Nancy Kress accepting the Nebula for YESTERDAY’S KIN. Jody Lyn Nye stands at right. Photo by Kathi Overton. (Source: File 770)

Nancy Kress achieved
her first great notice with the Hugo and Nebula-winning 1991 novella
Beggars In Spain. Several of her other works have won Nebula
Awards including Fountain Of Age (2007), AFTER THE FALL,
BEFORE THE FALL, DURING THE FALL (2013), YESTERDAY’S KIN (2015).
Among Kress’ other award-winning stories are Probability Space
(2003, John W. Campbell Memorial Award) and The Erdmann Nexus
(2009 Hugo Awards). Other books of note include An Alien Light
(1988), Oaths And Miracles (1996), Maximum Light
(1997), DANCING ON AIR (1997), Probability Moon (2000), and
DOGS (2008).

Last year saw the publication of Tomorrow’s Kin, which expands upon the tale began in YESTERDAY’S KIN.

In addition to her novels, Kress has produced numerous short stories and contributes a column for Writer’s Digest. A regular at the Clarion writing workshops and at The Writers Center in Bethesda, Maryland, she was, during the Winter of 2008/09, the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig’s Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.

All of us a Tachyon wish the extraordinary Nancy, a happy birthday.

For more info on YESTERDAY’S KIN, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Thomas Canty

For more info on AFTER THE FALL, BEFORE THE FALL, DURING THE FALL, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Elizabeth Story

For more info on DOGS, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Ann Monn

For more info on DANCING ON AIR, visit the Tachyon page.

Cover by Michael Dashow