Samantha Henderson Explained

Samantha Henderson is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.

Personal life

Samantha Henderson lives in Covina, southern California with her family, and works as a church secretary.[1] [2] [3]

Writing career

Henderson is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and has published numerous short stories, including "Bottles" (first published in Realms of Fantasy) which was made into a short film in 2010.[4] She has been published in Strange Horizons, Star*Line, Lone Star Stories, Weird Tales and The Shantytown Anomaly.[5] [3] Her novel, Heaven's Bones (a Ravenloft tie-in) was published in September 2008.[6] Henderson had a story published in the original anthology of werewolf stories, Running With the Pack.[7]

As a participant in Launch Pad, she developed a fourth-grade science class astronomy unit.[8] She is treasurer of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.[9] [4]

Awards and recognition

Her short story "Five Ways Jane Austen Never Died" was included in Prime Books' Fantasy: the Best of the Year for 2006.[10] In 2009, she won second place in the Rhysling Awards in the long and short poem categories with "Spell" and "Hungry: Some Ghost Stories".[11] Her Ravenloft novel "Heaven's Bones" was one of the genre-related nominees for "Best Speculative Fiction Novel: Original" at the 2009 Scribe Awards.[12] The poem "In the Astronaut Asylum", by Kendall Evans and Henderson won first place in the "Long Poem" category at the 2010 Rhysling Awards,[13] and was one of the finalists at the 2010 Nebula Awards.[14] [15] Her poetry collection "The House of Forever" won second place in the "Best Chapbook" category at the 2013 Elgin Awards.[16]

