A. M. Dellamonica

A.M. Dellamonica
A.M. Dellamonica at FanExpo 2013 in Toronto
A.M. Dellamonica at FanExpo 2013 in Toronto
Born (1968-02-25) February 25, 1968 (age 56)
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience Fiction and Fantasy
Notable awardsSunburst Award 2010; Aurora Award 2016
SpouseKelly Robson
Website
www.alyxdellamonica.com

Alyxandra Margaret "A. M." Dellamonica (born February 25, 1968)[1] is a Canadian speculative fiction writer who has published over forty short stories in the field since the 1980s. Dellamonica writes in a number of subgenres including science fiction, fantasy, and alternate history. Their stories have been selected for "Year's Best" science fiction anthologies in 2002 and 2007. Dellamonica is non-binary.[2]

They attended Clarion West Writers Workshop in 1995[1] and they are a student in the UBC Opt-Res Creative Writing MFA program.[as of?]

Dellamonica teaches creative writing online at the UCLA Extension Writer's Program and in person at UTSC. They also review science fiction novels and write articles about publishing for science fiction related websites like Clarkesworld Magazine and for Tor.com.

Their first novel, Indigo Springs, was published by Tor Books in November 2009. Their fourth novel, A Daughter of No Nation, was published in December 2015. Dellamonica's most recent novel is their fifth, The Nature of a Pirate.

Nominations and awards

Dellamonica's Joan of Arc alternate history story "A Key to the Illuminated Heretic" was nominated for the 2005 Sidewise Award for Alternate History[3] and was on the 2005 Preliminary Nebula Ballot.[4] In 2005, they received the Canada Council for the Arts' Grant for Emerging Artists[5] and in 2015 they received the Ontario Arts Council Grant for Writers' Works in Progress. Dellamonica's first novel, Indigo Springs, was awarded the 2010 Sunburst Award for Canadian Literature of the Fantastic.[6] In 2016, their fourth novel A Daughter of No Nation won the Aurora Award for Best Novel.[7]

Personal life

Dellamonica Robson is married to fellow Canadian science fiction writer Kelly Robson, and lives in Toronto.[8][9] They and Robson married twice: unofficially in 1989, and again in 2003 after same-sex marriage was legalized in Ontario.[10]

Bibliography

Novels

Indigo Springs

  1. Indigo Springs, 2009
  2. Blue Magic, 2012

The Hidden Sea Tales

  1. Child of a Hidden Sea, 2014[11]
  2. A Daughter of No Nation, 2015
  3. The Nature of a Pirate, 2016

Short fiction

  • Lucre's Egg (1994)
  • Furlough (1996)
  • Homage (1996)
  • Jailbreak (1996)
  • Crusader (1996)
  • Love Equals Four, Plus Six (1996)
  • The One-Act (1997)
  • Novice (1998)
  • The Dark Hour (1999)
  • Nevada (2000)
  • The Girl Who Ate Garbage (2001) with Jessica Reisman
  • Three Times Over the Falls (2002)
  • A Slow Day at the Gallery (2002)
  • Riverboy (2002)
  • Living the Quiet Life (2002)
  • The Children of Port Allain (2003)
  • Cooking Creole (2003)
  • Origin of Species (2004)
  • Faces of Gemini (2004) [also as by A. M. Dellamonica]
  • The Dream Eaters (2004)
  • Ruby, in the Storm (2004)
  • The Spear Carrier (2005)
  • A Key to the Illuminated Heretic (2005)
  • Time of the Snake (2007)
  • The Sorrow Fair (2008)
  • The Cage (2010) [also as by Alyx Dellamonica]
  • The Color of Paradox (2014)
  • Snow Angel (2014)
  • Through Your Eyes Only (2015)
  • A Daughter of No Nation (excerpt) (2015)
  • Tribes (2016)
  • Bottleneck (2017)
  • Freezing Rain, a Chance of Falling (2018) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • Field Trip (2020) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • Starring You in the Role of the Fourth Rider (2020) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • The Immolation of Kev Magee (2020) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • Cat Ladies (2021) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • The HazMat Sisters (2021) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • Salvage Blossom (2022) [only as by L. X. Beckett]
  • Horsewoman (2023)

References

  1. ^ a b "L.X. Beckett: Hopetopia". Locus Magazine. November 25, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019.
  2. ^ K, Kasey (May 2, 2022). "A Book by a Trans or Non-binary Author: Picks for the TPL Reading Challenge". The Buzz...About Books. Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ^ 2005 Sidewise Awards Finalists
  4. ^ 2006 Preliminary Nebula Award Ballot Archived October 13, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Council for the Arts Searchable Grants Listing Archived September 28, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Sunburst Award Winners Archived November 8, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ 2016 Aurora Award Winners
  8. ^ Clute, John (September 12, 2022). "Robson, Kelly". In Clute, John; Langford, David (eds.). The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (4th ed.).
  9. ^ "Kelly Robson". uncannymagazine.com. Retrieved March 22, 2019.
  10. ^ Another Word: The Elizabeth Effect, by A. M. Dellamonica; at Clarkesworld; published May 2017; retrieved September 10, 2022; "Alyx is married to Nebula Award winning author Kelly Robson; the two made their outlaw wedding of 1989 legal, in 2003"
  11. ^ Briefly reviewed in the May 2015 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, pp.107–111