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Nina Kiriki Hoffman

(b.1955)

Nina Kiriki Hoffman is an American fantasy, science fiction and horror writer. She started publishing short stories in 1975, her first nationally published short story appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction magazine in 1985 and has since published over 200 in various anthologies and magazines. She lives in Eugene, Oregon with her cats. She is a member of the Wordos writers' group.

Genres: Fantasy, Young Adult Fantasy, Mystery

Series

Chapel Hollow
   1. The Thread That Binds the Bones (1993)
   Common Threads (1995)
   2. The Silent Strength of Stones (1995)
   2.5. The Spirit in the Clay (2018)
   3. Spirits That Walk in Shadow (2006)

Ghosts of Fear Street (with R L Stine)
   14. Body Switchers from Outer Space (1996)
   23. Why I'm Not Afraid of Ghosts (1997)
   29. I Was a Sixth-Grade Zombie (1998)

Red Heart of Memories
   1. A Red Heart of Memories (1999)
   2. Past the Size of Dreaming (2001)
   A Stir of Bones (2003)

LaZelle
   1. A Fistful of Sky (2002)
   2. Fall of Light (2009)
   Fairy Infestation (2017)

Magic Next Door
1. Thresholds (2010)
2. Meeting (2011)

Novels

   Legacy of Fire (1990)
   Unmasking (1992)
   A Handful of Twist Ties (1995)
   Catalyst (2006)

Collections

   Courting Disasters and Other Strange Affinities (1991)
   Time Travelers, Ghosts, and Other Visitors (2003)
   Permeable Borders (2012)
   The Wildside Book of Fantasy (2012) (with others)
   Faint Heart, Foul Lady (2014)
   Antiquities (2015)
   Wild Talents (2015)
   The Skeleton Key / Bright Streets of Air (2015)
   Rags, Riches, and a Dragon (2016)
   Meet in Fear and Wonder (2016)
   What Bit You?: Four Shifter Stories (2016)
   Savage Breasts and Other Misbehaving Body Parts (2016)
   Short, Sharp Snacks: (2018)
   Short, Sharp Snacks Volume 2: (2022)

Anthologies edited

Underland Arcana (2021) (with Michael Barsa, Elou Carroll, David Hewitt, Jessie Kwak, Tristan Morris, Stephen O'Donnell, Jonathan Raab, Rebecca Ruvinsky and Mark Teppo)
Underland Arcana 5: Winter 2022 (2022) (with Marilee Dahlman, Rhonda Eikamp, John Klima, Avra Margariti, Jordan Taylor and Mark Teppo)

Novellas and Short Stories

   Haunted Humans (1994)
   Ghost Hedgehog (2011)
   Escapes (2012)
   Family Tree (2012)
   Trophy Wives (2012)
   The Ghosts of Strangers (2013)
   Fast Wedded to the Ground (2013)
   Invasive Species (2013)
   A Wolf in Holy Places (2014)
   Zombies for Jesus (2014)
   Airborn (2014)
   The Dangers of Touch (2014)
   Surreal Estate (2014)
   The Other Side Secret (2015)
   One Day at the Central Convenience Mall (2017)
   The Power of Waking (2021)

Series contributed to

Dragonflight
Child of an Ancient City (1992) (with Tad Williams)

Black Cat Weekly
   4. Black Cat Weekly #4 (2021) (with others)
   67. Black Cat Weekly #67 (2022) (with others)
   68. Black Cat Weekly #68 (2022) (with others)

