After having a child during the last year of her master's program, she spent seven years devoted to child-raising. Ho. Realizing that she was never going to make it as a dancer, Fowler began to publish science fiction stories, making a name for herself with the short story "Recalling Cinderella" (1985) in L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume 1 (1985) and Artificial Things (1986), a collection of short stories. Portable Childhoods, a collection of her short fiction published by Tachyon Publications, was named a 2008 World Fantasy Award Finalist. In 2008, she won the Nebula Award for the second time for Best Short Story for her 2007 story "Always". Study Guides on Works by Karen Joy Fowler. She has also edited several anthologies and reviewed books for various publications. Her other genre works also tended to focus on odd corners of the nineteenth century experiencing the unexpected or fantastic. She studied comparative literature and drama, amongst other subjects, at the University of Tampere. Her work often centers on the nineteenth century, the lives of women, and alienation. Publicity Listings | Fowler’s previous novel, Sister Noon, was a finalist for the 2001 PEN/Faulkner Award for fiction.
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