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Sheila Finch


(Sheila Rosemary Finch)
UK flag (b.1935)

Sheila Finch was born in London, England. She has lived in the United States since 1957, first in Bloomington, Indiana, where she did graduate work at Indiana University in medieval literature and linguistics, then in California. Her novel Tiger in the Sky , (Avon) won the 1999 San Diego Book Award for Best Young Adult Novel. Her novella "Reading the Bones" won a Nebula award in 1998.

Sheila teaches creative writing at El Camino College in Torrance, California, and when not writing or teaching, she likes to travel, do Tai Chi, hike in the local mountains, or go 4-wheeling in the desert. She has three daughters, seven grandchildren, a dog and two cats.
 

Genres: Young Adult Fantasy
 
Series
Shaper Exile
   1. The Garden of the Shaped (1987)
   2. Shaper's Legacy (1989)
   3. Shaping the Dawn (1989)
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Novels
   Infinity's Web (1985)
   Triad (1986)
   Reading the Bones (2003)
   Birds (2004)
   Heart Like A Bear (2021)
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Collections
   The Guild of Xenolinguists (2007)
   Forkpoints (2022)
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Series contributed to
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Anthologies containing stories by Sheila Finch
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The Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories 7 (2023)
(Year's Top Hard Science Fiction Stories, book 7)
edited by
Allan Kaster
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The Year's Top Tales of Space and Time (2021)
(Year's Top Tales of Space and Time, book 1)
edited by
Allan Kaster
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The Feathered Edge (2012)
Tales of Magic, Love, and Daring
(Lace and Blade, book 3)
edited by
Deborah J Ross

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Awards
Nebula Awards Best Novella winner (1999) : Reading the Bones [short story]


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