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| name        = Mary Robinette Kowal
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| birth_date  = February 8, 1969
| birth_place = [[Raleigh, North Carolina]]
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| occupation  = Professional [[puppeteer]], Author
| nationality = [[United States|American]]
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| genre       = [[Science fiction]], [[fantasy]]
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| notableworks= ''Shades of Milk and Honey'', "[[Evil Robot Monkey]]", "For Want of a Nail" 
| awards      = [[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]] (2008), [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story]] (2011)
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| website     = http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com
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'''Mary Robinette Kowal''' (born February 8, 1969 in Raleigh, N.C., as Mary Robinette Harrison<ref>{{IMDb name|1708885|section=bio}}</ref>) is an American author and puppeteer.<ref>[http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/ Mary Robinette Kowal Website]</ref>  She also served as art director for ''[[Shimmer Magazine]]'' and in 2010 was named art director for ''[[Weird Tales]]''.<ref>[http://weirdtales.net/wordpress/2010/01/25/vandermeer-promoted-to-editor-in-chief/ VanderMeer promoted to editor in chief], ''Weird Tales'', 2010-01-25.</ref> She served as secretary of the [[Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America]] for two years, and was elected to the position of SFWA vice-president in 2010.<ref>[http://www.sfwa.org/org/contacts.htm SFWA Contacts]</ref>  In 2008, her second year of eligibility, she won the [[John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer]].<ref>[http://www.thehugoawards.org/?p=146 The Hugo Awards]</ref>

Kowal has worked as a professional [[puppeteer]] since 1989.  She has performed for the [[Center for Puppetry Arts]], [[Jim Henson Productions]], and her own production company, Other Hand Productions.<ref>[http://www.radiowork.com/2005/cast-list/mary-robinette-kowal/ Cast List]</ref> She also worked in [[Iceland]] on the children's television show ''[[LazyTown]]'' for two seasons.<ref>[http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/faqs/ Mary Robinette Kowal FAQs]</ref>

Kowal's work as an author includes "For Solo Cello, op. 12,"<ref>''[http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/node/1636 Cosmos]''</ref> (originally published in ''[[Cosmos Magazine]]'' and reprinted in ''Science Fiction: The Best of the Year, 2008 Edition'',<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/dp/0809572508 Amazon.com]</ref> which made the preliminary ballot for the 2007 [[Nebula Awards]].<ref>[http://www.sfwa.org/awards/2008/NebPrelim2007.html#shorts Nebula Preliminary Ballot, 2007]</ref>  Her fiction has also appeared in ''[[Talebones Magazine]]'', ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', and ''[[Apex Digest]]'', among other venues.<ref>[http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com/bibliography/ Mary Robinette Kowal Bibliography]</ref> Her debut novel ''Shades of Milk and Honey'' was nominated for the 2010 [[Nebula Award for Best Novel]].<ref>http://www.sfwa.org/2011/02/2010-nebula-nominees/</ref> Two of her short fiction works have been nominated for the [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story]]: "[[Evil Robot Monkey]]" in 2009<ref>http://www.locusmag.com/SFAwards/Db/Hugo2009.html</ref> and "For Want of a Nail," which won the award in 2011.<ref>http://www.locusmag.com/News/2011/08/2011-hugo-and-campbell-awards-winners/</ref> 

In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at [[Northern Illinois University]].<ref>[http://www.ulib.niu.edu/rarebooks/sciencefiction.cfm Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection], Northern Illinois University</ref>

After appearing several times as a guest star in the podcast, [[Writing Excuses]], she became a full-time cast member at the start of their sixth season in 2011.<ref>http://www.writingexcuses.com/2011/06/05/writing-excuses-6-1-can-creativity-be-taught/</ref>

==Publications==
===Novels===
*''Shades of Milk and Honey'', [[Tor Books]], 2010, ISBN 978-0-7653-2556-3
*''Glamour in Glass'', [[Tor Books]], 2012, ISBN 978-0-7653-2557-0

