Nancy Kress, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Nancy Kress

American science fiction writer

Date of Birth: 20-Jan-1948

Place of Birth: Buffalo, New York, United States

Profession: writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Nancy Anne Kress (born January 20, 1948) is an American science fiction writer.
She began writing in 1976 but has achieved her greatest notice since the publication of her Hugo and Nebula-winning 1991 novella Beggars in Spain, which she later expanded into a novel with the same title.
She has also won the Nebula Award for Best Novella in 2013 for After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall, and in 2015 for Yesterday's Kin. In addition to her novels, Kress has written numerous short stories and is a regular columnist for Writer's Digest.
She is a regular at Clarion writing workshops.
During the Winter of 2008/09, Nancy Kress was the Picador Guest Professor for Literature at the University of Leipzig's Institute for American Studies in Leipzig, Germany.