Jim C. Hines | |
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| Born | (1974-04-15)April 15, 1974 (age 51) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Genre | Fantasy,science fiction |
| Notable awards | Writers of the Future, Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer |
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Jim C. Hines (born April 15, 1974) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. His work is published byDAW Books, and some of his books have appeared on the Locus Bestseller list.[1][2]
Hines was a volunteer crisis counselor in East Lansing and worked as the Male Outreach Coordinator for theMSU Safe Place.[3] In 2008, he donated his archive[clarification needed] to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection in the department of Rare Books and Special Collections atNorthern Illinois University.[4] He has been the authorguest of honor at multiple conventions, and was the Toastmaster for the 2014NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention). He's also served as Toastmaster forIcon (Iowa science fiction convention) since 2012. He currently lives nearLansing,Michigan, where he works part-time for state government.[5]
He is the author of one non-fantasy novel,Goldfish Dreams, described on the author's website as a "mainstream rape-awareness novel."
Hines' works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[6] He was a first-place winner of the L. Ron HubbardWriters of the Future Award in 1998 with his story "Blade of the Bunny".[7][8]
In 2012, he won theHugo Award for Best Fan Writer.[9]
In January 2012, Hines posted on his blog with the headline "Striking a Pose (Women and Fantasy Covers)", a discussion triggered by some of the poses in which female characters are drawn on the covers of books in his Princess Series. Hines attempted to mirror some of these anatomically incorrect poses on the covers of one of his own works and those of a variety of other fantasists. The resulting discussion continued, in such venues asJezebel.com.[10] Hines has participated in several panel discussions atscience fiction conventions such as one at the feminist conventionWisCon, where a group of women including a gymnast and a dancer attempted (with limited success) to recreate such poses; and in a posing competition (benefits to charity) with fellow Hugo-winnerJohn Scalzi,[11] which has brought the discussion and others like it such asThe Hawkeye Initiative to the attention ofBoing Boing and other publications,[12] including political blogs likeThinkProgress.[13]
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