Short fiction

Notes and References

  1. 2000 . Samantha Henderson . Baker and Taylor Author Biographies . subscription . EBSCOhost.
  2. George, Patrick (2008-08-17). "ArmadilloCon still has read on sci-fi, 30 years in" (pages 1 and 2). Austin American-Statesman. Archived from the original (pages 1 and https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman/139142887/2) on 2024-01-20. Retrieved 2024-01-20 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. News: Parker . Emanuel . 2007-04-24 . Temple City woman has passion for sci-fi poetry . . 2024-01-20 . https://archive.today/20240120052113/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/118BD38F504E4930&f=basic . 2024-01-20 .
  4. Web site: August 26, 2008 . Feature: Interview with Samantha Henderson . Bibliophile Stalker.
  5. News: 2007-04-02 . Around Pasadena: Science fiction reading slated . . 2024-01-20 . https://archive.today/20240120050913/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/1186FC6F1CAC31D8&f=basic . 2024-01-20 .
  6. http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/2009/04/come-from-a-nameless-island-samantha-henderson/
  7. Book: Datlow . Ellen . Ellen Datlow . 2011 . Summation 2010 . https://archive.org/details/besthorrorofyear0000unse/page/n10/ . The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three . San Francisco . . . 10 . 978-1-59780-217-8 . 2024-01-20 .
  8. Book: Brotherton, Michael S. . Nelson . Donna J. . Grazier . Kevin R. . Paglia . Jaime . Perkowitz . Sidney . 2013 . A Gram of Prevention Is Worth a Kilogram of Cure: Teaching Writers Science . https://archive.org/details/hollywood-chemistry-when-science-met-entertainment-by-sidney-perkowitz-donna-j.-/page/n35/ . Hollywood Chemistry: When Science Met Entertainment . Washington, D.C. . . 31 . 978-0-8412-2824-5 . 2024-01-20 .
  9. http://thefix-online.com/interviews/samantha-henderson/
  10. Book: Horton, Rich . Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition . 2006 . Prime Books . 978-0-8095-5650-2 . English.
  11. Web site: 2009 . The 2009 Rhysling Anthology and Awards . https://web.archive.org/web/20091002045013/http://www.sfpoetry.com/rhyslingarchive/pages/rhysling09.html . 2 October 2009 . 8 June 2023 . Science Fiction Poetry Association.
  12. 2009-05-15 . Scribe Award Finalists . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120082754/https://locusmag.com/2009/05/scribe-award-finalists/ . 2024-01-20 .
  13. 2010-07-12 . 2010 Rhysling Awards Winners . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120082046/https://locusmag.com/2010/07/2010-rhysling-awards-winners/ . 2024-01-20 .
  14. News: 2012-03-12 . Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 . . 259 . 11 . 42 . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120082234/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781616146191 . 2024-01-20 .
  15. Kelly . James Patrick . Kessel . John . 2012-03-04 . Nebula Awards Showcase 2012 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120052004/https://www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews/like-dislike/2000200676/ . 2024-01-20 .
  16. 2013-08-27 . Elgin Award Winners . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120082734/https://locusmag.com/2013/08/elgin-award-winners/ . 2024-01-20 .
  17. 2006-07-31 . Fantasy: The Best of the Year (2006 Edition) . . 253 . 30 . 59 . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120084213/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9780809556502 . 2024-01-20 .
  18. Fischer . Jason . 2005-05-10 . The Fortean Bureau, #29, March 2005 . . 2024-01-20 . https://archive.today/20240120091359/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-quarterly/fortean-bureau/the-fortean-bureau-29-march-2005/ . 2024-01-20 .
  19. Samphire . Patrick . 2005-04-14 . Lone Star Stories, Issue No. 8, April 1, 2005 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220123061338/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-bi-monthly/lone-star-stories/lone-star-stories-issue-no-8-april-1-2005/ . 2022-01-23 .
  20. Samphire . Patrick . 2005-09-11 . Lone Star Stories, #10, August 1, 2005 . . 2024-01-20 . https://archive.today/20240120091822/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-bi-monthly/lone-star-stories/lone-star-stories-10-august-1-2005/ . 2024-01-20 .
  21. Lloyd . Lindsay . 2005-12-09 . Lone Star Stories #12 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201031033228/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-bi-monthly/lone-star-stories/lone-star-stories-12/ . 2020-10-31 .
  22. Clark . Janice . 2006-02-13 . Shimmer, #2, Winter 2006 . . 2024-01-20 . https://archive.today/20240120091717/https://tangentonline.com/print-quarterly/shimmer/shimmer-2-winter-2006/ . 2024-01-20 .
  23. Fay . Michael . 2006-04-19 . Chizine, #28, April-June 2006 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221207125239/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-quarterly/chizine/chizine-28-april-june-2006/ . 2022-12-07 .
  24. Poynter . Aimee . 2006-05-18 . Strange Horizons, 15 May 2006 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210923231647/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-weekly/strange-horizons/strange-horizons-15-may-2006/ . 2021-09-23 .
  25. Book: Roland, Paul . 2014 . Steampunk: Back to the Future with the New Victorians Book . Harpenden, Hertfordshire . Oldcastle Books . . 78 . 978-1-84344-249-3 . 2024-01-20 .
  26. News: Soyka . David . 2011 . Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120082407/https://www.sfsite.com/03b/sp340.htm . 2024-01-20 .
  27. Giddings . Joseph . 2010-11-15 . Steampunk II: Steampunk Reloaded . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220815030333/https://tangentonline.com/print-other/anthologies/steampink-ii-steampunk-reloaded/ . 2022-08-15 .
  28. Artom . Yael . 2006-09-25 . Heliotrope, #1, August 2006 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230204180825/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-bi-monthly/heliotrope/heliotrope-1-august-2006/ . 2023-02-04 .
  29. Payne . Marshall . 2006-12-05 . Fantasy Magazine, #5 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210225155346/https://tangentonline.com/print-quarterly/fantasy/fantasy-magazine-5/ . 2021-02-25 .
  30. Artom . Yael . 2006-12-09 . Lone Star Stories, Issue No. 18, December 1, 2006. . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220707072521/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-bi-monthly/lone-star-stories/lone-star-stories-issue-no-18-december-1-2006/ . 2022-07-07 .
  31. Moleti . Carole Ann . 2007-01-18 . Helix # 3, Winter 2007 . . 2024-01-20 . https://archive.today/20240120091924/https://tangentonline.com/e-market-quarterly/helix/helix-3-winter-2007/ . 2024-01-20 .
  32. MacFarlane . Alex Dally . 2007-05-30 . Fantasy, edited by Sean Wallace & Paul Tremblay . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220807181922/https://tangentonline.com/print-other/anthologies/fantasy-edited-by-sean-wallace-a-paul-tremblay/ . 2022-08-07 .
  33. 2009-09-21 . Realms 2: The Second Year of Clarkesworld Magazine . . 256 . 38 . 43+ . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120084536/https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781890464103 . 2024-01-20 .
  34. de Bodard . Aliette . 2007-06-28 . GrendelSong #2 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220518120607/https://tangentonline.com/print-bi-annual/grendelsong/grendelsong-2/ . 2022-05-18 .
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  43. Horton . Rich . 2017-02-23 . Rich Horton reviews Short Fiction, January 2017 . . 2024-01-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240120083110/https://locusmag.com/2017/02/rich-horton-reviews-short-fiction-january-2017/ . 2024-01-20 .
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