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Caitlín R. Kiernan

Kiernan in 2001
Born May 26, 1964
Dublin, Ireland
Occupation author, paleontologist
Nationality U.S.
Writing period present
Genres Science fiction, dark fantasy
Official website

Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan (born May 26, 1964 in Skerries, Dublin, Ireland) is the author of many science fiction and dark fantasy works, including six novels, many comic books, more than one hundred published short stories, novellas, and vignettes, and numerous scientific papers. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. Nationality is a relationship between a Person and their State of Origin, Culture, association Affiliation and/or Loyalty The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A literary genre is a category of literary composition Genres may be determined by Literary technique, tone, Content, or even (as in the case of fiction Dark fantasy is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy including marvelous abilities with those of horror Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. Skerries ( is a seaside Town in North Dublin, Ireland, now part of County Fingal. Ireland (pronounced /ˈaɾlənd/ Éire) is the third largest island in Europe, and the twentieth-largest island in the world Dark fantasy is a subgenre that combines elements of fantasy including marvelous abilities with those of horror A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative In Theater script and Poetry writing vignettes are short impressionistic scenes that focus on one moment or give a trenchant impression about a character

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Overview

As a small child, she moved to the United States with her mother. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Much of her childhood was spent in the small town of Leeds, Alabama, and her early interests included herpetology, paleontology, and fiction writing. Leeds is a city located in Jefferson, St Clair, and Shelby Counties in the U Herpetology (from Greek: ἑρπετόν herpeton, "creeping animal" and λόγος logos, "knowledge" is the branch of Zoology Palaeontology redirects here For the Scientific journal, see Palaeontology (journal. As a teenager, she lived in Trussville, Alabama, and, in high school, began doing volunteer work at the Red Mountain Museum in Birmingham, Alabama and spending summers on her first archaeological and paleontological digs. Trussville is a city and suburb of Birmingham in Jefferson and St Description At Birmingham the lower is predominantly shaly and there Birmingham (ˈbɝmɪŋhæm is the largest City in the US state of Alabama and is the County seat of Jefferson County. Archaeology, archeology, or archæology (from Greek grc ἀρχαιολογία archaiologia – grc ἀρχαῖος archaīos Kiernan attended college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham and the University of Colorado at Boulder, studying geology and vertebrate paleontology, and she held both museum and teaching positions before finally turning to fiction writing in 1992. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University Geology (from Greek γη gê, "earth" and λόγος Logos, "speech" lit Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) In 1988, she co-authored a paper describing the new genus and species of mosasaur, Selmasaurus russelli. Year 1988 ( MCMLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link displays 1988 Gregorian calendar) Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the ' Meuse river ' in the Netherlands and Greek sauros meaning 'lizard' were serpentine marine Selmasaurus is a genus of medium-sized plioplatecarpine Mosasaur from the Upper Cretaceous Mooreville Chalk Formation ( Campanian) of western Alabama Her first novel, The Five of Cups, was written between June '92 and early '93, though it wasn't published until 2003. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Her first published short story was "Persephone," a dark science-fiction tale, released in 1995. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Her most recent scientific publication is a paper on the biostratigraphy of Alabama mosasaurs, published in the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology (2002). Biostratigraphy is the branch of Stratigraphy which focuses on correlating and assigning relative ages of rock strata by using the Fossil assemblages contained Mosasaurs (from Latin Mosa meaning the ' Meuse river ' in the Netherlands and Greek sauros meaning 'lizard' were serpentine marine

