Ellen Janeway Klages was born in Columbus, Ohio, on July 9, 1954, and now lives in San Francisco. She holds a degree in philosophy from the University of Michigan. In 1992, she began working at the San Francisco Exploratorium, where she was selected to co-author a children's science activity book with science fiction author Pat Murphy.[4] Murphy encouraged Klages to write her own stories as well.[5] Her first novelette, "Time Gypsy", was published in 1999 and was a finalist for the Nebula Award and Hugo Award.[6] She was also nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2000.[7] Besides her writing, she also graduated from the Second City Conservatory, the Clarion South Workshop, and has served on the Motherboard of the James Tiptree Jr. Award for twenty years.[8]
Klages is also known for doing stand-up comedy and other performances as an auctioneer annually at Wiscon.[9] The Wiscon Tiptree Auction is a fundraiser for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award; Klages also serves on the Board for the award.[10] "At past Tiptree auctions, auctioneer/comedian Ellen Klages has auctioned off her own hair, Mary Doria Russell's brassiere, a hand-knitted uterus, a kangaroo-scrotum purse, a cherry pie, and a Xena lawn butt".[11] Klages was a Guest of Honor at Wiscon 33.[12]
"Friday Night at St. Cecilia's", The Coyote Road, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling (Viking Juvenile, 2007)
"Mrs. Zeno's Paradox", Eclipse One, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Oct 2007)
"Echoes of Aurora", What Remains, with Geoff Ryman (Aqueduct Press, 2009), The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Four, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Mar 2010)
"Singing on a Star", Firebirds Soaring, edited by Sharyn November (Viking, 2009). (World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Short Story 2010)
"A Practical Girl", Eclipse Three: New Science Fiction and Fantasy, edited by Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Oct 2009)
"Goodnight Moons", Life on Mars: Tales from the New Frontier, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Viking, April 2011); The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year Volume Six, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Night Shade Books, Mar 2012)
"The Education of a Witch", Under My Hat: Tales from the Cauldron, ed. Jonathan Strahan (Random House, Aug 2012)
The Green Glass Sea (Viking Children's Books, 2006)
White Sands, Red Menace (Viking Children's Books, 2008)
Out of Left Field (Viking Children's Books, 2018)
Non-fiction
Harbin Hot Springs: Healing Waters, Sacred Land (HS Publishing, Inc., 1991)
The Science Explorer: The Best Family Activities and Experiments from the World's Favorite Hands-On Science Museum, with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Co., 1996)
The Science Explorer Out and About: Fantastic Science Experiments Your Family Can Do Anywhere, with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Co., 1997)
Exploratorium: A Year of Discoveries (Chronicle Books, 1997)
The Brain Explorer: Puzzles, Riddles, Illusions, and other Mental Adventures, with Pat Murphy, Linda Shore and Pearl Tesler (Henry Holt & Co., 1999)
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