Anthologies containing stories by Nina Kiriki Hoffman

Tales by Moonlight (1982)
The Clarion Awards (1984)
Shadows 8 (1985)
First Contact (1987)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection (1991)
100 Ghastly Little Ghost Stories (1992)
Best New Horror 3 (1992)
The Year's Best Horror Stories XX (1992)
The Ultimate Witch (1993)
The Ultimate Zombie (1993)
Betcha Can't Read Just One (1993)
Weird Tales from Shakespeare (1994)
Christmas Magic (1994)
Bruce Coville's Book of Aliens (1994)
Werewolves (1995)
Witch Fantastic (1995)
Splatterpunks II (1995)
Heaven Sent (1995)
The Ultimate Alien (1995)
Sisters of the Night (1995)
Wheel of Fortune (1995)
100 Vicious Little Vampire Stories (1995)
The Best of Weird Tales (1995)
Desire Burn (1995)
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Ninth Annual Collection (1996)
The Shimmering Door (1996)
Otherwere (1996)
Twists of the Tale (1996)
Tarot Fantastic (1997)
Black Swan, White Raven (1997)
Wizard Fantastic (1997)
The UFO Files (1998)
Black Cats and Broken Mirrors (1998)
Alien Pets (1998)
100 Twisted Little Tales of Torment (1998)
L Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XV (1999)
Whitley Strieber's Aliens (1999)
Not of Woman Born (1999)
Twice Upon a Time (1999)
Children of the Night (1999)
Alien Abductions (1999)
Earth, Air, Fire, Water (1999)
Past Lives, Present Tense (1999)
Bruce Coville's Strange Worlds (2000)
Perchance to Dream (2000)
Graven Images (2000)
Warrior Fantastic (2000)
The Chick Is in the Mail (2000)
Single White Vampire Seeks Same (2001)

Short stories

	A Night Out (1983)
	Lost Lives (1984)
	Hiding from the Sun (1985)
	The Shadow of a Hawk (1985)
	A Step Into Darkness (1985)
	Waiting for the Hunger (1987)
	Little Once (1988)
	Courting Disasters (1989)
	Broken Things (1990)
	Coming Home (1990)
	Imprint (1990)
	The Touch of the Old Lilith (1990)
	An Invasion of Angels (1991)
	Zits (1991)
	Unmasking [short story] (1992)		World Fantasy (nominee)
	Deal with the Devil (1993)
	LaZelle Family Christmas (1993)
	Sourheart (1993)
	The Third Dead Body (1993)
	The Buddy System (1994)
	Face Value (1994)
	The Skeleton Key (1994)		Nebula Awards (nominee)
	The Trouble with Big Brothers (1994)
	The Biting-a-Hologram Blues (1995)
	Butterfly Wings (1995)
	Dumpster Diving (1995)
	Family History (1995)
	Fast Seeds (1995)
	Food Chain (1995)
	Home for Christmas (1995)		Nebula Awards (nominee) World Fantasy (nominee)
	Part-Singing (1995)
	Incidental Cats (1996)
	Inner Child (1996)
	Water Everywhere (1996)
	Articles of Faith (1997)
	The Breadcrumb Trail (1997)
	Heavenly Host (1997)
	Visible Breath (1997)
	Caretaking (1998)
	Objects of Desire (1998)
	Survivals (1998)
	The Giant's Love (1999)
	How I Came to Marry a Herpetologist (1999)
	One Day At Central Convenience Mall (1999)
	Radiance (1999)
	Toobychubbies (1999)
	Voyage of Discovery (1999)
	Chain of Command (2000) (with Leslie What)
	Egg Shells (2000)
	Night Stuff (2000)
	Shaped Stones (2000)
	Suspended Animation (2000)
	Secret Identities (2001)

Awards

	World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1993) : Unmasking [short story]
	Bram Stoker Best First Novel winner (1994) : The Thread That Binds the Bones
	Nebula Awards Best Novella nominee (1995) : Haunted Humans
	Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1995) : The Skeleton Key
	Nebula Awards Best Novellette nominee (1996) : Home for Christmas
	World Fantasy Best Novella nominee (1996) : Home for Christmas
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (1996) : The Silent Strength of Stones
	Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (1997) : The Silent Strength of Stones
	World Fantasy Best Novel nominee (2000) : A Red Heart of Memories
	Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature Best Book nominee (2003) : A Fistful of Sky
	Philip K Dick Award Best Book nominee (2006) : Catalyst: A Novel of Alien Contact