Tim Pratt Explained

Tim Pratt
Pseudonym:T. A. Pratt, T. Aaron Payton
Birth Place:Dudley, North Carolina, U.S.
Occupation:Author, editor at Locus Magazine
Genre:Science fiction, fantasy

Tim Pratt (born December 12, 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He won a Hugo Award in 2007 for his short story "Impossible Dreams".[1] He has written over 20 books, including the Marla Mason series and several Pathfinder Tales novels. His writing has earned him nominations for Nebula, Mythopoeic, World Fantasy, and Bram Stoker awards and has been published in numerous markets, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Strange Horizons.[2]

Life and career

Pratt grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop.[3] He moved to Santa Cruz, California in 2000, and now resides in Berkeley with his wife, Heather Shaw, and son, River.[4] He currently works as a senior editor at Locus Magazine.

He has also contributed to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection archived at the Northern Illinois University Libraries.[5]

In 2018, the performance of his short story "Six Jobs" at Podcastle won (and declined[6]) the Parsec award for Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form).

Bibliography

Novels

As Tim Pratt

City of the Fallen Sky, Paizo Publishing, 2012

As T.A. Pratt (Marla Mason novels)

As T. Aaron Payton

Collections

Edited Anthologies

Awards and nominations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2007 Hugo Awards. 2007-08-09. The Hugo Awards. en-US. 2019-10-26.
  2. Web site: sfadb : Tim Pratt Awards. www.sfadb.com. 2019-11-17.
  3. Web site: Tim Pratt » Bio. en-US. 2019-11-17.
  4. Web site: Tim Pratt: Closing Doors. admin. 2016-04-24. Locus Online. en-US. 2019-11-04.
  5. Web site: Rare Books and Special Collections – Special Collections / Science Fiction & Fantasy. Northern Illinois University. en. 2019-11-04.
  6. Web site: PodCastle has won, and is declining, the Parsec Award. 2018-12-20. PodCastle. en-US. 2019-11-04.
  7. Web site: Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced. Philip K. Dick Award. 2019-11-24.
  8. Web site: Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction News and Events. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. 2019-11-24.
  9. Web site: 2008 Bram Stoker Award Winners & Nominees – The Bram Stoker Awards. en. 2019-11-17.
  10. Web site: Nominees World Fantasy Convention. en-US. 2019-11-17.
  11. Web site: sfadb : Emperor Norton Award. www.sfadb.com. 2019-11-24.
  12. Web site: The Mythopoeic Society – Mythopoeic Awards 2006. www.mythsoc.org. 2019-11-24.
  13. Web site: Gaylactic Spectrum Awards – 2006 Information. www.spectrumawards.org. 2019-11-24.
  14. Web site: Science Fiction Poetry Association. www.sfpoetry.com. 2019-11-24.
  15. Web site: sfadb: Rhysling Awards 2005. www.sfadb.com. 2019-11-24.
  16. Web site: Gaylactic Spectrum Awards – 2004 Information. www.spectrumawards.org. 2019-11-24.
  17. Web site: Astounding Award. 2007-08-09. The Hugo Awards. en-US. 2019-11-24.
  18. Web site: 2002 Nebula Awards. nebulas.sfwa.org. en-US. 2019-11-24.

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