M. C. A. Hogarth Explained

M. C. A. Hogarth
Pseudonym:Maggie de Alarcon, Micah Hogarth, MCAH
Birth Place:United States
Occupation:Writer, illustrator
Period:1990s–present

Maggie C. A. Hogarth (née de Alarcon) is an American writer and artist who works in the science fiction, fantasy, and anthropomorphic animal genres. The Internet Speculative Fiction Database catalogs her illustrations as by Maggie de Alarcon (1990 to 1997) and Micah Hogarth (1997 and 1998).

In May 2015, after working on SFWA's indie committee, Hogarth was elected Vice President of SFWA;[1] [2] she served in that capacity for three years before stepping down.[3]

Biography

Hogarth was born in the United States, the daughter of two Cuban political exiles.[4] As of December 2013, she lives in Florida, US.[5]

"Space Marine" controversy

In mid-December 2012, Games Workshop made a complaint to Amazon.com about Hogarth's novel Spots the Space Marine (a near-future military science fiction novel about real marines). Games Workshop indicated that the work infringed on their trademark of the words "space marine", and, as a result, Amazon blocked sales of the book.[6] [7] [8]

This led to an internet backlash from commentators such as Cory Doctorow[9] and digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation,[10] who questioned the right of Games Workshop to trademark the term.[11] Subsequently, Spots the Space Marine reappeared on Amazon, and Games Workshop issued no further legal action.[12]

Honors and awards

Hogarth was a guest of honor at the Midwest FurFest furry convention in 2003 and 2009. She was also the guest of honor at the inaugural Son of SilverCon in 2023.

Her short story "Freedom, Spiced and Drunk" made the Tiptree Award's secondary reading list in 2002.[13] Her short story "Unspeakable" won the Strange Horizons Reader's Choice award in 2002[14] and was a finalist for the Gaylactic Spectrum Award in the short story category in 2003. Her short story "In the Line of Duty" was the winner of the 2003 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Short Fiction.[15] In 2004, her story The Flight of the Godkin Griffin was nominated in the Best Other Work category of the Gaylactic Spectrum Awards.[16]

Bibliography

!Type!Genre!Title!Year
CollectionScience FictionAlysha's Fall2000
NovelScience FictionThe Worth of a Shell2010
CollectionScience FictionClays Beneath the Skies2011
NovelScience FictionEven the Wingless2011
NovelScience FictionPearl in the Void2013
NovelScience FictionA Bloom in the North2013
NovelScience FictionMindtouch2013
NovelScience FictionMindline2013
NovelScience FictionDreamhearth2017
NovelScience FictionDreamstorm2018
NovelScience FictionFamily2011
NovelScience FictionSome Things Transcend2014
NovelScience FictionAmulet Rampant2016
NovelScience FictionOnly the Open2016
NovelScience FictionIn Extremis2017
NovelScience FictionFrom Ruins2017
CollectionScience FictionMajor Pieces2019
CollectionScience FictionThe Aphorisms of Kherishdar2012
CollectionScience FictionThe Admonishments of Kherishdar2012
NovelScience FictionBlack Blossom2012
NovelScience FictionKherishdar's Exception2019
NovelFantasyFlight of the Godkin Griffin2012
NovelFantasyThe Godson's Triumph2013
NovelScience FictionEarthrise2013
NovelScience FictionRose Point2013
NovelScience FictionLaisrathera2014
NovelScience FictionA Rose Point Holiday2016
NovelFantasyAn Heir to Thorns and Steel2015
NovelFantasyBy Vow and Royal Bloodshed2015
NovelFantasyOn Wings of Bone and Glass2015
NovelRomanceThief of Songs2015
NovelRomanceCantor for Pearls2016
NovelScience FictionHealer's Wedding2019
NovelScience FictionFarmer's Crown2019
NovelScience FictionHeartskein2020
NovelScience FictionFathers' Honor2020
CollectionScience FictionIn the Court of Dragons2020
NovelScience FictionDragons' Fealty2021
NovelScience FictionScions' Flight2021
CollectionScience FictionTo the Court of Love2023
NovelScience FictionZafiil (FireBorn UnPainted)2022
NovelScience FictionZafiil (FireDancer's Hand)2022
NovellaLitRPGHaley's Cozy System Armageddon2022
NovellaLitRPGHaley and the Catfish Invasion2022
NovellaLitRPGHaley and the Spooky Dungeon2022
NovellaLitRPGHaley and Nana's Best House2022
NovellaLitRPGHaley and the Miraculous Potion2022
NovellaLitRPGHaley and the Town of Refuge2023
NovelScience FictionAn Exile Aboard Ship2023
NovelScience FictionSpots the Space Marine2011
NovelFantasyA Rose of Stones and Thorns2012
NovelScience FictionGirl on Fire2018
CollectionScience FictionClaws and Starships2011
CollectionScience FictionTo Discover and Preserve2021
CollectionScience FictionSleigh Bells and Starships2023
NovelScience FictionSecond2014
NovelScience FictionSword of the Alliance2018
NovelScience FictionWho is Willing2017
NovelScience FictionEither Side of the Strand2015
NovelScience FictionFaith in the Service2019
NovelScience FictionIn Good Company2022
Graphic NovelNonfictionThe Three Jaguars: A Comic About Business, Art, and Life2015
BookNonfictionBusiness for the Right-Brained: A Guide for Artists, Writers, Musicians, Dancers, Crafters, and All the Other Dreamers2018
BookNonfictionFrom Spark to Finish: Running Your Kickstarter Campaign2012
In addition, short stories by the author have been published in Raconteur Press anthologies.

