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United States Catherynne M. Valente is a New York Times bestselling author, poet, and literary critic, recognized for her speculative fiction and multimedia projects.
Tor.com is a science fiction and fantasy website that published Catherynne M. Valente's prequel short story, "The Girl Who Ruled Fairyland—For a Little While" in 2011.
Subterranean Press published Catherynne M. Valente's novella "Speak Easy" in 2015.
Catherynne M. Valente's short fiction has appeared in Clarkesworld Magazine, and she also participated in an interview with the magazine.
Macmillan Publishers is one of the publishers of Catherynne M. Valente's books, including "Some of the Best of Tor.com 2021", "Comfort Me With Apples", and "The Fairyland Boxed Set".
Simon & Schuster is listed as a publisher for Catherynne M. Valente's works.
Catherynne M. Valente maintains a presence on Patreon, a platform for creators to engage with their audience and receive support.
Catherynne M. Valente has appeared multiple times in Uncanny Magazine, contributing short stories and participating in interviews, discussing her work and inspirations.
Catherynne M. Valente, born on May 5, 1979, in Seattle, Washington, is an American fiction writer, poet, and literary critic. She studied at UC San Diego and the University of Edinburgh. Throughout her career, Valente has authored over two dozen works of fiction and poetry, encompassing genres such as postmodern fantasy and mythpunk. Her notable works include “Palimpsest,” “The Orphan’s Tales” series, “Deathless,” “Radiance,” and “The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making.”
Valente gained significant recognition for her contributions to speculative fiction, earning multiple prestigious awards. Her book “Palimpsest” won the Lambda Award for LGBT Science Fiction, Fantasy, or Horror in 2010. “The Orphan’s Tales” series was honored with the Mythopoeic Award in 2008, with its first volume, “In the Night Garden,” also receiving the James Tiptree Jr. Award in 2006. In 2009, her crowdfunded novel, “The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making,” won the Andre Norton Award, marking a turning point in her career as a pioneer in online, crowdfunded literature prior to traditional publication.
Her career highlights include several Locus Awards in 2012 for “White Lines on a Green Field” (Best Novelette), “Silently and Very Fast” (Best Novella), and “The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making” (Best YA Novel). In addition to writing, Valente is involved in multimedia projects, touring with singer/songwriter S. J. Tucker, which includes reading concerts with diverse artistic performances. She also coined the term “mythpunk” in 2006 to describe her unique approach to folklore-based fantasy, integrating postmodern literary techniques.
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