Ellen Janeway Klages was born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9, 1954, and now lives in San Francisco. She holds a degree in philosophy from theUniversity of Michigan. In 1992, she began working at the San FranciscoExploratorium, where she was selected to co-author a children's science activity book with science fiction authorPat Murphy.[4] Murphy encouraged Klages to write her own stories as well.[5] Her first novelette, "Time Gypsy", was published in 1999 and was a finalist for theNebula Award andHugo Award.[6] She was also nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2000.[7] Besides her writing, she also graduated from the Second City Conservatory, the Clarion South Workshop, and has served on the Motherboard of theJames Tiptree Jr. Award for twenty years.[8]
Klages is also known for doing stand-up comedy and other performances as an auctioneer annually atWiscon.[9] The Wiscon Tiptree Auction is a fundraiser for theJames Tiptree, Jr. Award; Klages also serves on the Board for the award.[10] "At past Tiptree auctions, auctioneer/comedian Ellen Klages has auctioned off her own hair, Mary Doria Russell's brassiere, a hand-knitted uterus, a kangaroo-scrotum purse, a cherry pie, and a Xena lawn butt".[11] Klages was a Guest of Honor at Wiscon 33.[12]
"Echoes of Aurora",What Remains, withGeoff Ryman (Aqueduct Press, 2009),The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Mar 2010)
"Singing on a Star",Firebirds Soaring, edited bySharyn November (Viking, 2009). (World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Short Story 2010)
"A Practical Girl",Eclipse Three: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Oct 2009)
"Goodnight Moons",Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Viking, April 2011);The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Mar 2012)
"The Education of a Witch",Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Random House, Aug 2012)
Harbin Hot Springs: Healing Waters, Sacred Land (HS Publishing, Inc., 1991)
The Science Explorer: The Best Family Activities and Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum, with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Co., 1996)
The Science Explorer Out and About: Fantastic Science Experiments Your Family Can Do Anywhere, with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Co., 1997)
Exploratorium: A Year of Discoveries (Chronicle Books, 1997)
The Brain Explorer: Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions, and other Mental Adventures, with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore and Pearl Tesler (Henry Holt & Co., 1999)
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