Melisa Michaels
{{Short description|American author (1946–2019)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Melisa C. Michaels
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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1946|05|31}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2019|08|30|1946|05|31}}
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| occupation = Science fiction and mystery author
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Melisa C. Michaels (May 31, 1946 – August 30, 2019)[https://www.sfwa.org/2019/09/in-memoriam-melisa-c-michaels/ In Memoriam-Melisa C. Michaels], sfwa.org, Retrieved September 03, 2019 was an American science fiction and mystery author. Her novel Skirmish was nominated for a Locus Award for Best First Novel in 1986.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Mark|title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 1986 Locus Awards|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus1986.html#nvl1|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=22 May 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100616011806/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Locus1986.html#nvl1|archivedate=16 June 2010}} An active member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), she served on the Nebula Awards jury three times, in 1996, 1997 and 2002.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Mark|title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Judges and Jurors|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Judge13.html#3595|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=22 May 2012}} In 2008, she received a SFWA Service Award.{{cite web|last=Kelly|first=Mark|title=The Locus Index to SF Awards: 2008 Other SFWA Awards|url=http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Sfwa2008.html#service|publisher=Locus Magazine|accessdate=22 May 2012}}
Selected works
=''Skyrider'' series=
- Skirmish (1985) {{ISBN|0-8125-4566-4}} Tor Books
- First Battle (1985) {{ISBN|0-8125-4568-0}} Tom Doherty Assoc
- Last War (1986) {{ISBN|0812545702}} Tor Books
- Pirate Prince (1987) {{ISBN|0-8125-4572-9}} Tor Books
- Floater Factor (1988) {{ISBN|0-8125-4578-8}} Tor Books
=''Rosie Lavine'' series=
- Cold Iron (1997) {{ISBN|0-451-45654-8}} Roc
- Sister to the Rain (1998) {{ISBN|0-451-45730-7}} Roc
=Novels=
- Through the Eyes of the Dead (1988) {{ISBN|0-8027-5718-9}} Walker & Co
- Far Harbor (1989) {{ISBN|0-8125-4581-8}} Tor Books
- World-Walker (2004) {{ISBN|1-59414-215-7}} Five Star
=Anthologies containing stories by Melisa Michaels=
- The Best Science Fiction of the Year 9 (1980) {{ISBN|0-345-28601-4}} Del Rey
- Horrors (1986) {{ISBN|0-451-45515-0}} Roc
- Almanahul Anticipația 1984 (1983) Știință & Tehnică
=Short stories=
- ″In the Country of the Blind, No One Can See″ (1979)
- ″A Demon in My View″ (1981)
- ″I Have a Winter Reason″ (1981)
- ″I Am Large, I Contain Multitudes″ (1982)
- ″Renascence″ (1982) with Terry Carr
- ″Intermezzo″ (1983)
- ″Painted Houses″ (1999)
=Essays=
- ″Stalking the Wily Label″ (1998)
=Cover Art=
- The Darkover Concordance: A Reader's Guide (1979)
- Bones of the World (2001)
- The Ballad of Billy Badass and the Rose of Turkestan (2001)
References
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Sources
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20081015235950/http://www.sff.net/people/JBailey/melisa.htp Interview]
- [http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/oct97/michaels.htm Interview]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20080926104212/http://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/~susan/sf/books/m/mlscmchl.htm Reviews]
External links
- {{isfdb name|id=Melisa_Michaels|name=Melisa Michaels}}
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Category:20th-century American novelists
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Category:American women short story writers
Category:American women novelists
Category:American women science fiction and fantasy writers
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Category:21st-century American women writers
Category:20th-century American short story writers
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