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Samantha Henderson

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Samantha Henderson is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet.

Personal life

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Samantha Henderson lives in Covina, southern California with her family, and works as a church secretary.[1][2][3][4]

Writing career

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Henderson is a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America and has published numerous short stories, including "Bottles" (first published in Realms of Fantasy) which was made into a short film in 2010.[5] She has been published in Strange Horizons, Star*Line, Lone Star Stories, Weird Tales and The Shantytown Anomaly.[3][4] Her novel, Heaven's Bones (a Ravenloft tie-in) was published in September 2008.[6] Henderson had a story published in the original anthology of werewolf stories, Running With the Pack.[7]

As a participant in Launch Pad, she developed a fourth-grade science class astronomy unit.[8] She is treasurer of the Science Fiction Poetry Association.[9][5]

Awards and recognition

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Her short story "Five Ways Jane Austen Never Died" was included in Prime Books' Fantasy: the Best of the Year for 2006.[10] In 2009, she won second place in the Rhysling Awards in the long and short poem categories with "Spell" and "Hungry: Some Ghost Stories".[11] Her Ravenloft novel "Heaven's Bones" was one of the genre-related nominees for "Best Speculative Fiction Novel: Original" at the 2009 Scribe Awards.[12] The poem "In the Astronaut Asylum", by Kendall Evans and Henderson won first place in the "Long Poem" category at the 2010 Rhysling Awards,[13] and was one of the finalists at the 2010 Nebula Awards.[14][15] Her poetry collection "The House of Forever" won second place in the "Best Chapbook" category at the 2013 Elgin Awards.[16]

Short fiction

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References

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  5. ^ a b "Feature: Interview with Samantha Henderson". Bibliophile Stalker. August 26, 2008.
  6. ^ http://www.darkfantasy.org/fantasy/2009/04/come-from-a-nameless-island-samantha-henderson/
  7. ^ Datlow, Ellen, ed. (2011). "Summation 2010". The Best Horror of the Year: Volume Three. San Francisco: Night Shade Books. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-59780-217-8. Retrieved 2024-01-20 – via Internet Archive.
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  9. ^ http://thefix-online.com/interviews/samantha-henderson/
  10. ^ Horton, Rich (2006). Fantasy: The Best of the Year, 2006 Edition. Prime Books. ISBN 978-0-8095-5650-2.
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