Maria Dahvana Headley

Maria Dahvana Headley

Maria Dahvana Headley was born in 1977. Their most popular book is Unnatural Creatures: Stories Selected by Neil Gaiman with 118 saves and an average rating of 4.15.

Author Bio

Maria Dahvana Headley is an American novelist, memoirist, editor, translator, poet, and playwright. She is a New York Times-bestselling author as well as editor.

Her work includes Magonia, a young-adult space-fantasy novel, Queen of Kings, an alternate-history fantasy novel about Cleopatra, and The Mere Wife, a retelling of Beowulf. Her short story "Give Her Honey When You Hear Her Scream", originally published in Lightspeed magazine in July 2012, was a 2012 Nebula Award nominee in the short story category. Her short story "The Traditional" was a finalist for the 2013 Shirley Jackson Award. Headley won the 2021 Harold Morton Landon Translation Award and the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Related Work for her translation of Beowulf.

Authorship percentage indicates primary author status - excluding introductions, forewards and other contributions.

Series

10 primary books

Authored 40% of series

Some of the Best from Tor.com

Some of the Best from Tor.com is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2012 with contributions by Dale Bailey, Leigh Bardugo, and Beth Bernobich.

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Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2013
#4
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2014 edition
#5
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2015 edition
#6
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016 Edition
#7
Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2019 Edition

Series

20 primary books22 released books

Authored 5% of series

Lightspeed Magazine

Lightspeed Magazine is a 22-book series with 22 released primary works first released in 2010 with contributions by John Joseph Adams, George R.R. Martin, and David Brin.

#21
Lightspeed Magazine, August 2012
#25
Lightspeed Magazine, June 2012
#36
Lightspeed Magazine, May 2013
#41
Lightspeed Magazine, October 2013
#46
Lightspeed Magazine, March 2014

Series

2 released books

Authored 50% of series

Tor.com Short Fiction

Tor.com Short Fiction is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2020 with contributions by Garth Nix, Harry Turtledove, and C.L. Polk.

Tor.com Short Fiction Winter 2020
Tor.com Short Fiction March-April 2020

Series

22 primary books24 released books

Authored 0% of series

Clarkesworld Magazine

Clarkesworld Magazine is a 24-book series with 24 released primary works first released in 2004 with contributions by Sandra McDonald, Naomi Kanakia, and Sarah Goslee.

Series

5 primary books4 released books

Authored 0% of series

Kara Gillian

Kara Gillian is a 4-book series with 4 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Diana Rowland.

#1
Mark of the Demon
#2
Blood of the Demon
#3
Secrets of the Demon
#7
Vengeance of the Demon

Series

2 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Magonia

Magonia is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Maria Dahvana Headley.

#1
Magonia
#2
Aerie

Series

6 primary books10 released books

Authored 0% of series

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror

The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror is a 10-book series with 10 released primary works first released in 2009 with contributions by Suzy McKee Charnas, Kelley Armstrong, and Holly Black.

Series

27 primary books28 released books

Authored 0% of series

Uncanny Magazine

Uncanny Magazine is a 28-book series with 28 released primary works first released in 2008 with contributions by Paul Cornell, Isabel Yap, and Liz Argall.

#1
Uncanny Magazine #1: November/December 2014
#2
Uncanny Magazine Issue 2: January/February 2015
#5
Uncanny Magazine Issue 5: July/August 2015
#6
Uncanny Magazine Issue 6
#7
Uncanny Magazine Issue 7: November/December 2015

Series

2 released books

Authored 0% of series

Subterranean Magazine

Subterranean Magazine is a 2-book series with 2 released primary works first released in 2010 .

Subterranean Magazine, Winter 2010
The Best of Subterranean

Series

3 primary books

Authored 0% of series

Nightmare Magazine

Nightmare Magazine is a 3-book series with 3 released primary works first released in 2015 with contributions by Dale Bailey, Chet Williamson, and Lisa Morton.

#33
Nightmare Magazine 33: June 2015
#37
Nightmare Magazine 37: October 2015. Queers Destroy Horror! Special Issue
#46
Nightmare Magazine 46, July 2016