caption pseudonym birth_place nationality birth_date period genre image article_title name occupation
carriger at eastercon 2012 gail carriger bolinas , california american 4 may 1976 2009 to present steampunk , urban fantasy , mystery , science fiction gail 2012.jpg carriger at the multicultural steampunk panel , eastercon gail carriger
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gail carriger

gail carriger is the pen name an archaeologist and author of steampunk fiction .
she was born in bolinas , an unincorporated community in marin county , california , and attended high school at marin academy .
she received her undergraduate degree from oberlin college , a masters of science in archaeological materials at england 's nottingham university in 2000 , and a master of arts in anthropology -lrb- with a focus on archaeology -rrb- at the university of california santa cruz in 2008 .
