Mary Turzillo Explained

Mary Turzillo
Pseudonym:Mary T. Brizzi
Genre:Speculative fiction
Notableworks:"Mars is No Place for Children"
Spouse:Geoffrey A. Landis
Awards:Nebula Award

Mary A. Turzillo (born 1940)[1] is an American science fiction writer noted primarily for short stories. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000 for her story "Mars is No Place for Children,"[2] [3] published originally in Science Fiction Age. Her story "Pride,"[2] published originally in Fast Forward 1, was a Nebula award finalist for best short story of 2007.[4]

She was formerly a professor of English at Kent State University, where she wrote articles and several books of science fiction criticism under the name Mary T. Brizzi, including Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey and Reader's Guide to Philip José Farmer.[5] She attended the Clarion Workshop in 1985,[6] and she founded the Cajun Sushi Hamsters writing workshop in Cleveland, Ohio.[7]

In 2022, she was the author guest of honor at the Convention Marcon 57

Fiction

Although Mary had published poetry and academic works before attending the Clarion Writers workshop, her main publications in science fiction occurred following Clarion, with the publication of the stories “What Do I See In You” in Writers of the Future Volume IV, and “Kings” in Pulphouse: the Hardback magazine. After this her work appeared regularly in the SF magazines such as The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and Analog Science Fiction and Fact, as well as original anthologies such as Universe and Fast Forward.

Her first novel, An Old Fashioned Martian Girl, was serialized in Analog magazine in 2004,[8] and a revised version, Mars Girls, appeared from Apex in 2017.[9] Her short story collection Bonsai Babies appeared from Omnium Gatherum in 2016.[10] Her short story collection Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs, a collection of science fiction and fantasy stories featuring cats, appeared from WordFire Press in 2022.[11]

Poetry

Turzillo is also a poet, published in a number of national publications. Her collection of poetry, Your Cat & Other Space Aliens, was published by VanZeno Press in 2007. A collaborative collection of poetry and fiction, Dragon Soup (written with artist and poet Marge Simon), appeared from VanZeno in 2008, and another collaboration with Simon, The Dragon's Dictionary, was published by Sam's Dot in 2010.

She has won several Ohio Poetry Day[12] awards. She has won the Science Fiction Poetry Association's Elgin Award for best poetry book twice. In 2013, her collection Lovers and Killers (Dark Regions, 2012).[13] In 2015, her poetry book Sweet Poison, a collaboration with Marge Simon (Dark Renaissance Books, 2014) won the award.[14]

Academic work

Turzillo has a Ph.D. in English from Case Western Reserve University, where her Ph.D. thesis was "The writer as double agent: essays on the conspiratorial mode in contemporary fiction."[15] She worked as a professor in the English Department of the Trumbull Campus of Kent State University. Under the name Mary T. Brizzi, she has published a number of papers in the area of science fiction criticism,[16] and is the author of two books, Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey[17] and Reader's Guide to Philip José Farmer.

Personal life

In her private life, Turzillo is a competitive fencer.[18] In 2016, she was a member of the U.S women's foil team at the Veterans Fencing World Championships in Stralsund, Germany.[19]

She is married to fellow science fiction writer Geoffrey A. Landis.[20]

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Collections
Stories[23]
width=25%TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Crimes against nature1994Turzillo, Mary A. . Crimes against nature . . 80 . Feb 1994.
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part I of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. . An old-fashioned Martian girl - part I of IV . . 124 . 7&8 . Jul–Aug 2004 .
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part II of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. . An old-fashioned Martian girl - part II of IV . . 124 . 9 . Sep 2004 .
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part III of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. . An old-fashioned Martian girl - part III of IV . . 124 . 10 . Oct 2004 .
An old-fashioned Martian girl - part IV of IV2004Turzillo, Mary A. . An old-fashioned Martian girl - part IV of IV . . 124 . 11 . Nov 2004 .
The Guatemala cure1995Book: Sheffield . Charles . How to save the world . Pyr . 1995 . 0-312-85577-X. Book: Sheffield . Charles . How to save the world . Pyr . 1999 . pbk . 0-312-86784-0.
Mate1997Turzillo, Mary A. . Mate . . 92 . 2 . Feb 1997 .
Chrysoberyl1998Turzillo, Mary A. . Chrysoberyl . . 94 . 6 . Jun 1998 .
Mars is no place for children1999Turzillo, Mary A. . Mars is no place for children . Science Fiction Age. May 1999 . Book: Silverberg . Robert . Nebula Awards showcase 2001 . Harcourt . 2001 . 0-15-100581-8.
Book: Silverberg . Robert . 1 . Nebula Awards showcase 2001 . Harcourt . 2001 . pbk . 0-15-601335-5. 		Nebula Award winner, 2000
By Ben Cruachan1999Turzillo, Mary A. . By Ben Cruachan . . 97 . 3 . Sep 1999 .
Pride2007Book: Anders . Lou . Fast forward 1 : future fiction from the cutting edge . 2007 . Pyr . 978-1-59102-486-6. Book: Datlow . Ellen . Tails of wonder and imagination . 2010 . Night Shade Books . 978-1-59780-170-6.
Book: Betancourt . John Gregory . The sixth science fiction megapack : 25 modern & classic stories . 2013 . Wildside Press . 978-1-4344-4723-4 . ebook. 		Nebula Award nominee, 2008
Zora and the Land Ethic Nomads2007Book: Mann . George . The Solaris book of new science fiction . 2007 . Solaris . 978-1-84416-448-6 . registration . Book: Betancourt . John Gregory . The fourth science fiction megapack : 25 modern & classic stories . 2012 . Wildside Press . 978-1-4344-4881-1 . ebook.
Steak tartare and the cats of Gari Babakin2009Turzillo, Mary A. . Steak tartare and the cats of Gari Babakin . . 129 . 4 . Apr 2009 . 74–87. Book: Turzillo, Mary . Cosmic Cats and Fantastic Furballs . Wordfire . 2022 . B09W4JGDJM.

