American novelist
Emma Bull (born December 13, 1954) is an Americanscience fiction andfantasy author. Her novels include theHugo - andNebula -nominatedBone Dance War for the Oaks Liavek , 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] [citation needed
Emma Bull's best-known novel isWar for the Oaks urban fantasy .[citation needed
Emma Bull atWiscon , 2006 Her 1991post-apocalyptic science fiction novelBone Dance Hugo ,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]
Will Shetterly and Emma Bull (1994) 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 Finder
Emma Bull and Lojo Russo at Cats Laughing reunion concert, April 2015 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] Cats 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]
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] Elizabeth Bear ,Sarah Monette , andAmanda Downum .
Bull and Shetterly live inMinneapolis , Minnesota.
"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 Why I Write Fantasy (1990) (Essay)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 Ace Books , edited with Will Shetterly)Liavek: The Players of Luck Liavek: Wizard's Row Liavek: Spells of Binding Liavek: Festival Week 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 [ 9] Nominee, 1988Mythopoeic Fantasy Award forWar for the Oaks Nominee, 1988 Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel forWar for the Oaks [ 10] Nominee, 1990 Locus Award, Science Fiction Novel forFalcon [ 11] Nominee, 1991Philip K. Dick Award , Best Novel forBone Dance Nominee, 1992 Locus Award, Best Science Fiction Novel forBone Dance [ 12] 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 [ 13] Nominee, 2007: Locus Award, Best Novelette forWhat Used to Be Good Still Is [ 14] Nominee, 2008: Locus Award, Best Fantasy Novel forTerritory [ 15] Nominee, 2010: Locus Award, Novella forCuckoo [ 16] Nominee, 2008 World Fantasy Award, Best Novel forTerritory Nominee, 2014 Cando Award, Best Novel forTerritory Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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