# Ellen Klages

Ellen Klages (IPA: /ˈkleɪ.dʒɪs/, KLAY-jiss; born 1954) is an American science, science fiction, fantasy and historical fiction writer who lives in San Francisco. Her novelette "Basement Magic" won the 2005 Nebula Award for Best Novelette. She had previously been nominated for Hugo, Nebula, and Campbell awards. Her first (non-genre) novel, The Green Glass Sea, was published by Viking Children's Books in 2006. It won the 2007 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction. Portable Childhoods, a collection of her short fiction published by Tachyon Publications, was named a 2008 World Fantasy Award finalist. White Sands, Red Menace, the sequel to The Green Glass Sea, was published in Fall 2008. In 2010, her short story "Singing on a Star" was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. In 2018 her novella Passing Strange was nominated for the Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature.

## Biography

Ellen Janeway Klages was born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9, 1954, and now lives in San Francisco. She holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Michigan. In 1992, she began working at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where she was selected to co-author a children's science activity book with science fiction author Pat Murphy. Murphy encouraged Klages to write her own stories as well. Her first novelette, "Time Gypsy", was published in 1999 and was a finalist for the Nebula Award and Hugo Award. She was also nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2000. Besides her writing, she also graduated from the Second City Conservatory, the Clarion South Workshop, and has served on the Motherboard of the James Tiptree Jr. Award for twenty years.
Klages is also known for doing stand-up comedy and other performances as an auctioneer annually at Wiscon. The Wiscon Tiptree Auction is a fundraiser for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award; Klages also serves on the Board for the award. "At past Tiptree auctions, auctioneer/comedian Ellen Klages has auctioned off her own hair, Mary Doria Russell's brassiere, a hand-knitted uterus, a kangaroo-scrotum purse, a cherry pie, and a Xena lawn butt". Klages was a Guest of Honor at Wiscon 33.

## Awards

| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result |
| 1999 | "Time Gypsy" | Hugo Award | Novelette | Shortlisted |
| 1999 | "Time Gypsy" | Locus Award | Novelette | 29th |
| 1999 | "Time Gypsy" | Nebula Award | Novelette | Shortlisted |
| 1999 | "Time Gypsy" | Otherwise Award | — | Longlist |
| 2000 | — | Astounding Award | — | Finalist |
| 2001 | "Flying Over Water" | Nebula Award | Short Story | Shortlisted |
| 2005 | "Basement Magic" | Nebula Award | Novelette | Won |
| 2005 | "The Green Glass Sea" | Locus Award | Short Story | 25th |
| 2007 | The Green Glass Sea | Locus Award | First Novel | 4th |
| 2007 | The Green Glass Sea | Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction | — | Won |
| 2007 | "In the House of the Seven Librarians" | Locus Award | Novelette | 7th |
| 2008 | "Mrs. Zeno's Paradox" | Locus Award | Short Story | 19th |
| 2008 | Portable Childhoods | Crawford Award | — | Finalist |
| 2008 | Portable Childhoods | Locus Award | Collection | 15th |
| 2008 | Portable Childhoods | World Fantasy Award | Collection | Shortlisted |
| 2010 | "Singing on a Star" | Locus Award | Short Story | 27th |
| 2010 | "Singing on a Star" | World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Shortlisted |
| 2012 | "Goodnight Moons" | Locus Award | Short Story | 15th |
| 2013 | "The Education of a Witch" | Locus Award | Short Story | 23rd |
| 2014 | "Wakulla Springs" | Hugo Award | Novella | Shortlisted |
| 2014 | "Wakulla Springs" | Locus Award | Novella | 2nd |
| 2014 | "Wakulla Springs" | Nebula Award | Novella | Shortlisted |
| 2014 | "Wakulla Springs" | World Fantasy Award | Novella | Won |
| 2015 | "Amicae Aeternum" | Locus Award | Short Story | 21st |
| 2018 | Wicked Wonders | Alex Award | — | Nominated |
| 2018 | Wicked Wonders | Locus Award | Collection | 10th |
| 2018 | Wicked Wonders | World Fantasy Award | Collection | Shortlisted |
| 2018 | Passing Strange | British Fantasy Award | Novella | Won |
| 2018 | Passing Strange | Gaylactic Spectrum Award | Novel | Won |
| 2018 | Passing Strange | Locus Award | Novella | 4th |
| 2018 | Passing Strange | Mythopoeic Award | Adult | Shortlisted |
| 2018 | Passing Strange | Nebula Award | Novella | Shortlisted |
| 2018 | Passing Strange | World Fantasy Award | Novella | Won |