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Amy H. Sturgis
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http://www.goodreads.com/amyhsturgis
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| born |
November 26, 1971
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| gender |
female |
| place of birth |
The United States |
| website |
http://www.amyhsturgis.com |
| genre |
History, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Scholarship/Criticism
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about this author
Amy H. Sturgis earned her Ph.D. in Intellectual History from Vanderbilt University. Her primary fields include Science Fiction/Fantasy Studies and Native American Studies.
Sturgis is author of four books on Native American and U.S. history as well as dozens of scholarly and mainstream book chapters, articles, and presentations on historical and speculative fiction topics. She has edited five books on science fiction and fantasy subjects. In 2006, Sturgis was honored with the Imperishable Flame Award for Achievement in Tolkien/Inklings Scholarship.
She also contributes regular "History of the Genre" features to and narrates contemporary science fiction stories for the U.K.-based podcast StarShipSofa. In both 2009 and 2011, she was honored with The Sofanaut Award in Podcasting for Best Fact Article Contributor. In 2010, StarShipSofa became the first podcast ever to win a Hugo Award.
Sturgis teaches Interdisciplinary Studies at the university level and also is a faculty member of the innovative Mythgard Institute. She frequently speaks at colleges and genre conventions across North America. Along with her husband, Dr. Larry M. Hall, and their Boston terrier, Virginia, Sturgis lives in the foothills of North Carolina.
Her Goodreads reviews cover only the books she has read since joining the Goodreads community in July 2010. She posts reviews of every book she reads, but she only rates a few, such as books received from the Goodreads First Reads program.
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