Lisa Goldstein (born Elizabeth Joy Goldstein on November 21, 1953) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer whose work has been nominated for Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy Awards. Her 1982 novel The Red Magician won a National Book Award in the one-year category Original Paperback[1] and was praised by Philip K. Dick shortly before his death.[2] Her 2011 novel, The Uncertain Places, won the 2012 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature, and her short story, "Paradise Is a Walled Garden," won the 2011 Sidewise Award for Best Short-Form Alternate History.
Lisa Goldstein | |
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| Born | Elizabeth Joy Goldstein November 21, 1953 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Pen name | Isabel Glass |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | University of California, Los Angeles |
| Genres | Fantasy, science fiction |
| Notable awards | |
| Spouse |
Douglas A. Asherman (m. 1986) |
| Website | |
| brazenhussies | |
Biography
editGoldstein's father was Heinz Jurgen "Harry" Goldstein (June 8, 1922, in Krefeld, Germany – May 24, 1974, in Los Angeles), a survivor of Bergen-Belsen concentration camp; her mother, Miriam Roth (April 8, 1922, in Mukachevo, Czechoslovakia – October 12, 2011, in Los Angeles), survived the extermination camp Auschwitz. Her parents came to the United States in 1947 and met in an ESL class.
She has written two high fantasy novels, Daughter of Exile and The Divided Crown, under the pen name "Isabel Glass". Her publisher recommended a pseudonym because they differ so much from her other work. "Isabel" is from Point Isabel Regional Shoreline, a local park which includes a dog run. "Glass" fits the Tor Books standard for pseudonyms, short surnames in the first half of the alphabet.[3]
She married Douglas A. Asherman in 1986, and lives in Oakland, California.
Bibliography
editNovels
edit- The Red Magician (1982)
- The Dream Years (1985)
- A Mask for the General (1987)
- Tourists (1989)
- Strange Devices of the Sun and Moon (1993)
- Summer King, Winter Fool (1994)
- Walking the Labyrinth (1996)
- Dark Cities Underground (1999)
- The Alchemist's Door (2002)
- Daughter of Exile (as Isabel Glass; 2004)
- The Divided Crown (illustrated by Kinuko Y. Craft) (as Isabel Glass; 2005)
- The Uncertain Places (2011)
- Weighing Shadows (2015)
- Ivory Apples (2019)
Collections
edit- Daily Voices (1989)
- Travellers in Magic (1994)
Awards
edit- National Book Award (1983) for The Red Magician[1]
- Sidewise Award for Alternate History (2011) for "Paradise is a Walled Garden"[4]
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (2012) for Uncertain Places[5]
Nominations
edit- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer finalist (1983) for The Red Magician[6]
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer finalist (1984) for The Red Magician[6]
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel nominee (1986) for The Dream Years[7]
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story nominee (1988) for "Cassandra's Photographs"[8]
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1988) for "Cassandra's Photographs"[9]
- Arthur C. Clarke Award nominee (1990) for A Mask for the General[10]
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story nominee (1993) for "Alfred"[11]
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1994) for "Alfred"[12]
- World Fantasy Award for Best Collection nominee (1995) for Travellers In Magic[13]
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1996) for "The Narcissus Plague"[14]
- World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story nominee (1998) for "Fortune and Misfortune"[15]
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story nominee (1999) for "Fortune and Misfortune"[16]
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature nominee (2000) for Dark Cities Underground[17]
- Nebula Award for Best Novelette nominee (2009) for "Dark Rooms"[18]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "National Book Awards – 1983". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-08.
- ^ "The Red Magician" Archived 2014-02-23 at the Wayback Machine. Macmillan. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Why I Became Isabel Glass" Archived 2006-07-03 at the Wayback Machine (2006). Lisa Goldstein. Retrieved 2008-12-11.
- ^ "Sidewise Awards for Alternate History". Sidewise Awards. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ "Mythopoeic Awards – 2012". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved 2014-02-06.
- ^ a b "Lisa Goldstein". Science Fiction Awards Database. Retrieved 2016-05-11.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 1986". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2015-06-30. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "1988 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. Archived from the original on 2011-05-07. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
- ^ "Nebula Awards 1988". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Arthur C. Clarke Award 1990". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 1993". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Nebula Awards 1994". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 1995". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Nebula Awards 1996". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 1998". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Nebula Awards 1999". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Mythopoeic Awards 2000". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 6 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
- ^ "Nebula Awards 2009". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-29.
External links
edit- Lisa Goldstein at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Interview: Lisa Goldstein by Lori Ann White, 28 July 2003, at Strange Horizons
- 2012 Mythopoeic Awards
- 2011 Sidewise Awards
- Lisa Goldstein at Library of Congress Authorities — with 12 catalog records
- Isabel Glass at LC Authorities