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'''M. K. Hobson''' (born January 21, 1969) is a [[speculative fiction]] and [[fantasy]] writer. In 2003 she was a Pushcart Prize nominee. She lives in [[Oregon City, Oregon]]. | '''M. K. Hobson''' (born January 21, 1969) is a [[speculative fiction]] and [[fantasy]] writer. In 2003 she was a Pushcart Prize nominee. She lives in [[Oregon City, Oregon]]. | ||
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M. K. Hobson (born January 21, 1969) is a speculative fiction and fantasy writer. In 2003 she was a Pushcart Prize nominee. She lives in Oregon City, Oregon.
Hobson's short fiction has appeared in magazines such as SCI FICTION, the Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Strange Horizons, and ChiZine. Her work has also appeared in anthologies such as Polyphony 5 and Polyphony 6 and Medicine Show. Hobson's story "The Hand of the Devil on a String" appeared on the 2008 Best American Fantasy recommended reading list, and her other work has received Honorable Mentions in “Year’s Best Fantasy and Horror” and “Year’s Best Science Fiction."
She has two historical fantasy novels forthcoming from Bantam Spectra, the first of which (The Native Star) is scheduled to appear in Fall of 2010, with the sequel (The Desired Poison) to follow in Winter 2010.
She is co-editor—with author Douglas Lain—of the surrealist/anarchist 'zine Diet Soap. She is also a co-host of the fantasy podcast PodCastle, a sister podcast of Escape Pod.
Bibliography
Novels
- The Native Star (Forthcoming, Fall 2010) Bantam Spectra (ISBN 978-0553592658)
- The Desired Poison (Forthcoming, Winter 2010) Bantam Spectra
Short Stories
Several of Hobson's short stories are available online, including:
- The Hotel Astarte, Realms of Fantasy, June 2007.
- Severance Pay, Strange Horizons, September 2005.
- Domovoi, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, April 2005
- Hell Notes, SCI FICTION, February 2005
- Ice Cream, Vestal Review, October 2003
- The Principessa of Montenegro, flashquake, Fall 2003
External links
- Demimonde, M. K. Hobson's official site, with links to complete bibliography, blog, and upcoming conventions.
- The Voices in My Head Don't Think They're Imaginary, M. K. Hobson's LiveJournal
- Diet Soap, the official site of the Diet Soap printzine.
- Interview with M. K. Hobson by Marshall Payne, The Fix.
- Author Interview, Shimmer Magazine.
- The Clarion Quandary, a Point-Counterpoint, published in The Broadsheet.
- History As It Wasn’t: Writing Historical Fantasy published in The Broadsheet.