Mary Turzillo
Mary Turzillo | |
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| Born | 1940 (age 84–85) |
| Pen name | Mary T. Brizzi |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Notable works | "Mars is No Place for Children" |
| Notable awards | Nebula Award Novelette division 2000 Mars is No Place for Children |
| Spouse | Geoffrey A. Landis |
| Website | |
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Mary A. Turzillo (born 1940) is an American science fiction writer noted primarily for short stories. She won the Nebula Award for Best Novelette in 2000 for her story "Mars is No Place for Children," published originally in Science Fiction Age. Her story "Pride," published originally in Fast Forward 1, was a Nebula award finalist for best short story of 2007.
She was formerly a professor of English at Kent State University, where she wrote articles and several books of science fiction criticism under the name Mary T. Brizzi, including Reader's Guide to Anne McCaffrey and Reader's Guide to Philip José Farmer. She attended the Clarion Workshop in 1985, and she founded the Cajun Sushi Hamsters writing workshop in Cleveland, Ohio.
In 2022, she was the author guest of honor at the Convention Marcon 57