Rare Books & Special Collec... Science Fiction and Fantasy... Mary Robinette Kowal Papers Finding AidTitle: Mary Robinette Kowal Papers, 1983-2016
ID: RBSC/SFWA/031
Primary Creator: Kowal, Mary Robinette (1969-)
Extent: 3.0 Linear Feet
Arrangement: The collection is divided into series based upon format. Series I consists of Novels; Series II includes Short Stories; Series III contains correspondence; Series IV consists of miscellaneous items; and Series V is digital content. The majority of materials are organized within their series based upon original date of publication. Dates of publication were taken from http://maryrobinettekowal.com/fiction-collectio/bibliography/
Date Acquired: 04/05/2010. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Kowal, Mary Robinette, Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America
Forms of Material: fantasy, science fiction
Mary Robinette Kowal was born on February 8th, 1969 in North Carolina. She is an American science fiction and fantasy author, as well as a puppeteer. In 2008, she won the Campbell Award for Best New Writer. Since then, two of her works have been nominated for Hugo Awards in the Best Short Story category: “Evil Robot Monkey” (2009) and “For Want of A Nail” (2011), "For Want of A Nail" (2011) won a Hugo Award. Kowal’s debut novel “Shades of Milk and Honey” was nominated for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Kowal has worked as a professional puppeteer since 1989. She has performed on Lazytown, the Center for Puppetry Arts and Jim Henson Pictures. She founded her own company: Other Hand Productions.
Mary Robinette Kowal has done voice acting for audio books. She has also served as Vice President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
Repository: Northern Illinois University
Accruals: Additions from Mary Robinette Kowal: 09/21/2009, 05/31/2010, 04/15/2011, 09/19/2011, 05/12/2012, 11/11/2012, 09/15/2014, 09/12/2016, August 2016, 03/11/2017, 04/15/2017, 04/26/2019, 08/29/2019
Access Restrictions: Photographs and photocopies of collection are prohibited.
Use Restrictions: Property Rights are transferred to the University Libraries per the signed Deed of Gift Document. Literary Rights are retained by the content creator. Any copyrights so stated in the materials remain in force.
Acquisition Source: Mary Robinette Kowal
Related Materials: For more information please see http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/.