Notes and References

  1. https://www.sfwa.org/2015/05/2015-sfwa-election-results/ 2015 SFWA Election Results
  2. http://www.locusmag.com/News/2015/05/sfwa-election-results-4/ SFWA Election Results
  3. Web site: Glyer . Mike . 2017-04-25 . SFWA VP M.C.A. Hogarth Steps Down; Hartshorn Fills In . 2024-06-22 . File 770 . en-US.
  4. Web site: About M.C.A Hogarth . mcahogarth.org . 2013-12-03.
  5. https://twitter.com/mcahogarth M.C.A. Hogarth's profile
  6. http://mcahogarth.org/update-on-games-workshops-quarrel-with-spots-the-space-marine/ "Update on Games Workshop’s Quarrel with Spots the Space Marine"
  7. News: Barnett. David. Superheroes, space marines and lawyers get into trademark fight. 8 February 2013. The Guardian. 7 February 2013.
  8. Web site: Row blows up over ownership of 'space marine' term . 19 August 2013. bbc.co.uk. BBC. 8 February 2013.
  9. Web site: Games Workshop trademark bullying goes thermonuclear: now they say you can't use "space marine" in science fiction. 6 February 2013. Cory Doctorow. 11 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Trademark Bully Thwarted: Spots the Space Marine Back Online. 8 February 2013. Corynne McSherry. 11 February 2013. EFF.
  11. Web site: Games Workshop Space Marine Trademark Battle Erupts As Sci-Fi Fans Point To History . 8 February 2013. Huffington Post UK. 11 February 2013.
  12. Web site: Hogarth . MCA . The Return of Spots the Space Marine . https://web.archive.org/web/20130214012925/http://mcahogarth.org/?p=10661 . dead . 14 February 2013 . MCAH Online . 16 February 2013 .
  13. Web site: 2008-05-09 . Article: The 2002 Tiptree: An Inside Look at a Juried Award, by Mary Anne Mohanraj . 2024-06-22 . web.archive.org.
  14. Web site: 2008-05-16 . Strange Horizons 2002 Readers' Choice Awards . 2024-06-22 . web.archive.org.
  15. http://www.ursamajorawards.org/UMA_2003.htm 2003 winners
  16. http://www.spectrumawards.org/2004.htm 2004 Awards

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