Nina Kiriki Hoffman | |
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 Hoffman in 2021 | |
| Born | (1955-03-20)March 20, 1955 (age 70) San Gabriel, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Author |
| Period | 1975–present |
| Genre | Fantasy,science fiction,horror,young adult |
| Notable works | The Thread That Binds the Bones Spirits That Walk in Shadow |
| Notable awards | Stoker (1993) |
| Relatives | Kristian Hoffman (brother) |
Nina Kiriki Hoffman (born March 20, 1955, inSan Gabriel, California) is an Americanfantasy,science fiction andhorror writer.[1]
Hoffman started publishing short stories in 1975. Her first nationally published short story appeared inAsimov's Science Fiction magazine in 1983. She has since published over 200 in various anthologies and magazines.
Her short story "A Step Into Darkness" (1985) was one of the winners of theL. Ron HubbardWriters of the Future award[2] and was published in the first of theWriters of the Future anthologies.
Her second collection of short stories,Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities, was nominated for the 1992Locus Award for best collection of the year.[2]
Hernovella '"Unmasking", published in 1992 byAxolotl Press, was nominated for the 1993World Fantasy Award.[2] Her novella "Haunted Humans" (seen inThe Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, July 1994) was a finalist for the 1995Nebula Award for Best Novella and on the same ballot her novelette "The Skeleton Key" was nominated for theNebula Award for Best Novelette.[3] She was one of the Writer Guests of Honor at the 1996World Horror Convention.[4] Her short story "Trophy Wives" won the 2008Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[3][5]
Her novel,The Thread That Binds the Bones, won theBram Stoker Award for Best First Novel.[6] Other novels includeThe Silent Strength of Stones (a sequel toThread),A Fistful of Sky, andA Stir of Bones. Her best known works are set in thePacific Northwest andSouthern California, and involve people (often entire families) with magical talents. The stories have invited comparison toZenna Henderson andRay Bradbury's stories on similar themes.
She has been shortlisted, awarded and finalist for awards for novella, novelette, novel, fantasy novel, adult literature, work for younger readers, young adult books, and children's literature for the Nebula, Locus, World Fantasy Award, theTheodore Sturgeon Award, the HOMer award from CompuServe, theEndeavour Award, theMythopoeic Award, theJames Tiptree Jr. Award and thePhilip K. Dick Award.
Her brother is the musicianKristian Hoffman.
She lives inEugene, Oregon. She is a member of theWordos writers' group. In 2017, she competed in theSLUG Queen pageant in the persona of country singer "Patsy Slugtana".
As of 2020, she teaches small classes in science fiction, fantasy, and horror writing via Zoom for theFairfield County Writers' Studio.
| Year | Title | First published | Reprinted/collected | Notes |
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| 2000 | Night life | Hoffman, Nina Kiriki (Aug 2000). "Night life".F&SF.99 (2):78–84. | Short story |
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