Laurel Winter, Date of Birth

Laurel Winter

Canadian writer

Date of Birth: 22-Apr-1959

Profession: writer, poet, children's writer, novelist, science fiction writer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Laurel Winter (born Laurel Anne Hjelvik in Columbus, Montana; April 22, 1959) is an author of fantasy, science fiction, and poetry.
In childhood, she attended a one-room schoolhouse. Her first published fantasy story was "Mail Order Eyes" in 1988.
She has since won two Rhysling Awards.
Her novella "Sky Eyes", published in the March 1999 F&SF, won the World Fantasy Award in 2000.
She has written young adult fiction.
Her novel Growing Wings was first published in 2000 by Houghton Mifflin.