Jane Fletcher (writer)

Jane Fletcher (born August 1956)[1] is an English writer of lesbian speculative fiction. Her The Walls of Westenfort won the Golden Crown Literary Society's 2005 "Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror / Paranormal / Speculative" award,[2] and her The Empress and the Acolyte won its 2007 Speculative Fiction award.[3] In 2009, she received The Alice B Readers Award for career achievement.[4]

Her Temple Landfall was shortlisted for the Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror category of the 18th Lambda Literary Awards in 2006,[5] and her Wolfsbane Winter was shortlisted for the same category of the 23rd Lambda Literary Awards in 2011.[6] Her Lorimal's Chalice was shortlisted for the 2003 Gaylactic Spectrum Award winners and nominees for best novel.[7]

Early life and education

Fletcher grew up in south east London, and has a degree in Physics (1980) from the University of Surrey.[1]

Selected publications

The Celeano series
  • The Temple at Landfall (November 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110271), Original title: The World Celaeno Chose (November 1999, The Dimsdale Press ISBN 0952362538)
  • The Walls of Westernfort (September 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110240)
  • Rangers at Roadsend (August 2005, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110288), Original title: The Wrong Trail Knife (2003, Fortitude Press, Inc. ISBN 978-0974137827)
  • Dynasty of Rogues (March 2007, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1933110714)
  • Shadow of the Knife (February 2008, Bold Strokes Books: ISBN 978-1602820081)

The Lyremouth Chronicles

Others

References
  1. "Biography". Jane Fletcher. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  2. "2005 Awards". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  3. "Speculative Fiction Awards". Golden Crown Literary Society. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  4. "Past Alice B Medal Winners - The Alice B Awards". www.alicebawards.org. Retrieved 14 April 2019.
  5. "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 16 February 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  6. "23rd Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists and Winners". Lambda Literary. Archived from the original on 8 June 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2019.
  7. "2003 Best Novel Finalists". spectrum Awards. Retrieved 13 April 2019.


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