Facts: - alt: seanan mcguire - caption: seanan mcguire - notableworks: '' '' , '' feed '' -lrb- as mira grant -rrb- rosemary and rue '' , '' discount armageddon - influences: stephen king - genre: urban fantasy , horror - pseudonym: mira grant - birth date: 05 january 1978 - name: seanan mcguire - nationality: american - image: seanan_w_songbook . jpg - birth place: martinez , california Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of seanan mcguire .
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seanan mcguire -lrb- pronounced shawn-in -rrb- -lrb- born january 5 , 1978 , in martinez , california -rrb- is an american author and filker .in 2010 she was awarded the john w. campbell award for best new writer by the 2010 world science fiction convention , largely because of her urban fantasy/detective story '' rosemary and rue '' , and has published a number of other novels since then also featuring october daye .writing under the pseudonym mira grant , she published the political thriller/zombie trilogy '' newsflesh '' , comprising the books '' feed '' , '' deadline '' and '' blackout '' .'' blackout '' received a 2013 hugo award nomination for best novel .that year mcguire received a record five hugo nominations in total , two for works as grant and the other three under her own name .