Andre Norton

Overview:

  • Legal Name: Norton, Andre Alice
  • Place of Birth: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
  • Date of Birth: February 17, 1912
  • Date of Death: March 17, 2005

Notes:

Born Alice Mary Norton 17 February 1912, she legally changed her name in 1934 to Andre Alice Norton. She was to write for young boys, and the male name was expected to increase her marketability. Ms. Norton started writing in High School (Collinwood High School in Cleveland, Ohio), although the first books she wrote, "Ralestone Luck", was published as the second in 1938, following "The Prince Commands" (1934). After graduating from the High School, she continued her education at the Flora Stone Mather College of Western Reserve University, intending to become a history teacher. Then, due to the economical depression, she was forced to find work in order to support the household. In 1932 was employed by the Cleveland Library System, where she worked for the next 18 years, after which she became a freelance writer. Her most known works are the Witch World and the Solar Queen series, although during her long career she wrote more than hundred books. She has received almost any possible SF-F award, including the Gandalf, the Hugo, Nebula Grand Master, Barlog, World Fan tasy Convention Award (the Howard), etc. For more detailed information see %%H,web page##http://www.andre-norton.org/anorton/index.html%%.
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Awards

  • 1950. Sword in Sheath - Ohioana Book Award, Juvenile Literature (Win)
  • 1964. Witch World - Hugo Award, Best Novel (Nomination)
  • 1964. Judgment on Janus - Hugo Award, Best Novel (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 1968. Wizard's World - Hugo Award, Best Novelette (Nomination)
  • 1978. Trey of Swords - Locus Poll Award, Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 1981. Lore of the Witch World - Locus Poll Award, Best Single Author Collection (Nomination)
  • 1982. Gryphon in Glory - Locus Poll Award, Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 1982. Horn Crown - Locus Poll Award, Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 1984. 'Ware Hawk! - Locus Poll Award, Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 1987. Witch World - Locus Poll Award, All-Time Best Fantasy Novel (Nomination)
  • 1988. Tales of the Witch World - Locus Poll Award, Best Anthology (Nomination)
  • 1990. Wizards' Worlds - Locus Poll Award, Best Collection (Nomination)
  • 1991. The Elvenbane - SFBC Award, The Science Fiction Book Club's Book of the Year Award (Win)
  • 1993. The Elvenbane - Nebula Award, Novel (Nomination below cutoff)
  • 1995. Elvenblood - SFBC Award, The Science Fiction Book Club's Book of the Year Award (Nomination)
  • 1998. Witch World - Locus Poll Award, All-Time Best Fantasy Novel before 1990 (Nomination)
  • 2003. Beast Master's Ark - Sir Julius Vogel Award, Best Novel (Win)
  • 2005. Beast Master's Circus - Sir Julius Vogel Award, Best Novel (Win)
  • 2006. The Duke's Ballad - Sir Julius Vogel Award, Best Novel (Win)

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