===Collections===
*''Scenting the Dark and Other Stories'', [[Subterranean Press]], 2009, ISBN 978-1-59606-267-2

===Short stories===
*"Just Right", ''[[The First Line]]'', 2004
*"Rampion", ''[[The First Line]]'', 2004
*"The Shocking Affair of the Dutch Steamship Friesland", ''[[The First Line]]'', 2004
*"Portrait of Ari", ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', 2006
*"Bound Man", ''Twenty Epics'', 2006
*"Cerbo in Vitra ujo", ''[[Apex Magazine|Apex Digest]]'', 2006
*"Locked In", ''[[Apex Magazine|Apex Digest]]'', 2006
*"This Little Pig", ''[[Cicada (magazine)|Cicada]]'', 2007
*"For Solo Cello, op. 12", ''[[Cosmos (magazine)|Cosmos]]'', 2007
*"Horizontal Rain", ''[[Apex Magazine|Apex Online]]'', 2007
*"Death Comes But Twice", ''Talebones'', 2007
*"Some Other Day", ''All Possible Worlds'', 2007
*"Tomorrow and Tomorrow", ''Gratia Placenti'', 2007
*"Suspension and Disbelief", ''[[Short Trips: Destination Prague|Doctor Who: Short Trips: Destination Prague]]'', 2007
*"Clockwork Chickadee", ''[[Clarkesworld Magazine]]'', 2008
*"Scenting the Dark", ''[[Apex Magazine|Apex Online]]'', 2008
*"Waiting for Rain", ''[[Subterranean Press|Subterranean Magazine]]'', 2008
*"Chrysalis", ''Aoife’s Kiss'', 2008
*"Evil Robot Monkey", ''The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction, Vol. 2'', 2008 (nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story)
*"At the Edge of Dying", ''Clockwork Phoenix 2: More Tales of Beauty and Strangeness'', 2009
*"Body Language", ''[[InterGalactic Medicine Show]]'', 2009
*"The Consciousness Problem", ''[[Asimov's Science Fiction]]'', 2009
*"First Flight", ''[[Tor Books|Tor.com]]'', 2009
*"Ginger Stuyvesant and the Case of the Haunted Nursery", ''Talebones'', 2009
*"Jaiden’s Weaver", ''Diamonds in the Sky: An Astronomical Anthology'', 2009
*"Prayer at Dark River", ''Innsmouth Free Press'', 2009
*"Ring Road", ''Dark Faith Anthology'', 2010
*"The Bride Replete", ''[[Apex Magazine|Apex Online]]'', 2010
*"Beyond the Garden Close", ''[[Apex Magazine|Apex Online]]'', 2010
*"Typewriter Triptych", ''Sharable.net'', 2010
*"[[For Want of a Nail (short story)|For Want of a Nail]]", ''[[Asimov's Science Fiction]]'', 2010 (winner of the [[Hugo Award for Best Short Story]])
*"Salt of the Earth", ''Redstone SF'', 2010
*"American Changeling", ''[[Daily Science Fiction]]'', 2010
*"Changement d’itinéraire (Changed Itinerary)", ''Légendes'', 2010
*"Birthright", ''2020 Visions'', 2010
*"Water to Wine", ''METAtropolis: Cascadiopolis'', 2010
*"Kiss Me Twice", ''[[Asimov's Science Fiction]]'', 2011

==References==
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== External links ==
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*[http://www.maryrobinettekowal.com Mary Robinette Kowal's official Web site]
*[http://blogs.amctv.com/scifi-scanner/mary-robinette/ Mary Robinette Kowal's Weekly Fantasy Column at AMCtv.com]
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*[http://www.otherhandproductions.com Other Hand Productions' official Web site]
*"[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kowal_06_08/ Clockwork Chickadee]" (short story) ''[[Clarkesworld Magazine]]'', June 2007
*[http://www.writingexcuses.com Writing Excuses]

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[[Category:American science fiction writers]]
[[Category:1969 births]]
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[[Category:John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer winners]]
[[Category:American puppeteers]]

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