Molly Gloss

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

Life
Gloss grew up in rural Oregon. She began writing seriously when she became a mother. She now lives in Portland, Oregon. She was close friends with fellow science fiction writer Ursula K. Le Guin. Gloss has taught writing and literature of the American West at Portland State University, and was visiting professor at Pacific University's MFA in Writing program.

Awards and nominations
 1996 Whiting Award
 The Jump-Off Creek was a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction and won both the 1990 Ken Kesey Award for the Novel and 1990 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
 Wild Life was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award and won the 2000 James Tiptree, Jr. Award for work that explores or expands understanding of gender
 The Hearts of Horses was a finalist for the Oregon Book Award

Bibliography

Novels







Anthologies

Notable short fiction
 "Personal Silence", 1990 (reprinted in Year's Best Science Fiction 1991)
 "Lambing Season", 2002 (nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Short Story and a Nebula Award for Best Short Story)

References

Other websites
 mollygloss.com (official site)
 Review of The Dazzle of Day by Jo Walton


 Guide to the Molly Gloss papers at the University of Oregon.

Profile at The Whiting Foundation

Category:1944 births
Category:Living people
Category:American science fiction writers