 (age 79)
OccupationWriter
Genre
  • Historical
  • science fiction
Notable awards

Molly Gloss (born November 20, 1944) is an American writer of historical fiction and science fiction.

Life

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Gloss grew up in rural Oregon and began writing seriously when she became a mother.[1] She now lives in Portland, Oregon, and was close friends with fellow science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. She has taught writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University, and currently is on the faculty of the Pacific University MFA program.[2]

Awards and nominations

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Bibliography

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Novels

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  • Outside the Gates. Atheneum. 1986. ISBN 978-0-689-31275-5.
  • The Jump-Off Creek. Houghton Mifflin Company. 1989. ISBN 978-0-618-56587-0.
  • The Dazzle of Day. Macmillan. 1998. ISBN 978-0-312-86437-8.
  • Wild Life. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2000. ISBN 978-0-618-13157-0.
  • The Hearts of Horses. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2007. ISBN 978-0-618-79990-9.
  • Falling from Horses. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 2014. ISBN 978-0-544-27929-2.

Stories

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Anthologies

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Notable short fiction

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References

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  1. ^ Gloss, Molly (May 1, 2007). "On becoming a writer". Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  2. ^ Molly Gloss, personal communication, August 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "1990 Book Awards". Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association. Archived from the original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013.
  4. ^ "Molly Gloss". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "2000 Otherwise Award". James Tiptree Jr. Literary Award Council. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  6. ^ Baker, Jeff (September 8, 2008). "Oregon Book Award finalists". The Oregonian. Retrieved September 5, 2022.
  7. ^ a b c Molly Gloss, personal communication, August 22, 2023.
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