Gwenda Bond Explained

Gwenda Bond
Birth Date:12 July 1976
Birth Place:Jackson County, Kentucky, U.S.
Occupation:Writer
Education:Vermont College of Fine Arts (MFA)
Genre:superhero, juvenile fantasy, science fiction
Period:2003–present

Gwenda Bond (born July 12, 1976) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy, young adult, and romance novels. A novelist since 2012, she is also a member of the Clarion Workshop faculty for 2022, and has been a judge for the Bradbury Prize, the World Fantasy Award, the Otherwise Award, and the SLF Fountain Award.

Biography

Bond was born on July 12, 1976 in Jackson County, Kentucky.[1] Her parents were both principals.[2]

Bond majored in journalism at Eastern Kentucky University, whereupon she worked for the state government in public health communications for 17 years, publishing articles and stories in her spare time. She was a spokesperson for the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. While working, she obtained a Masters of Fine Arts degree at Vermont College of Fine Arts, acquired an agent, and shopped around four manuscripts before finally getting a contract in 2012 for Blackwood. She has since published more than a dozen books.[3] She is a co-founder of the Lexington Writer's Room, a nonprofit organization.[4] [5]

Bond began her fiction publishing career with her "Dear Aunt Gwenda" series of fanciful advice columns published from 2003 to 2011 in Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet.[6] In 2011, she edited the summer issue of the science fiction magazine Subterranean Online, published by Subterranean Press, which was a sixth-place finalist for the Locus Award.[7] Her first published book was the science fiction novel, Blackwood, released in 2012,[8] which was a finalist for the Locus,[9] ultimately placing sixth.[10] In addition to her original speculative fiction, Bond has been a prominent writer of franchise tie-in novels, including the first novel set in the Stranger Things universe, the New York Times bestseller Suspicious Minds.[11] Since 2015, Bond has published three novels in the DC Stories Metaverse starring Lois Lane.[6]

Her nonfiction credits include pieces that have been published in Publishers Weekly, Locus, Salon, the Los Angeles Times. She currently serves as faculty for the Clarion Workshop for speculative fiction writers.[12] In addition to having five times being nominated for the Locus Award,[10] [6] she has served as a judge for the SLF Fountain Award (2006), the Otherwise Award,(2008), the World Fantasy Award (2020),[10] and the Bradbury Prize (2022).[13] She has been nominated for the Locus Award five times and is a winner of the RWA Veritas Award. She received the 2020 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award with Kami Garcia and Sam Humphries for co-founding the Creators 4 Comics fundraising initiative for comic shops and independent bookstores during the early days of the COVID pandemic.[14]

Personal life

Bond met her ex-husband, writer Christopher Rowe, with whom she has written the middle grade series, the Supernormal Sleuthing Service,[12] in 2001 at a writers conference. The two were married in 2004. They currently live in Lexington, Kentucky.[3]

