Amy H. Sturgis (born 1971) is an American author, speaker and scholar of

science fiction Science fiction (sometimes shortened to Sci-Fi or SF) is a genre of speculative fiction which typically deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts such as advanced science and technology, space exploration, time travel, parallel unive ...

and

fantasy Fantasy is a genre of speculative fiction involving Magic (supernatural), magical elements, typically set in a fictional universe and sometimes inspired by mythology and folklore. Its roots are in oral traditions, which then became fantasy ...

studies and Native American studies. She earned her

Ph.D. A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

intellectual history Intellectual history (also the history of ideas) is the study of the history of human thought and of intellectuals, people who conceptualize, discuss, write about, and concern themselves with ideas. The investigative premise of intellectual histor ...

from

Vanderbilt University Vanderbilt University (informally Vandy or VU) is a private research university in Nashville, Tennessee. Founded in 1873, it was named in honor of shipping and rail magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt, who provided the school its initial $1-million ...

, served on the advisory board of Mythopoeic Press, and contributed to the

Hugo Award The Hugo Award is an annual literary award for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year, given at the World Science Fiction Convention and chosen by its members. The Hugo is widely considered the premier a ...

-winning

StarShipSofa ''StarShipSofa'' is a science fiction audio magazine and podcast from the United Kingdom hosted by Tony C. Smith. It publishes audio short fiction, commentary, essays, and anthologies of transcribed material. StarShipSofa was the first ever pod ...

podcast and the Liberty and Power group weblog. She served as adjunct instructor at Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory, North Carolina, before becoming a professor at Belmont University. Sturgis is author of four books on U.S. presidential history and Native American studies (''Presidents from Washington through Monroe'', ''Presidents from Hayes through McKinley,'' ''The Trail of Tears and Indian Removal'' and ''Tecumseh: A Biography''), five edited works on science fiction and fantasy (''The Intersection of Fantasy and Native America: From H.P. Lovecraft to Leslie Marmon Silko'', ''The Magic Ring'', ''Past Watchful Dragons: Fantasy and Faith in the World of C.S. Lewis'', ''The Magic Goblet,'' and ''The Magic Ring: Deluxe Illustrated Edition''), and other scholarly and mainstream book chapters, articles and presentations. In 2006, she was awarded the Imperishable Flame Award for Achievement in Tolkien/Inklings Scholarship. She contributes regular "Looking Back on Genre History" features to and narrates contemporary science fiction stories for the UK-based podcast

. In both 2009 and 2011, she received the Sofanaut Award in Podcasting for Best Fact Article Contributor. In 2010, it became the first podcast to win a

. In 2012, Sturgis was featured in a series of documentary short films produced by Ozymandius Media for the Institute for Humane Studies. She has been interviewed on science fiction and fantasy topics by organizations including NPR.

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External links

Official website

Personal blog

Goodreads author page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sturgis, Amy H. American women writers 1971 births Living people Vanderbilt University alumni People from Granite Falls, North Carolina