Kathryn Ptacek

Kathryn Anne Ptacek Grant
Born Kathryn Anne Ptacek
(1952-09-12) September 12, 1952
Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Pen name Les Simons,
Kathryn Atwood,
Anne Mayfield,
Kathleen Maxwell,
Kathryn Ptacek,
Kathryn Grant
Occupation Writer, editor
Language English
Nationality United States
Period 1981-present
Genre science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, romance
Spouse Charles L. Grant (1982-2006)
Website
kathrynptacek.novelhost.net

Kathryn Grant, née Ptacek (born September 12, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American writer and editor. Since 1981, she has published science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, and romance short stories and novels under her maiden and married names, and under the pseudonyms: Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, and Kathryn Ptacek. She is the editor and publisher of the writers-market magazine, The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets.

Biography

Kathryn Anne Ptacek was born on September 12, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, but she was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her B. A. in Journalism, with a minor in history, with honors from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 1974.[1] She was married to Charles L. Grant from February 1982 until his death in 2006.

She has also edited several anthologies of short stories. Her short story "Each Night, Each Year" was nominated for the 1989 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction.

Bibliography

[2]

As Les Simons

Single novels

As Kathryn Atwood

Single novels

As Anne Mayfield

Single novels

As Kathleen Maxwell

Single novels

As Kathryn Ptacek

Single novels

Omnibus collections

As Kathryn Grant

Land of Ten Thousand Willows

  1. The Phoenix Bells (1987)
  2. The Black Jade Road (1989)
  3. The Willow Garden (1989)

References and sources

  1. ↑ Kathryn Ptacek's Website Bibliography
  2. ↑ Marion Chesney at FantasticFiction

External links

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