Awards

Partial bibliography

Blackwood

Girl on a Wire

Lois Lane

Match Made in Hell

Stranger Things

Mr. & Mrs. Witch

The Supernatural Sleuthing Service

Notes and References

  1. News: Philpott . Amber . July 10, 2019 . Lexington author sharing in the success of 'Stranger Things' series with latest book . en . WKYT . October 6, 2022 . October 2, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221002202604/https://www.wkyt.com/content/news/Lexington-author-sharing-in-the-success-of-Stranger-Things-with-latest-book-512538262.html . live .
  2. News: Serrao . Nivea . May 13, 2017 . Here's Why Gwenda Bond's 'Lois Lane: Triple Threat' Will Make Readers 'Explode' With Excitement . en . Entertainment Weekly . October 6, 2022 . September 30, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220930101731/https://ew.com/books/2017/05/13/gwenda-bond-lois-lane-triple-threat-interview/ . live .
  3. Web site: Celeste Lewis . October 1, 2020 . Local Luminaries: Lexington Author Gwenda Bond . Smiley Pete Publishing . October 6, 2022 . December 3, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211203223626/https://smileypete.com/community/local-luminaries/ . live .
  4. Web site: Lofton . Shelby . Historic building home to Lexington Writer’s Room heavily damaged by fire . 2022-10-06 . WKYT . May 13, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220513075905/https://www.wkyt.com/2022/03/31/historic-building-home-lexington-writers-room-heavily-damaged-by-fire/ . live .
  5. Web site: September 8, 2022 . Lexington Writer's Room celebrates rebuilding with new mural after March fire . 2022-10-06 . LEX 18 News – Lexington, KY (WLEX) . September 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220908155314/https://www.lex18.com/news/covering-kentucky/lexington-writers-room-celebrates-rebuilding-with-new-mural-after-march-fire . live .
  6. Web site: Gwenda Bond. October 5, 2022. October 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221005215026/https://isfdb.org/. live.
  7. Web site: Subterranean Online, Summer 2011. October 5, 2022. July 24, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220724042131/http://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/title.cgi?1296988. live.
  8. News: Hunter . Leah . June 30, 2022 . Love ‘Stranger Things’? Try out the series’ first official novel, written by Lexington author . Lexington Herald Leader . 2022-10-05 . June 15, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220615180158/https://www.kentucky.com/news/state/kentucky/article262466547.html . live .
  9. Web site: Locus Poll and Survey. October 5, 2022. June 23, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220623220953/http://www.locusmag.com/Magazine/2013/PollAndSurvey.html. live.
  10. Web site: Gwenda Bond. October 5, 2022. November 19, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211119171348/https://www.sfadb.com/Gwenda_Bond. live.
  11. Web site: Books, Best Sellers, Hardcover Fiction. February 24, 2019. October 5, 2022. September 29, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220929041610/https://www.nytimes.com/books/best-sellers/2019/02/24/hardcover-fiction/. live.
  12. Web site: 2022 Faculty. Clarion Workshop. October 5, 2022.
  13. Web site: Zen Cho Wins the Bradbury Prize for Spirits Abroad. Tor.com. October 5, 2022. October 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006220843/https://www.tor.com/2022/04/25/zen-cho-wins-the-bradbury-prize-for-spirits-abroad/. live.
  14. Web site: JK Parkin . July 7, 2020 . 2020 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award winners announced . Smash Pages . October 7, 2022 . January 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117073228/https://smashpages.net/2020/07/22/2020-bob-clampett-humanitarian-award-winners-announced/ . live .
  15. Web site: Past Veritas Award Recipients. RWA.org. October 7, 2022.
  16. Web site: Announcing the 2017 Locus Award Finalists. Tor.com. May 12, 2017. October 5, 2022. October 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221006220844/https://www.tor.com/2017/05/12/announcing-the-2017-locus-award-finalists/. live.
  17. Web site: JK Parkin . July 7, 2020 . 2020 Bob Clampett Humanitarian Award winners announced . Smash Pages . October 7, 2022 . January 17, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220117073228/https://smashpages.net/2020/07/22/2020-bob-clampett-humanitarian-award-winners-announced/ . live .
  18. Web site: Leonard Sultana . July 25, 2020 . EISNER AWARDS – WINNERS AND HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES ANNOUNCED IN ONLINE CEREMONY . Convention Collective . October 8, 2022 . January 19, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119195649/https://theconventioncollective.com/cci/eisner-awards-winners-and-hall-of-fame-inductees-announced-in-online-ceremony . live .
  19. Web site: Puckett . Jeffrey Lee . Lexington writer Gwenda Bond is a ‘Divergent’ fan . 2022-10-06 . The Courier-Journal . en-US.
  20. Miller. Faren. Review of "Blackwood". 2012. 21. Locus, No. 619 August 2012.
  21. Chhabra. Maya. Review of "Blackwood". 2013. None. Strange Horizons, January 7, 2013.
  22. Baldry. Cherith. Review of "Blackwood". 2013. 43. Vector 272 Spring 2013.
  23. Fletcher. Rosie. Review of "Blackwood". 2012. 134. SFX, October 2012.
  24. Web site: Hunter . Leah . Bernie Sanders mystery is one of the latest books from Lexington authors. Check them all out here . live . 2022-10-06 . Lexington Herald Leader . October 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221006041406/https://www.kentucky.com/news/local/counties/fayette-county/article262311212.html .
  25. Web site: Mr. & Mrs. Witch. MacMillan Publishers. October 5, 2022.

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