Nancy Kress

Summary

Nancy Kress is a human^[1]. Born in Buffalo^[2], she… she was born on January 20, 1948^[3]. She worked as a science fiction writer^[4], novelist^[5], and writer^[6]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• Nancy Kress's place of birth was Buffalo^[2].
• Nancy Kress was born on January 20, 1948^[3].
• Nancy Kress was born on January 1, 1948^[8].
• Nancy Kress was married to Jack Skillingstead^[9].
• Nancy Kress held citizenship in United States^[10].
• Nancy Kress worked as a science fiction writer^[4].
• Nancy Kress worked as a novelist^[5].
• Nancy Kress's professions included writer^[6].
• Nancy Kress's field of work was literary activity^[11].
• Nancy Kress's field of work was science fiction^[12].
• Nancy Kress's field of work was fantasy literature^[13].
• Nancy Kress's field of work was science fiction literature^[14].
• Nancy Kress's education included a stint at State University of New York at Plattsburgh^[15].
• A notable work attributed to Nancy Kress is Beggars in Spain^[16].
• Nancy Kress received the Nebula Award for Best Short Story^[17].
• Nancy Kress received the Nebula Award for Best Novella^[18].
• Nancy Kress received the Hugo Award for Best Novella^[19].
• Nancy Kress received the Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story^[20].
• Nancy Kress received the Theodore Sturgeon Award^[21].
• Nancy Kress received the Nebula Award for Best Novelette^[22].
• Nancy Kress is recorded as female^[23].
• Nancy Kress's instance of is recorded as human^[24].
• Nancy Kress's genre is science fiction^[25].
• Nancy Kress's genre is fantasy^[26].
• Nancy Kress's Commons category is recorded as Nancy Kress^[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: US^[29]

• Began / founded: 1948-01-20^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: 361a06c9-741c-43d8-99bd-2eb57d636ad3^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Nancy Kress was born in Buffalo^[2]. Recorded date of birth include January 20, 1948^[3] and January 1, 1948^[8].

Education

Nancy Kress was educated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh^[15].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include science fiction writer^[4], novelist^[5], and writer^[6]. Fields of work include literary activity^[11]; science fiction^[12], a speculative fiction genre^[32]; fantasy literature^[13], a literary genre^[33]; and science fiction literature^[14], a literary genre^[34].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Nancy Kress is Beggars in Spain^[16].

Recognition

Awards received include Nebula Award for Best Short Story^[17], a literary award^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1966^[37]; Nebula Award for Best Novella^[18], a literary award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 1966^[40]; Hugo Award for Best Novella^[19], a class of award^[41], founded in 1968^[42]; Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story^[20]; Theodore Sturgeon Award^[21], a literary award^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1987^[45]; and Nebula Award for Best Novelette^[22], a literary award^[46], in United States^[47], founded in 1966^[48].

Personal Life

Nancy Kress was married to Jack Skillingstead^[9].

Why It Matters

Nancy Kress ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (118 views/month, #7,257 of 1,000,298).^[7] She has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[49] She is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[50]

Works attributed to her include Beggars in Spain^[51], a literary work^[52].

FAQs

Where was Nancy Kress born?

Nancy Kress's place of birth was Buffalo^[2].

Who was Nancy Kress married to?

Nancy Kress's spouses include Jack Skillingstead^[9].

What did Nancy Kress do for work?

Nancy Kress worked as science fiction writer^[4], novelist^[5], and writer^[6].

Where did Nancy Kress go to school?

Nancy Kress was educated at State University of New York at Plattsburgh^[15].

What awards did Nancy Kress receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Short Story^[17], Nebula Award for Best Novella^[18], Hugo Award for Best Novella^[19], and Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign-Language Short Story^[20].