Poetry

Collections
List of poems
width=25%TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collected
If we are alone2013Turzillo, Mary A. . If we are alone . . 133 . 5 . May 2013 . 37.
Product recalls2014Turzillo, Mary A. . January–February 2014 . [<!--accessdate= --> Product recalls ]. Analog Science Fiction and Fact . 134 . 1–2 . 74–75 .
The view from Cruithne2014Turzillo, Mary A. . April 2014 . [<!--accessdate= --> The view from Cruithne ]. Analog Science Fiction and Fact . 134 . 4 . 53 .

External links

Notes and References

  1. Turzillo, Mary A., 1940- - LC Linked Data Service (Library of Congress)
  2. Web site: The Locus Index to SF Awards: Index of Literary Nominees . Locusmag.com . March 14, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110413012759/http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/NomLit138.html#5291 . April 13, 2011 . mdy-all .
  3. Charles Brown, "2000 Nebula Banquet," Locus, July 2000
  4. "Nebula Award Nominees," The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Spring 2007
  5. Web site: The Official Philip José Farmer Home Page – What's New Archive . Pjfarmer.com . March 14, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514085254/http://www.pjfarmer.com/wnew5.htm . May 14, 2011 . mdy-all .
  6. "Nebula Award Nominees," The Bulletin of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, Summer 2000
  7. S. Andrew Swann, Genrewonk interviews: Mary A. Turzillo, February 20, 2009 retrieved Oct. 3, 2013
  8. Web site: "An Old-Fashioned Martian Girl (Part 1)" by Mary A. Turzillo . Analogsf.com . March 14, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110501150831/http://www.analogsf.com/0407_08/Martian.shtml . May 1, 2011 . mdy-all .
  9. Mary Turzillo, Mars Girls, Apex Publications, May 2017. Paperback ; e-book ASIN B071YJWV6Y.
  10. http://www.omniumgatherumbooks.com/main/2016/10/release-day-is-here-for-bonsai-babies Release Day is Here for Bonsai Babies!
  11. https://wordfirepress.com/books/cosmic-cats-fantastic-furballs/ Cosmic Cats & Fantastic Furballs: Fantasy and Science Fiction Stories with Cats
  12. Web site: Welcome Home – Ohio Poetry Day Association . Ohiopoetryday.webs.com . March 14, 2011 . dead . https://archive.today/20120711192825/http://ohiopoetryday.webs.com/ . July 11, 2012 . mdy-all .
  13. Science Fiction Poetry Association, 2013 Elgin Awards For books published in 2012 (Retrieved October 3, 2013)
  14. Science Fiction Poetry Association, 2015 Elgin Awards For books published in 2013 & 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2015.
  15. Mary Turzillo, "The writer as double agent: essays on the conspiratorial mode in contemporary fiction," Case Western Reserve University 1970, OCLC listing Retrieved Dec. 16. 2016
  16. Papers include: "C. J. Cherryh and Tomorrow's New Sex Roles" in Staicar (ed) The Feminine Eye (Ungar: New York, 1982), pp. 32-47; "Narcissism and Romance in McCaffrey's Restoree," in Patterns of the Fantastic, edited by Donald M Hasser, Academic Programming at CHICON IV, San Berandino, California (Borgo Press, 1983), pp. 136-145; "The Launching Pad," in Extrapolation, v. 23, no. 1 (1982): pp. 3-4, 107. (See listing at Laura Quilter, Research and Literary Criticism, Feminist Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Utopia. Retrieved 16 Dec. 2016.)
  17. Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey, Starmont Reader's Guide series; Borgo Press (1986)
  18. Team USA Athlete bios, Veteran Athletes: Mary Turzillo U.S.A Fencing. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2016.
  19. Kristen Henneman, "Veteran World Championships Begins Tuesday", U.S.A Fencing, Oct. 10, 2016. Retrieved Nov. 22, 2016.
  20. "Geoffrey A. Landis: Hands-On Science," Locus, January 2000
  21. Serialized in Analog. See details under Short Fiction. The book version is Mars girls.
  22. https://wordfirepress.com/authors/mary-turzillo/ Mary Turzillo
  23. Short stories unless otherwise noted.
  24. Trent Walters, Review: Sweet Poison, SFSite, 2014 (retrieved November 11, 2015)

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