Laura J. Mixon Explained

Laura J. Mixon
Birth Date:8 December 1957
Nationality:American
Genre:Science fiction
Awards:Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer (2015)
Spouse:Steven Gould

Laura J. Mixon (born December 8, 1957) is an American science fiction writer and a chemical and environmental engineer.[1] In 2011, she began publishing under the pen name Morgan J. Locke.[2] [3] Under that name, she is one of the writers for the group blog Eat Our Brains.

Mixon writes about the impact of technology and environmental changes on personal identity and social structures. Her work has been the focus of academic studies on the intersection of technology, feminism, and gender. She has also experimented with interactive storytelling, in collaboration with game designer Chris Crawford.[4] She won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer for her reporting[5] about the online activities of writer Benjanun Sriduangkaew.[6]

Biography

Mixon was born in December 1957 and went on to become a chemical and environmental engineer. In the 1980s, she took a break from that work to serve in the Peace Corps in East Africa. Her first book, Astropilots, was published as part of a young adult series by Scholastic/Omni books in 1987. Her second novel, Glass Houses, was originally serialized in Analog Magazine in 1991; it was published by Tor Books the following year. She wrote her next book, Proxies, set in the same universe as Glass Houses, but with a bigger scope.[7] Burning the Ice continues the story begun in Proxies, but takes place long after the colony ship has left Earth.

Mixon is married to fellow science fiction writer Steven Gould, with whom she collaborated on the novel Greenwar. They live in Albuquerque, New Mexico,[8] and have two daughters.

Mixon won the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer for online commentary which "described the venomous behavior of a female, left-leaning troll". George R. R. Martin praised Mixon's "detailed, eloquent, and devastating expose of the venomous internet troll best known as 'Requires Hate' and 'Winterfox'," calling it "a terrific piece of journalism, an important piece that speaks to issues of growing importance to fandom in this internet age."[9]

Works

Novels

Novellas

Novelettes

Short stories

Nonfiction

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.sff.net/paradise/lm.htm Viable Paradise profile: Laura J. Mixon
  2. Web site: A conversation in 140 character bites.. An Unconvincing Narrative. March 8, 2011. 2011-02-14.
  3. Web site: About Me. Feral Sapient. March 8, 2011.
  4. http://www.storytron.com/team-mixon.php Storytron Online - Team Member Bio of Laura J. Mixon
  5. Web site: Mixon. Laura J.. A Report on Damage Done by One Individual Under Several Names. 6 November 2014. 23 August 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151210203525/http://laurajmixon.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/A-Report-on-Damage-Done-by-One-Individual-Under-Several-Names.pdf. 10 December 2015. dead.
  6. Wallace. Amy. Who Won Science Fiction's Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters. 23 August 2015. Wired. 23 August 2015.
  7. http://www.locusmag.com/1997/Issues/08/MixonGould.html "Steven Gould & Laura J. Mixon: Two by Two"
  8. "Green Dreams, with Explosions"; interview of Mixon and Steven Gould by Jayme Lynn Blaschke. Interzone 160 (October 2000).
  9. http://grrm.livejournal.com/410394.html Not A Blog: For Your Consideration: Stuff Not By Me
  10. News: Ripple Effects. May 19, 2021. Tor Books.

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