I grew up in the Midwest, although I call home a mildly haunted, fey-infested house in metro Atlanta that I share with my husband, Matthew. After receiving my Master of Arts degree in Developmental Psychology, I retired from academia to pen flights of fancy. I also edit legislation for the Georgia General Assembly, which from time to time I suspect is another venture into flights of fancy.

I received the 2009 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, am currently a finalist for the 2010 Hugo Award for Best Novelette, and was named the 2009 Author of the Year by Bards and Sages. My fiction has also received the 2002 Phobos Award; been translated into Greek, Hungarian, Polish, and French; and been a finalist for the Black Quill, Bram Stoker, and BSFA awards.

My short story collection, Returning My Sister’s Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, debuted March, 2009, from Norilana Books (press release). Check out my bibliography for a list of all my published and forthcoming works.

I am represented by literary agent William Reiss of John Hawkins & Associates, Inc., and I’m a voting member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), the non-profit writers organization founded by Damon Knight in 1965 and presenter of the Nebula awards.

I also keep a LiveJournal blog where I indulge in self-absorbed musings and document my writing progress.