Martha Soukup (born 20 July 1959 in

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commission. The 1994 short film

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, was based on her

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"Over the Long Haul".

Biography

She attended the Clarion science fiction writing workshop in 1985, with such other emerging SF talents as Robert J. Howe, Geoffrey A. Landis,

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. She lives in

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Collections

* ''Rosemary's Brain: And Other Tales of Wonder'' (1992) :

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- :With introduction by

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. * ''Arbitrary Placement of Walls'' (1997) :Dreamhaven Books - (Hardback) - (Paperback) :Contains the Nebula-award winning story "A Defense of the Social Contracts". With introduction by

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Short-stories

* ''Plowshare'' - (1992) (collected in

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's alternate history anthology ''

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Awards and nominations

* 1991: Nominee,

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for "Over the Long Haul" * 1991: Nominee,

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for "Over the Long Haul" * 1992: Nominee,

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for "Dog's Life" * 1992: Nominee,

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for "Dog's Life" * 1993: Nominee,

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for Best Short Fiction for "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls" * 1993: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls" * 1993: Nominee, Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "The Arbitrary Placement of Walls" * 1994: Nominee, Nebula Award for Best Novelette for "Things Not Seen" * 1994: Nominee, Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "The Story So Far" * 1995: Winner, Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "A Defense of the Social Contracts"

References

Bibliography at Fantastic Fiction

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External links

*
"Five Stories by Martha Soukup"
- article from the

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by Ray Davis.
''The Arbitrary Placement of Walls''
- review by Susan Dunman in

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Martha Soukup interview at The WELL
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