The James Tiptree Award Anthology Series by Karen Joy Fowler, Pat Murphy, Debbie Notkin, Suzy McKee Charnas, Richard Calder, Ruth Nestvold, Joanna Russ, Joy Fowler, Hans Christian Andersen, Kara Dalkey, Kelly Link, Geoff Ryman, James Tiptree Jr., Sandra McDonald, Carol Emshwiller, Ursula K. Le Guin, Matt Ruff, Johanna Sinisalo, Nalo Hopkinson, Eileen Gunn, Leslie What, Jonathan Lethem, Gwyneth Jones, Jaye Lawrence, Julie Phillips, K.N. Sirsi, Raphael Carter, L. Timmel Duchamp, Joe Haldeman

This debut anthology features short fiction, novel excerpts, and essays that have won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. Created in 1991 to honor the innovative fiction of Alice Bradley Sheldon (who wrote under the pen name James Tiptree), the Tiptree Award is presented to speculative fiction that explores and expands gender roles—and in the process touches on the most fundamental of human desires: the need for sex, for love, and for acceptance... moreThis debut anthology features short fiction, novel excerpts, and essays that have won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. Created in 1991 to honor the innovative fiction of Alice Bradley Sheldon (who wrote under the pen name James Tiptree), the Tiptree Award is presented to speculative fiction that explores and expands gender roles—and in the process touches on the most fundamental of human desires: the need for sex, for love, and for acceptance. This collection includes thought-provoking essays by Suzy McKee Charnas, Karen Joy Fowler, Ursula K. Le Guin, Pat Murphy, and Joanna Russ.ContentsIntroduction by Pat Murphy and Karen Joy Fowler"Boys" by Carol Emshwiller"Birth Days" by Geoff Ryman"The Snow Queen" by Hans Christian Anderson"Everything but the Signature Is Me" by James Tiptree, Jr."'Tiptree' and History" by Joanna Russ"The Lady of the Ice Garden" by Kara Dalkey"What I Didn't See" by Karen Joy Fowler"Travels With the Snow Queen" by Kelly LinkExcerpts from Set This House in Order by Matt Ruff"The Catgirl Manifesto: An Introduction" by Richard Calder"Looking Through Lace" by Ruth Nestvold"The Ghost Girls of Rumney Mill" by Sandra McDonald"Judging the Tiptree" by Suzy McKee Charnas"Genre: A Word Only the French Could Love" by Ursula K. Le Guin less

Following the successful debut of the series, this second serving of innovative storytelling continues to celebrate thought-provoking and provocative speculative fiction. Touching on the most fundamental of human desires—sex, love, and the need for acceptance—Tiptree Award-winning authors continually challenge and redefine social identities, simultaneously exploring and expanding gender. James Tiptree, Jr... moreFollowing the successful debut of the series, this second serving of innovative storytelling continues to celebrate thought-provoking and provocative speculative fiction. Touching on the most fundamental of human desires—sex, love, and the need for acceptance—Tiptree Award-winning authors continually challenge and redefine social identities, simultaneously exploring and expanding gender. James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon, whose lasting contributions to the genre are honored every year with the award. This collection gathers short fiction and essays that were chosen by the Tiptree Award judges in 2004, as well as additional selections from previous years. Contributors include Raphael Carter, L. Timmel Duchamp, Carol Emshwiller, Eileen Gunn, Joe Haldeman, Nalo Hopkinson, Gwyneth Jones, Jaye Lawrence, Ursula K. Le Guin, Jonathan Lethem, Debbie Notkin, Julie Phillips, Johanna Sinsalo, and Leslie What.Contents“All of Us Can Almost” by Carol Emshwiller“Nirvana High” by Eileen Gunn and Leslie What“The Brains of Femaile Heyana Twins” by Gwyneth Jones“Letter to Rudolf Arnheim” by James Tiptree, Jr.“Kissing Frogs” by Jaye LawrenceExcerpt from Camouflage by Joe HaldermanExcerpt from Troll: A Love Story by Johanna Sinisalo“Five Fucks” by Jonathan Lethem“Talking Too Much: About James Tiptree, Jr.” by Julie Phillips“The Gift” by L. Timmel Duchamp“Looking for Clues” Nalo Hopkinson“Sea of Trolls” by Nancy Farmer“Congenital Agenesis of Gender Ideation” by Rafael Carter“Another Story, or a Fisherman of the Inland Sea” by Ursula K. Le Guin less

Returning again to the fertile ground of sex and identity, this third entry in a successful and controversial anthology series continues to celebrate thought-provoking and provocative fiction that explores and expands gender. Through their subversive, engaging stories, Tiptree Award-winning authors offer fascinating speculations on the ever-increasing mutability of our public and private selves. James Tiptree, Jr... moreReturning again to the fertile ground of sex and identity, this third entry in a successful and controversial anthology series continues to celebrate thought-provoking and provocative fiction that explores and expands gender. Through their subversive, engaging stories, Tiptree Award-winning authors offer fascinating speculations on the ever-increasing mutability of our public and private selves. James Tiptree, Jr. was the pseudonym of Alice Bradley Sheldon, whose lasting contributions to the gender-bending genre are honored with this annual award, now in its 15th year. Previous winners of the Tiptree Award include Karen Joy Fowler, Ursula K. Le Guin, M. John Harrison, Kelly Link, Joe Haldeman, and Joanna Russ.ContentIntroduction by Jeffrey D. Smith“Dearth” by Aimee Bender“The Future of Femail: Octavia Butler’s Mother Lode” by Dorothy Allison“Knapsack Poems” by Eleanor Arnason“The Girl Who Was Plugged In” by James Tiptree, Jr.“Dear Alice Sheldon” by L. Timmel Duchamp“Wooden Bride” by Margo Lanagan“The Glass Bottle Trick” by Nalo Hopkinson“Shame” by Pam Noles“Liking What You See: A Documentary” by Ted Chaing“Mountains Ways” by Ursula K. Le Guin“Little Faces” by Vonda N. McIntyre less

This fourth entry in a notable and controversial series continues to celebrate provocative fiction that explores and expands gender. Through their subversive, engaging fiction, Tiptree award–winning authors offer fascinating speculations on the ever-increasing mutability of our identities and desires. The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for speculative fiction, named for the pen name of one of science fiction’s most brilliant writers, Alice B. Sheldon... moreThis fourth entry in a notable and controversial series continues to celebrate provocative fiction that explores and expands gender. Through their subversive, engaging fiction, Tiptree award–winning authors offer fascinating speculations on the ever-increasing mutability of our identities and desires. The James Tiptree, Jr. Award is an annual literary prize for speculative fiction, named for the pen name of one of science fiction’s most brilliant writers, Alice B. Sheldon. Authors selected for this series include Dorothy Allison, Ted Chiang, Joe Haldeman, Ursula K. Le Guin, Kelly Link, and Joanna Russ. less