Celia S. Friedman (born January 12, 1957) is an American

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author who often writes as "C. S. Friedman." As of 2022, she has published fourteen novels, numerous short stories—several of which were included in her 2021 collection, ''The Dreaming Kind'', and a sourcebook for

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's '' Vampire: The Masquerade''

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. Originally a costume designer, Friedman began her publishing career in 1986. She quit costuming in 1996 to write full-time. Friedman was nominated for the John W. Campbell award for Best New Writer in 1988 (now called the Astounding Award, and her novel ''This Alien Shore'' was a ''New York Times'' Notable Book of the Year in 1998. In 2006, she was the author guest of honor at

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, the oldest and largest science fiction convention in Iowa. In August 2022, ''Deadline'' reported that Bohemia Group, a global management firm, was shopping a potential television series based on The Coldfire Trilogy, which was a finalist for NPR's Science Fiction and Fantasy Vote in 2011.

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The Forest of the Hunter
The Official C.S. Friedman fansite
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on SciFan
CS Friedman-based MUD
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Friedman, Celia S. 1957 births Living people 20th-century American novelists 21st-century American novelists American fantasy writers American science fiction writers American women short story writers American women novelists Dark fantasy writers Writers from New York City Women science fiction and fantasy writers 20th-century American women writers 21st-century American women writers 20th-century American short story writers 21st-century American short story writers Novelists from New York (state)