Emma Bull
In Bisbee, Arizona (2003)
Born	(1954-12-13)December 13, 1954 (age 70) Torrance, California, U.S.
Occupation	Writer
Language	English
Alma mater	Beloit College
Subject	Science fiction Fantasy
Notable works	War for the Oaks Bone Dance
Notable awards	Locus –First Novel
Spouse	Will Shetterly

Emma Bull (born December 13, 1954) is an Americanscience fiction andfantasy author. Her novels include theHugo- andNebula-nominatedBone Dance and the urban fantasyWar for the Oaks. She is also known for a series of anthologies set inLiavek, ashared universe that she created with her husband,Will Shetterly. As a singer, songwriter, and guitarist, she has been a member of theMinneapolis-based folk/rock bandsCats Laughing andThe Flash Girls.

Emma Bull was born inTorrance, California. She attendedBeloit College in Wisconsin, and graduated in 1976 with a degree in English Literature and Composition.^[1] After graduating, she worked for a while as a journalist and graphic designer.^{[citation needed]}

Emma Bull's best-known novel isWar for the Oaks, one of the pioneering works ofurban fantasy.^{[citation needed]}

Her 1991post-apocalyptic science fiction novelBone Dance was nominated for theHugo,Nebula, andWorld Fantasy Awards.^{[citation needed]} She was a member of the writing groupThe Scribblies, which included her husband,Will Shetterly, as well asPamela Dean,Kara Dalkey, Nate Bucklin,Patricia Wrede andSteven Brust.^{[citation needed]}

With Steven Brust, Bull wroteFreedom and Necessity (1997), anepistolary novel set during the 19th centuryChartist movement of theUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.^[2]

Bull and Shetterly created theshared universe ofLiavek, for which they have both written stories. There are five Liavek collections extant.

Bull has also participated inTerri Windling'sBorderland shared universe, which is the setting of her 1994 novelFinder.

In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Bull sang in theMinneapolis-based rock-folk bandCats Laughing. She also reunited with the band for two concerts in 2015, including a reunion show at theMinicon 50 science fiction convention.^[3][4] Bull appears on Cats Laughing's two studio albums, and on the live CD and reunion concert DVDCats Laughing: A Long Time Gone (2016).^[4][5]

From the early 1990s to 2001, Bull also both sang and played guitar in the "goth-folk" duoThe Flash Girls,^[6] with whom she recorded three albums.

Bull wrote ascreenplay forWar for the Oaks, which was made into an 11-minute mini-film designed to look like afilm trailer. She made a cameo appearance as the Queen of the Seelie Court, and Will Shetterly directed.

She is Executive Producer and one of the writers forShadow Unit,^[7] along with Shetterly,Elizabeth Bear,Sarah Monette, andAmanda Downum.

Bull and Shetterly live inMinneapolis, Minnesota.

• War for the Oaks (1987)
• Falcon (1989)
• Bone Dance (1991)
• Finder (1994)
• Freedom and Necessity (1997, withSteven Brust)
• Territory (2007)

• "Rending Dark" (1984) inSword and Sorceress, edited byMarion Zimmer Bradley
• "Badu's Luck" (1985) inLiavek
• "The Well-Made Plan" (1986) inLiavek: The Players of Luck
• "Danceland Blood" (1986, withWill Shetterly) as "Danceland" inBordertown, edited byTerri Windling
• "Wonders of the Invisible World" (1988 essay) in October–November issue ofNew North Artscape
• "A Bird That Whistles" (1989) inHidden Turnings, edited byDiana Wynne Jones
• "Why I Write Fantasy" (1990 essay) inPulphouse 6
• "For It All" (1991; poem)
• "Silver or Gold" (1992) inAfter the King: Stories in Honor ofJ. R. R. Tolkien, edited byMartin H. Greenberg
• The Princess and the Lord of Night (1994)
• Wonders of the Invisible World (1994; essay)
• "The Stepsister's Story" (1995; poem) inThe Armless Maiden, edited by Terri Windling
• "Joshua Tree" (2002) inThe Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest, edited byEllen Datlow and Terri Windling
• "The Black Fox" (2003) inFirebirds, edited bySharyn November
• "De la Tierra" (2004) inThe Faery Reel, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
• "What Used to Be Good Still Is" (2006) inFirebirds Rising, edited by Sharyn November
• "Cuckoo" (2009; withElizabeth Bear & Leah Bobet)
• "Nine Oracles" (2011)
• "Incunabulum" (2011)
• "My Generation" (2011; poem)
• "The Last of John Ringo" (2012)
• "Man of Action" (2012)

• Double Feature (1994, collected works with Will Shetterly) fromNESFA Press
• And Other Stories (2012) (with Will Shetterly)

• Liavek (1985,Ace Books, edited with Will Shetterly)
• Liavek: The Players of Luck (1986, Ace Books, edited with Will Shetterly)
• Liavek: Wizard's Row (1987, Ace Books, edited with Will Shetterly)
• Liavek: Spells of Binding (1988, Ace Books, edited with Will Shetterly)
• Liavek: Festival Week (1990, Ace Books, edited with Will Shetterly)

With Cats Laughing:

• Bootleg Issue (1988)
• Another Way to Travel (1990)
• A Long Time Gone (forthcoming CD and concert DVD, 2016)

With The Flash Girls

• The Return of Pansy Smith and Violet Jones (1993)
• Maurice and I (1994)
• Play Each Morning Wild Queen (2001)

• Nominee, 1986Locus Award, Best Anthology forLiavek^[8]
• Nominee, 1987World Fantasy Award, Best Collection forLiavek: The Players of Luck
• Winner, 1988 Locus Award, Best First Novel forWar for the Oaks^[8]
• Nominee, 1988Mythopoeic Fantasy Award forWar for the Oaks
• Nominee, 1988 Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel forWar for the Oaks^[8]
• Nominee, 1990 Locus Award, Science Fiction Novel forFalcon^[8]
• Nominee, 1991Philip K. Dick Award, Best Novel forBone Dance
• Nominee, 1992 Locus Award, Best Science Fiction Novel forBone Dance^[8]
• Nominee, 1992 World Fantasy Award, Best Novel forBone Dance
• Nominee, 1992Hugo Award, Best Novel forBone Dance
• Nominee, 1992Nebula Award, Best Novel forBone Dance
• Nominee, 1993 Nebula Award, Best Novella for "Silver or Gold"
• Nominee, 1995: Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel forFinder
• Nominee, 1995: Mythopoeic Awards, Best Children's Literature forThe Princess and the Lord of Night
• Nominee, 1998: Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel forFreedom & Necessity^[8]
• Nominee, 2007: Locus Award, Best Novelette forWhat Used to Be Good Still Is^[8]
• Nominee, 2008: Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel forTerritory^[8]
• Nominee, 2010: Locus Award, Novella forCuckoo^[8]
• Nominee, 2008 World Fantasy Award, Best Novel forTerritory
• Nominee, 2014 Cando Award, Best Novel forTerritory

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• The Unusual Suspects at Shockwave Silver
• Reviews for Emma Bull's Fantasy FictionArchived 2009-08-04 at theWayback Machine

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