Deborah J. Ross

Deborah J. Ross is an award-nominated writer and editor of fantasy and science fiction, with over a dozen novels and seventy short fiction pieces in print. Her work has earned Honorable Mention in Year's Best SF, and nominations for Lambda Literary Award, Gaylactic Spectrum Award, the National Fantasy Federation Speculative Fiction Award for Best Author, and inclusion in the Otherwise Award List, Locus Recommended Reading, and Kirkus notable new release lists. Her short fiction has appeared in F & SF, Asimov's, Star Wars: Tales From Jabba's Palace, Realms of Fantasy, and Sword & Sorceress. She's edited the Lace and Blade series and a dozen other anthologies. She has served as Secretary of SFWA (Science Fiction Fantasy Writers Association) and chaired the jury for the Philip K. Dick Award and other awards. When she's not writing, she knits for charity, plays classical piano, and goes hiking in the redwoods.