Pamela Sargent
Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award. Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometimes compared to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but predates it.
Pamela Sargent
- Name
- Pamela Sargent
- Born
- 20 March 1948
- Birthplace
- Ithaca, New York, U.S.
- Known for
- Earthseed, Venus of Dreams, Watchstar trilogy
- Education
- State University of New York
- Occupation
- * Novelist
- Nationality
- United States
- Honours
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette · Pilgrim Award · Locus Award for Best Novelette
- Languages
- English
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Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1948) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award. Sargent wrote a trilogy concerning the terraforming of Venus that is sometimes compared to Kim Stanley Robinson's Mars trilogy, but predates it.
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Pamela Sargent (born 1948) is an American novelist, science fiction writer and women's rights activist, among other activities. The novelist was born in Ithaca. Pamela Sargent studied at Binghamton University.
Languages used include English. The novelist received Locus Award for Best Novelette, Nebula Award for Best Novelette and Pilgrim Award.
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She also edited various anthologies to celebrate the contributions of women in the history of science fiction including the Women of Wonder series. She also edited the Nebula Award Showcase from 1995 to 1997. She is noted for writing alternate history stories. She also collaborated with George Zebrowski on four Star Trek novels.
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• Name — Pamela Sargent • Born — 20 March 1948 • Birthplace — Ithaca, New York, U.S. • Known for — Earthseed, Venus of Dreams, Watchstar trilogy • Education — State University of New York • Occupation — * Novelist • science fiction author • editor
Personal life
Personal life
Pamela Sargent was born in Ithaca, New York, and raised as an atheist. She attended the State University of New York at Binghamton, attaining a master's degree in philosophy. She currently lives in Albany, New York.
Seed Trilogy
Seed Trilogy
• Earthseed (1983) • Farseed (2007) • Seed Seeker (2010)
Venus
Venus
• Venus of Dreams (1986) • Venus of Shadows (1988) • Child of Venus (2001)
Watchstar
Watchstar
• Watchstar (1980) • Eye of the Comet (1984) • Homesmind (1984)
Novels
Novels
• Cloned Lives (1976) • The Sudden Star (1979) a.k.a. The White Death (1980) • The Golden Space (1982) • The Alien Upstairs (1983) • The Shore of Women (1986) • Alien Child (1988) • Ruler of the Sky (1993) • Climb the Wind (1998)
Star Trek novels
Star Trek novels
All co-written with George Zebrowski
Based on Star Trek: The Original Series television series
Based on Star Trek: The Original Series television series
• Heart of the Sun (1997) • Across the Universe (1999) • Garth of Izar (2003)
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation television series
Based on Star Trek: The Next Generation television series
• A Fury Scorned (1996)
Women of Wonder series
Women of Wonder series
• Women of Wonder (1975) • More Women of Wonder (1976) • The New Women of Wonder (1978) • Women of Wonder: The Classic Years (1996) • Women of Wonder: The Contemporary Years (1996)
Other
Other
• Bio-Futures: Science Fiction Stories About Biological Metamorphosis (1976) • Three in Space (1981) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski • Afterlives (1986) with Ian Watson • Three in Time (1997) with Jack Dann and George Zebrowski • Conqueror Fantastic (2004)
Nonfiction
Nonfiction
• Firebrands: The Heroines of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1976) with Ron Miller
Identity
Identity
Pamela Sargent is recorded as writer, novelist and women's rights activist.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1948
Pamela Sargent born at Ithaca.
Collections
Collections
• Cloned Lives (1976) • Starshadows (1977) • The Golden Space (1983) • The Best of Pamela Sargent (1987) with Martin H. Greenberg • The Mountain Cage and Other Stories (2002) • Eye of Flame (2003) • Thumbprints (2004)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q453835: Pamela Sargent
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reference work
- “Pamela Sargent”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Nebula Award anthologies
Nebula Award anthologies
• Nebula Awards 29 (1995) • Nebula Awards 30 (1996) • Nebula Awards 31 (1997)
Awards
Awards
In 1993, Pamela Sargent won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette published in 1992, for "Danny Goes to Mars". This novelette originally appeared in Asimov's magazine in October 1992. In 2012, Sargent won the Pilgrim Award for lifetime contributions to SF/F studies.
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- 1.Engel, Jill. Letters from Upstate New York: A Correspondence with Pamela Sargent. Glen Engel-Cox. December 1990.
- 2.Danny Goes to Mars - The Nebula Awards. The Nebula Awards.
- 3."SFRA Awards", Locus, 04/20/2012. April 20, 2012.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 1
- The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction
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