Mishell Baker | |
|---|---|
 Baker in March 2018 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 47–48) |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2009–present |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| mishellbaker | |
Mishell Baker (born 1976) is an American writer of fantasy. A 2009 graduate of the Clarion Workshop, her fantasy stories have been published in Daily Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Electric Velocipede.[1]
Overview
In 2016, Baker published Borderline, the first novel in the Arcadia Project urban fantasy series with Simon & Schuster's imprint Saga Press (edited by Navah Wolfe). It was a Publishers Weekly staff pick,[2] and Barnes & Noble chose it as one of the best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2016.[3] Borderline is notable for having a disabled protagonist with borderline personality disorder.[4]
The second and third books in the series, Phantom Pains and Impostor Syndrome, were released in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[5]
Biography
Mishell Baker lives in Los Angeles, California with her partner and two children.[1]
Novels
The Arcadia Project
Awards and nominations
Borderline
- Nominated for the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel.[6]
- Included on the 2016 James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List.[7]
- Nominated for the 2017 World Fantasy Award—Novel.[8]
The Arcadia Project trilogy
The trilogy taken as a whole was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award.[9]
References
- 1 2 "Mishell Baker". Simon & Schuster.
- ↑ "Staff Pick: 'Borderline' by Mishell Baker".
- ↑ "The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2016". 16 November 2016.
- ↑ "'Borderline' Is Urban Fantasy With A Cinematic Punch". NPR.
- ↑ Baker, Mishell (21 March 2017). Phantom Pains. ISBN 9781481451925.
- ↑ "SFWA Announces 2016 Nebula, Norton, and Bradbury Award Nominees!". Nebula Awards. 20 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- ↑ https://tiptree.org/2017/03/anna-marie-mclemore-wins-the-2016-tiptree-award-plus-honor-list-long-list-announcements
- ↑ "Nominees | World Fantasy Convention". Retrieved 2022-03-10.
- ↑ "The Mythopoeic Society: 2019 Mythopoeic Awards finalists announced". www.mythsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-03-10.