Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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The best of my books to read first

A thoughtful precis of my writing career so far up on Tor.com today. If only the Wikipedia article were a tenth as good

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Posted on September 14, 2021 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

30 years ago: a love story in photos

Thirty years ago today Kelley and I met in East Lansing, Michigan. Here’s our story in photos.

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Posted on June 26, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

#CripLit chat Sat 5/19: New Fiction by Disabled Writers

Join us Saturday May 19, 7 pm Eastern/4 pm Pacific for a special Twitter chat with Nicola Griffith and Anne Finger who will be talking about their new novels So Lucky and A Woman, In Bed, both published the same day (Tues 5/15)! Come ask questions or just listen in!

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Posted on May 6, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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About

A bio of novelist Nicola Griffith, author of Hild, the Aud novels, and Ammonite, plus written, audio, and video interviews.

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Posted on February 24, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in 0-homepage

My night at the Lammys

On Monday Kelley and I were at the big queer lit bash known as the Lambda Literary Awards. I was there to…

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Posted on June 7, 2013 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

I’ve won the Outstanding Mid-Career Novelist Prize

From the press release: The Lambda Literary Foundation, the nation’s leading national nonprofit organization promoting LGBT literature and writers, is pleased to announce…

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Posted on April 24, 2013 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

My portrait is finished

Riva Lehrer’s portrait of me is finished (for a long, ruminative explanation of the project, read this post). Unframed, it measures 32 x…

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Posted on December 17, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The indefatigable weirdness of ’50s American science fiction

“These novels testify to the extraordinary range, profound intelligence, and indefatigable weirdness of ’50s American science fiction. A must-have for anyone interested…

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Posted on July 17, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

A terrible and beautiful vision

For all the support and signal boosting of the last two days: thank you. Thousands of people have now read my précis…

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Posted on December 22, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Huge news: multiple sclerosis is a metabolic disorder

 For those coming to this post from Facebook, please see my most recent thoughts  In the latest issue of the Quarterly Review of…

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Posted on December 21, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

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  6. Fuck Off Into the Sun: I’m Done Being Excluded
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  8. Books About Women Don’t Win Big Awards: Some Data
  9. Menewood!!
  10. Kitten Report #11: Seven Months Old Today
  11. So Lucky
  12. Lame is So Gay
  13. Kitties!
  14. About the Real Hild
  15. Ammonite

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