Marta Randall (born 1948 in

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) is an American

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writer. In addition to writing numerous science fiction novels and short fiction, Marta Randall has edited the '' New Dimensions'' science fiction anthology series, and '' The Nebula Awards #19''. She has taught science fiction writing at the

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and

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writing workshops,

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, and at private workshops. From 1981 through 1984, she served first as Vice-President and later the first female President of the

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. Randall has published under the pseudonym Martha Conley as well as her real name.

Bibliography

Kennerin Saga

*''Journey'' (Pocket Books, 1978) () *''Dangerous Games'' (Mercury Press, 1980) ()

Other novels

*''A City in the North'' (1976, Warner Books) () *''Islands'' (1976, Pyramid) (Nebula Award nominee) () *''The Sword of Winter'' (1983, Timescape) () *''Those Who Favor Fire'' (1984, Pocket Books) () *''Growing Light'' (as Martha Conley) (1993, St. Martins Press) () *''Mapping Winter'' (2019, Riders Guild #1, Endeavor Venture) *''The River South'' (2019, Riders Guild #2, Endeavor Venture)

Collections

*''Collected Stories'' (2007)

Short stories

*"Smack Run" (1972); ''New Worlds 5'' *"A Scarab in the City of Time" (1975); ''New Dimensions 5'' *"Megan's World" (1976); ''The Crystal Ship'' *"Secret Rider" (1976); ''New Dimensions 6'' *"The State of the Art on Alyssum" (1977); ''New Dimensions 7'' *"The View from Endless Scarp" (1979); ''

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'' *"The Captain and the Kid" (1979); ''Universe 9'' *"Circus" (1980); ''New Dimensions 10'' *"Sugarfang" (1980); ''Shayol #4'' *"Emris: An Excerpt" (1981); ''A Fantasy Reader: The Seventh World Fantasy Convention Book '' *"Singles" (1982); ''Shadows 5'' *"Meya" (excerpt) (1984); ''Norwescon 7 Program Book '' *"On Cannon Beach" (1984); ''

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'' *"Thank You, Mr. Halifax" (1984); ''

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'' *"Big Dome" (1985); ''The Planets'' *"Sea Changes" (1985); ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' *"Lapidary Nights" (1987); ''Universe 17'' *"Undeniably Cute: A Cautionary Tale" (1985); ''Asimov's Science Fiction'' *"Haunted" (1987); ''

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'' *"A Question of Magic" (1990); ''Tales of the Witch World 3'' *"Managing Helen" (2003); ''The Readerville Journal'' *"The Dark Boy" (2007); ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction'' *"Làzaro y Antonio" (2007); ''The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction''

Anthologies edited

*'' New Dimensions 11'' (1980) (with

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) *''

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'' (1981) (with Robert Silverberg) *'' The Nebula Awards #19'' (1984)

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