Eugie Foster
Foster in 2010
Foster in 2010
Born(1971-12-30)December 30, 1971
Urbana, Illinois, U.S.
DiedSeptember 27, 2014(2014-09-27) (aged 42)
Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • columnist
  • editor
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
Notable works"Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast"
"When It Ends, He Catches Her"
Notable awardsNebula–Novelette (2010)
Website
www.eugiefoster.com

Eugie Foster (December 30, 1971 – September 27, 2014) was an American short story writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories were published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including Fantasy Magazine, Realms of Fantasy, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Interzone. Her collection of short stories, Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, was published in 2009. She won the 2009 Nebula Award and was nominated for multiple other Nebula, BSFA, and Hugo Awards. The Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction is given in her honour.[1]

Life and career

Memorial plaque for Foster in Hessel Park, Champaign, Illinois

Born December 30, 1971, in Urbana, Illinois, Foster lived in Atlanta, Georgia. She earned a master's degree in developmental psychology at Illinois State University and worked as an editor of legislation for the Georgia General Assembly. In 1992 she married Matthew M. Foster.[2]

In the science fiction and fantasy field Foster worked as the managing editor for both Tangent Online and The Fix, two online short fiction review magazines. She was also a director for Dragon Con and edited their onsite newsletter, the Daily Dragon. Foster wrote "Writing for Young Readers," a monthly column for children's literature and young adult literature writers.[3]

Foster died at Emory University Hospital on September 27, 2014[4] from respiratory failure, a complication of treatments for large B-cell lymphoma, with which she was diagnosed on October 15, 2013.[5]

A plaque and bench in Foster's memory are located in Hessel Park in Champaign, Illinois.[citation needed]

Short stories

Foster's short stories were published in a number of magazines and books, including Fantasy Magazine, Realms of Fantasy, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, Interzone, Best New Romantic Fantasy 2, and Apex Magazine. Her story "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" won the 2009 Nebula Award[6] and was also a finalist for the Hugo[7] and BSFA Awards.[3][8]

The day before Foster died, Daily Science Fiction published her last story, "When It Ends, He Catches Her."[9] The story was named a finalist for the 2015 Nebula Awards.[10]

In 2022, her story "The Art of Victory When the Game is All the World" was published posthumously in Fantasy & Science Fiction. She wrote the story while sick with cancer, but died before she could submit it for publication.[11]

Awards

Year Title Award Category Result Ref
2007 Astounding Award (Best New Writer) Longlisted
2009 "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest..." BSFA Award BSFA–Short Fiction Nominated
2010 Interzone Readers Poll (Interzone Stories) Nominated–2nd
Hugo Award Hugo–Novelette Nominated
Nebula Award Nebula–Novelette Won
WSFA Small Press Award (Best Short Fiction) Nominated
2015 "When It Ends, He Catches Her" Hugo Award Hugo–Short Story Longlisted
Nebula Award Nebula–Short Story Nominated
Theodore Sturgeon Award (Best Short Story) Finalist
2016 Phoenix Award Won

Sources:[12][13]

Short fiction

Foster's short fiction appeared in the following:

