Laurel Winter
Canadian writer
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| Intro | Canadian writer | |
| Places | United States of America | |
| is | Writer Children's writer | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Birth | 22 April 1959 | |
| Age | 65 years |
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Laurel Winter (born Laurel Anne Hjelvik in Columbus, Montana; April 22, 1959) is an author of fantasy, science fiction, and poetry. In childhood she attended a one-room schoolhouse.
Her first published fantasy story was "Mail Order Eyes" in 1988. She has since won two Rhysling Awards. Her novella "Sky Eyes", published in the March 1999 F&SF, won the World Fantasy Award in 2000. She has written young adult fiction. Her novel Growing Wings was first published in 2000 by Houghton Mifflin.