ElizaBeth Ann Gilligan (August 16, 1962 – October 9, 2017) was an American fantasy author who lived in
San Francisco,
California.
Biography
Gilligan was born in
Fort Benning
Fort Benning is a United States Army post near Columbus, Georgia, adjacent to the Alabama–Georgia border. Fort Benning supports more than 120,000 active-duty military, family members, reserve component soldiers, retirees and civilian employees ...
,
Georgia, and was raised and lived in the
San Francisco Bay Area. She studied journalism at
Kent State University.
Gilligan published articles, essays and poetry. Her short story ''Iron Joan'' was a preliminary ballot nominee for the 2002
Nebula Award
The Nebula Awards annually recognize the best works of science fiction or fantasy published in the United States. The awards are organized and awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA), a nonprofit association of profe ...
in the category of Best Short Story. Gilligan served as the secretary for the
Science Fiction Writers of America (SFWA) board of directors from 2002 to 2003, and she frequently attended
OryCon
Orycon is Portland, Oregon's annual science fiction/fantasy convention, held in November since 1979.
Event history
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and
BayCon.
Gilligan died from cancer on October 9, 2017, aged 55, in her sleep at her home in
Newark, California. She was survived by her husband, Douglas Archer Gilligan, two children, and two grandchildren.
Bibliography
Short works
*''Taking Back the Night'' (1994)
*''Demon Calling'' (2000)
*''Iron Joan'' (2002, published in ''
Black Gate: Adventures in Fantasy Literature'')
*''Chasing Time'' (2003)
*''Brownie Points'' (2004)
*''Off Key'' (2004)
*''Tete-tete'' (2015)
Novels
*''Magic's Silken Snare'' (2003,
Daw Books; )
*''The Silken Shroud'' (2004, DAW Books; )
*''Sovereign Silk'' (2017, DAW Books; )
Anthologies
Gilligan's works have appeared in the following anthologies.
*''Witch Fantastic'' (1994, Daw Books, )
*''Sword And Sorceress XVII'' (2000, Daw Books, )
*''The Sorcerer's Academy'' (2003, Daw Books, )
*''Little Red Riding Hood in the Big Bad City'' (2004, Daw Books, )
*''The Magic Shop'' (2004, Daw Books, )
*''First Contact Cafe'' (2015, SkyWarrior Publications)
Sources:
Anthologies edited by Gilligan.
*''Alterna-Teas'' (2017, Createspace Independent Publishing Platform,
References
1962 births
2017 deaths
21st-century American novelists
21st-century American short story writers
21st-century American women writers
American fantasy writers
American women short story writers
American women novelists
American women science fiction and fantasy writers
Novelists from San Francisco
Writers from the San Francisco Bay Area
Deaths from cancer in California
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