Stephanie Diane Shaver (born 1975) is an American

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writer and video game developer. She sold her first professional short story to

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's '' Sword and Sorceress'' series when she was 13. Her work has also been featured in various '' Valdemar'' anthologies, edited by

Mercedes Lackey Mercedes Ritchie Lackey (born June 24, 1950) is an American writer of fantasy novels. Many of her novels and trilogies are interlinked and set in the world of Velgarth, mostly in and around the country of Valdemar. Her Valdemar novels include i ...

. She is an active member of

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(SFWA) and has also been a member of the Authors Guild. She gives talks about being a professional writer at

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such as

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and Archon. She worked for over a year at ''

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'', and worked on two "Fantasy Worlds" Festivals as part of the committee and the program book editor. In 2009, Shaver moved from

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to California. In St. Louis, she had worked as a game designer for

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, serving as lead designer on ''Hero's Journey'' and contributing to ''

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''.

Works

Valdemar

* "Blood Ties" – ''Sword of Ice and Other Tales of Valdemar'', 1997,

(ed.) * "Starhaven" – ''Sun in Glory and Other Tales of Valdemar'', 2003, Mercedes Lackey (ed.) * "Safe and Sound" – ''Crossroads and Other Tales of Valdemar'', 2005, Mercedes Lackey (ed.) * "Midwinter Gifts" – ''Changing the World: All-New Tales of Valdemar'' 2009, Mercedes Lackey (ed.)

Other stories

* "At the Tolling of Midnight" – ''Sword and Sorceress VII'', 1990,

(ed.) * "Shards of Crystal" – ''Sword and Sorceress VIII'', 1991, Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) * "Winterwood" – ''Sword & Sorceress IX'', 1993, Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) * "Her Mother's Sword" – ''Sword & Sorceress X'', 1993, Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) * "Ancient Warrior" – ''Sword & Sorceress XI'', 1994, Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) 1994 * "Promise to Angel" – ''Sword & Sorceress XII'', 1995, Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) * "Circle of Ashes" – ''Lammas Night'', 1996, Mercedes Lackey, ed. * "Jewel-Bright" – ''Sword & Sorceress XIII'', 1996, Marion Zimmer Bradley (ed.) * "Empty Jar, Empty Chest" – ''100 Wicked Witch Stories'', 2003, Stefan R. Dziemianowicz, Robert A. Weinberg &

Martin H. Greenberg Martin Harry Greenberg (March 1, 1941 – June 25, 2011) was an American academic and anthologist in many genres, including mysteries and horror, but especially in speculative fiction. In all, he compiled 1,298 anthologies and commissioned ov ...

(ed.) * "Broken Bones" – ''Moving Targets'', 2008, Mercedes Lackey (ed.)

References

External links

Shaver's official website
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