Kiernan has had short fiction selected for Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series, The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror, and The Year's Best Science Fiction, and her short stories have been collected in several volumes (see Bibliography). Year's Best Fantasy and Horror is a respected reprint Anthology published annually by St To date, her work has been translated into German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Czech, Polish, Russian, Korean, and Japanese. In May 1996, Kiernan was approached by Neil Gaiman and editors at DC/Vertigo Comics to begin writing for The Dreaming, a spin-off from Gaiman's very successful title, The Sandman. Kiernan wrote for the title from 1996 until its conclusion in 2001, working closely with Gaiman and focusing not only on preexisting characters (The Corinthian, Cain and Abel, Lucien, Nuala, Morpheus, Thessaly, etc. ), but also on new characters (Echo, Maddy, the white dream raven Tethys, etc. ). According to an entry in Neil Gaiman's blog[1], Kiernan was hired to write the novelization for the Beowulf film (scripted by Gaiman and Roger Avary). Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and A novelization is a Novel that is written based on some other media story form rather than as an original work Beowulf is a 2007 Performance capture Action film based on the Old English epic poem of the same name. Roger Roberts Avary (born August 23, 1965) is a Canadian -born motion picture director, producer and Oscar -winning Screenwriter

Kiernan has often been categorized as a "horror writer," though she has repeatedly and adamantly rejected that categorization. For example, in her blog (2/3/02) she writes: "I'm getting tired of telling people that I'm not a 'horror' writer. I'm getting tired of them not listening, or not believing. Most of them seem suspicious of my motives. "[2]

In 2005, she began publishing the monthly Sirenia Digest[3] (otherwise known as MerViSS) consisting of vignettes and short stories : "The MerViSS Project is a continuation of Caitlín’s exploration of the fusion of erotic literature with elements of dark fantasy and science fiction, creating brief, dreamlike fictions. " It is currently illustrated by Vince Locke. Vincent Locke is an American comic book artist best known for his work on Deadworld and A History of Violence. The digest includes the occasional collaboration with Sonya Taaffe. Sonya Taaffe is a Massachusetts-based author of short fiction and poetry

Kiernan identifies as lesbian and Wiccan and lives in Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. with her partner, photographer Kathryn A. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Pollnac. [4]

Music

Between 1996 and 1997, Kiernan also fronted an Athens, Georgia-based "goth-folk-blues" band," Death's Little Sister,[5] named for Neil Gaiman's character, Delirium. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Year 1997 ( MCMXCVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1997 Gregorian calendar Athens-Clarke County is a unified city-county in Georgia, US, in the northeastern part of the state at the intersection of U The State of Georgia ( is a state in the United States and was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that revolted against British rule This article is about the musical style of gothic rock For the goth scene in general see Goth subculture. Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and She was the band's vocalist and lyricist, and the group enjoyed some success on local college radio and played shows in Athens and Atlanta. Kiernan has said in interviews that she left the band in February 1997 because of her increased responsibilities writing for DC Comics and because her novel Silk had recently sold. DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company She was briefly involved in Crimson Stain Mystery, a studio project, two years later. CSM produced one EP to accompany a special limited edition of Silk, illustrated by Clive Barker (Gauntlet Press, 2000). An extended play ( EP) is a Vinyl record, CD, or Music download which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify Clive Barker (born 5 October 1952) is an English author film director and visual artist

Awards

International Horror Guild Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk)

Barnes and Noble Maiden Voyage Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk)

International Horror Guild Award, Best Novel 2001 (Threshold)

International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Story 2001 ("Onion")

International Horror Guild Award, Best Mid-Length Fiction 2005 ("La Peau Verte")

Bibliography

Novels

Short Fiction Collections

Uncollected short fiction (excluding chapbooks)

Sirenia Digest

Chapbooks

Short Hardbacks

Comics/Graphic Novels

Nonfiction

Scientific Publications (partial list)

Notes

  1. ^ Gaiman, Neil (2006-12-10). Neil Richard Gaiman (ˈgeɪmən (born November 10, 1960) is an English author of Science fiction and Fantasy short stories and Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V the lure of cheap fiction. Neil Gaiman's blog. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
  2. ^ Kiernan, Caitlín R. (2002-02-03). See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Chapter Two proceeds apace. Low Red Moon journal. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
  3. ^ Kiernan, Caitlín R. . sirenia. Retrieved on 2007-05-18. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine.
  4. ^ Caitlín R. Kiernan's MySpace page accessed 29 March 2007. Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
  5. ^ Musical projects

External links

Interviews

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