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Leigh Kennedy

(b.1951)
Wife of Christopher Priest

Leigh Kennedy was born in Denver, Colorado. After gaining her degree in history, she lived in Austin, Texas for five years, then emigrated to England in 1985. Her jobs have ranged from emptying bedpans to indexing philosophy texts but she has been writing constantly from her early years. She has been short-listed for both the Nebula and World Fantasy Awards. Faces, a short story collection appeared in 1986, followed by two novels, The Journal of Nicholas the American and Saint Hiroshima. She presently lives in Hastings with her husband, Christopher Priest, and their two children.

Novels

The Journal of Nicholas the American (1986)
Saint Hiroshima (1987)

Collections

   Faces (1986)
   Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations (2003) (with others)
   Wind Angels (2011)

Books containing stories by Leigh Kennedy

The World and The Stars (2015)
Dazzling Science Fiction and Fantasy
edited by
Chris Butler

Myth-understandings (2008)
edited by
Ian Whates

The Year's Best Science Fiction Nineteenth Annual Collection (2002)
(Year's Best Science Fiction, book 19)
edited by
Gardner Dozois

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Award nominations

	2004 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations
	2002 BSFA Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Wind Angels
	1986 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Journal of Nicholas the American
	1984 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : The Silent Cradle

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