Julia Ecklar (born 1964) is a John W. Campbell Award–winning

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author and a singer and writer of

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who recorded numerous albums in the Off Centaur label in the early 1980s, including '' Minus Ten and Counting'', '' Horse-Tamer's Daughter'', and ''

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''. Her ''Divine Intervention'' album released in 1986 was the first filk genre release to combine the lyrical elements with orchestral and rock arrangements. Julia's first solo album in 25 years, ''Horsetamer'', was finished by March 2013, produced by Michael Moricz.

L.A. Graf

L.A. Graf is a

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for the writing team formed by Ecklar, Karen Rose Cercone, and Melissa Crandall for the 1992 Star Trek novel #60 ''Ice Trap''. For all later L.A. Graf novels the writing team was a partnership between Ecklar and Cercone. L.A. Graf reportedly stands for ''Let's All Get Rich and Famous''.Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion
by Jeff Ayers, published December 29, 2006, by

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Bibliography

as Julia Ecklar

* '' The Kobayashi Maru'' (1989)

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: Star Trek #47, * "The Music Box" (''

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'', September 1989) * "Carmen Miranda and the Maracas of Death" (''Carmen Miranda's Ghost Is Haunting Space Station Three'', 1990 anthology, ) * "Extra Ellies" (''Analog'', May 1990) * "Burning Bridges" (''Analog'', November 1990) * "A Sweet Disorder" (''Analog'', September 1991) * ''Noah's Ark'' series ** "Blood Relations" (''Analog'', June 1992) ** "Ice Nights" (''Analog'', October 1992) ** "Tide of Stars" (''Analog'', January 1995) ** "The Human Animal" (''Analog'', April 1995) * "Promised Lives" (''

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'', September 1993) * ''

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'' (1995)

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, * "Thylacine Dream" (''Otherwere: Stories of Transformation'', 1996 anthology)

as L.A. Graf

* '' Ice Trap'' (July 1992) Star Trek #60, * '' Death Count'' (November 1992) Star Trek #62, * ''

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'' (January 1994) Star Trek #68, * '' Traitor Winds'' (June 1994) Star Trek #70, * ''

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'' (February 1995) Star Trek: Voyager #1, * '' Extreme Prejudice'' (March 1995)

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#7, * '' Time's Enemy'' (August 1996) Star Trek: DS9 #16, * ''

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'' (September 1997) Star Trek: Day of Honor #2, * '' War Dragons'' (June 1998) Star Trek: The Captain's Table #1, * "Reflections" (''

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'', 1999 anthology) * ''

Rough Trails ''Star Trek: New Earth'' is a series of interlinked novels inspired by Gene Roddenberry's original Pitch (filmmaking), pitch for ''Star Trek: The Original Series, Star Trek'': "Wagon train to the stars." Created by John J. Ordover, the novels fo ...

'' (July 2000) Star Trek: New Earth Book Three, * '' The Janus Gate'' (October 2002 omnibus) *# ''

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'' (June 2002) *# ''

Future Imperfect "Future Imperfect" is the 82nd episode of the American science fiction television series '' Star Trek: The Next Generation''. It is the eighth episode of the fourth season. Set in the 24th century, the series follows the adventures of the Star ...

'' (June 2002) *# ''

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'' (July 2002)

Discography

* ''To Touch the Stars: A Musical Celebration of Space Exploration'' (contributor) * '' Minus Ten and Counting'' (contributor) * ''Traveller'' (re-released on CD in 2006) * ''Genesis'' (out of print) * ''Divine Intervention'' ( Prometheus Music, 1986) * ''Walkabout'' ( Dodeka Records) * ''Balance'' ( DAG Productions) * ''Space Heroes & Other Fools'' (contributor, 1983) * ''Horsetamer's Daughter'' ( Off Centaur Publications, 1983) * ''A Wolfrider's Reflections'' (

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, 1987)

Awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous ...

1991 * Inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame 1996

Pegasus Award The Pegasus Award is the premier award for filk music and is annually hosted at the Ohio Valley Filk Fest (OVFF). Awards The Pegasus Awards were founded to recognize and honor excellence in filking. As science fiction (sci-fi) became better kn ...
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* Best Female Filker 1984 * Best Performer 1987 * Best Writer/Composer 1990 * Best Literature Song 1990: "Daddy's Little Girl" * Best War/Vengeance Song 1991: "Temper of Revenge" * Best Filk Song 1992: "God Lives on Terra" * Best Sorcery Song 1997: "The Dark Is Rising" (with Susan Cooper) * Best Classic Filk Song 2004: "Ladyhawke!" * Best Classic Filk Song 2011: "The Phoenix"

References

External links

Julia's LiveJournal
– focuses on her graduate education and interest in animal behavior. *
L. A. Graf
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