Ann Leckie
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Ann Leckie receiving the Hugo Award in 2014
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March 2, 1966 Toledo, Ohio |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2006–present |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
| Notable works | Ancillary Justice |
| Notable awards | Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Arthur C. Clarke Award, BSFA Award, Locus Award |
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Ann Leckie (born 1966) is an American author and editor of science fiction and fantasy. Her 2013 debut novel Ancillary Justice won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Novel as well as the Nebula Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award, and the BSFA Award. The sequel Ancillary Sword won the 2015 Locus Award.
Having grown up as a science fiction fan in St. Louis, Missouri, Leckie's attempts in her youth to get her science fiction works published were unsuccessful. One of her few publications from that time was an unattributed bodice-ripper in True Confessions.
After giving birth to her children in 1996 and 2000, boredom as a stay-at-home mother motivated her to sketch a first draft of what would become Ancillary Justice for National Novel Writing Month 2002. In 2005, Leckie attended the Clarion West Writers Workshop, studying under Octavia Butler. After that, she wrote Ancillary Justice over a period of six years; it was picked up by Orbit in 2012.
Leckie has published numerous short stories, including in Subterranean Magazine, Strange Horizons and Realms of Fantasy. Her short stories have been selected for inclusion in year's best collections, such as The Year’s Best Science Fiction & Fantasy, edited by Rich Horton.
She edited the science fiction and fantasy online magazine Giganotosaurus from 2010 to 2013, and is assistant editor of the PodCastle podcast. She served as the secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America from 2012 to 2013.
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