Anthologies

Year Title First Publication
2002 "The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile" —— (Jan–Feb 2002). "The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile". Cicada.
2003 "All in My Mind" —— (2003). "All in My Mind". Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown. Phobos Books.
2005 "The Bunny of Vengeance and the Bear of Death" —— (2006). "The Bunny of Vengeance and the Bear of Death". Fantasy Magazine.
2006 "Returning My Sister's Face" —— (2006). "Returning My Sister's Face". Best New Fantasy. Prime Books.
"Nothing of Me" —— (2006). "Nothing of Me". Aegri Somnia. Apex Publications.
"A Patch of Jewels in the Sky" —— (2006). "A Patch of Jewels in the Sky". Dragonfly Spirit.
"Souls of Living Wood" —— (2006). "Souls of Living Wood". Modern Magic: Dark Tales of Fantasy. Fantasist Enterprises.
2007 "Mistress Fortune Favors the Unlucky" —— (2007). "Mistress Fortune Favors the Unlucky". Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy. Fantasist Enterprises.
"The Wizard of Eternal Watch" —— (2007). "The Wizard of Eternal Watch". Best New Romantic Fantasy 2. Juno Books.
"Honor is a Game Mortals Play" —— (2007). "Honor is a Game Mortals Play". Heroes in Training. DAW Books.
"Year of the Fox" —— (2007). "Year of the Fox". So Fey: Queer Faery Fiction. Haworth Press.
2008 "The Life and Times of Penguin" —— (2008). "The Life and Times of Penguin". Triangulation: Taking Flight. Parsec Ink.
"A Nose for Magic" —— (2008). "A Nose for Magic". The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction. Llewellyn Worldwide.
"Princess Bufo Marinus, Also Known as Amy" —— (2008). "Princess Bufo Marinus, Also Known as Amy". Magic in the Mirrorstone. Mirrorstone Books.
2009 "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" —— (Jan–Feb 2009). "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast". Interzone.
2010 "Mortal Clay, Stone Heart" —— (2010). "Mortal Clay, Stone Heart". The Dragon and the Stars. DAW Books.
2011 "Black Swan, White Swan" —— (2011). "Black Swan, White Swan". End of an Aeon. Fairwood Press.
"The Wish of the Demon Achtromagk" —— (2011). "The Wish of the Demon Achtromagk". The Drabblecast (214).
"Beneath the Silent Bell, the Autumn Sky Turns to Spring" —— (2011). "Beneath the Silent Bell, the Autumn Sky Turns to Spring". Human for a Day. DAW Books: 198–218.
"The Princess and the Golden Fish" —— (Jan–Apr 2011). "The Princess and the Golden Fish". Cricket.
"Biba Jibun" —— (Apr 2011). "Biba Jibun". Apex (23): 21–40.
"Requiem Duet, Concerto for Flute and Voodoo" —— (Sep 2011). "Requiem Duet, Concerto for Flute and Voodoo". Daily Science Fiction: 9–11.
2012 "The Red String" —— (Feb 2012). "The Red String". Cricket.
"Little Grace of the House of Death" —— (2012). "Little Grace of the House of Death". The Drabblecast (266).
2013 "Whatever Skin You Wear" —— (2013). "Whatever Skin You Wear". Solaris Rising 2. Solaris.
"Trixie and the Pandas of Dread" —— (Jan 2013). "Trixie and the Pandas of Dread". Apex (44): 26–28.
"The Girl Who Drew Cats" —— (Feb–Mar 2002). "The Girl Who Drew Cats". Cicada.
2014 "Tried As an Adult" —— (2014). "Tried as an Adult". Strange Bedfellows. Bundoran Press.
"When It Ends, He Catches Her" —— (Sep 2014). "When It Ends, He Catches Her". Daily Science Fiction: 26–28.

Collections

References

  1. ^ "Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction," Locus Magazine, May 24, 2016.
  2. ^ "Eugie Foster (1971-2014)," Locus Magazine, Sept. 29, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Eugie Foster Obituary," Locus Magazine, November 2014, Page 55.
  4. ^ "Eugie K. Foster Update". EugieFoster.com - The Official Website of Writer and Editor Eugie Foster. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  5. ^ "Biopsy Results Received: Large B-Cell Lymphoma". EugieFoster.com - The Official Website of Writer and Editor Eugie Foster. Retrieved 26 June 2015.
  6. ^ Winners Nebula Awards Accessed September 04, 2012.
  7. ^ 2010 Hugo Award Final Ballot, The Hugo Awards website, April 4, 2010, accessed April 9, 2010.
  8. ^ BSFA Award shortlist, Torque Control, accessed April 9, 2010.
  9. ^ "[1]
  10. ^ "2014 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced," SFWA website, accessed Feb. 21, 2015.
  11. ^ Foster, Eugie (January–February 2022). "The Art of Victory When the Game is All the World". Fantasy & Science Fiction. Vol. 142, no. 1–2. pp. 8–48.
  12. ^ "Award Bibliography: Eugie Foster". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2022-08-18.
  13. ^ "sfadb: WSFA Small Press Award 2010". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 2022-08-18.