Janrae Frank Explained

Janrae Frank
Birth Date:October 1954
Death Date:January 12, 2014 [1]
Genre:Science fiction, fantasy
Nationality:American

Janrae Frank was an American journalist, writer and editor known primarily for her work in science fiction and fantasy. She wrote extensively on the subject of women and feminism in speculative fiction.

Life and career

Her first published short story, Wolves of Nakesht, appeared in the 1980 World Fantasy Award-winning anthology Amazons![2] (edited by Jessica Amanda Salmonson). This story introduced her most famous character, Chimquar the Lionhawk, and featured what are arguably her central themes: gender ambiguity and women of martial puissance. Other contributions in this field include Women Warriors and Earth Mothers[3] and New Eves: Science Fiction About the Extraordinary Women of Today and Tomorrow,[4] an anthology of stories which traced the contributions and history of women in science fiction from the 1920s on, decade by decade. This anthology has been used in many women's study courses on science fiction.[5]

Her film journalism has been published in the cult magazine Cinefantastique as well as Movieline.

Lately, she was better known for dark fantasy series such as the Dark Brothers of the Light and the Journey of the Sacred King quartet.

Published works

Writer

Chimquar the Lionhawk

Dark Brothers of the Light series

Journey of the Sacred King series

Lycan Blood series

Short fiction

Essays

Editor

Notes

  1. https://www.facebook.com/sovay.j.fox/posts/10152185069311369?stream_ref=10
  2. http://www.worldfantasy.org/awards/1980.html World Fantasy Award for Amazons! (1980)
  3. Web site: Women Warriors and Earth Mothers. https://archive.today/20130201014546/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost_historical/access/139072632.html?dids=139072632&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS&date=Oct+6,+1985&author=By+Janrae+Frank&pub=The+Washington+Post++(1974-Current+file)&edition=&startpage=BW10&desc=Women+Warriors+and+Earth+Mothers. dead. February 1, 2013. 10 September 2016.
  4. [Locus (magazine)|''Locus'']
  5. Web site: Women's Studies mailing list archive (University of Maryland, 1996). 10 September 2016.
  6. Web site: Janrae Frank - Cussedness Corner. 10 September 2016.
  7. Web site: Visiting the Neighbors - Books - AuthorWars.com - Wizards.pro. 10 September 2016.

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