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Ursula Vernon


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aka T Kingfisher

Ursula Vernon is the author and illustrator of "Nurk," "Digger," and a number of other projects. The daughter of an artist, she spent her youth attempting to rebel and become a scientist, but eventually succumbed to the siren song of paint, although not before getting a degree in anthropology.Having moved across the country several times, she eventually settled in Pittsboro, North Carolina, where she works full-time as an artist and creator of oddities. She lives with her boyfriend, a spastic Beagle, a (fairly) mellow Border Collie, a small collection of cats,
 

Awards: Hugo (2017), Mythopoeic (2016), Nebula (2015)  see all

Genres: Children's Fiction, Fantasy
 
Series
Digger
   Digger Vol 1 (2005)
   Digger Vol 2 (2006)
   Digger Vol 3 (2007)
   Digger Unearthed (2022)
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Dragonbreath
   1. Dragonbreath (2009)
   2. Attack of the Ninja Frogs (2010)
   3. Curse of the Were-wiener (2010)
   4. Lair of the Bat Monster (2011)
   5. No Such Thing as Ghosts (2011)
   6. Revenge of the Horned Bunnies (2012)
   7. When Fairies Go Bad (2012)
   8. Nightmare of the Iguana (2013)
   9. The Case of the Toxic Mutants (2013)
   10. Knight-napped! (2015)
   11. The Frozen Menace (2016)
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Hamster Princess
   1. Harriet the Invincible (2015)
   2. Of Mice and Magic (2016)
   3. Ratpunzel (2016)
   4. Giant Trouble (2017)
   5. Whiskerella (2018)
   6. Little Red Rodent Hood (2018)
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Novels
   Nurk (2008)
   Castle Hangnail (2015)
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Graphic Novels show
 
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Books containing stories by Ursula Vernon
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Never Too Old to Save the World (2023)
A Midlife Calling Anthology
edited by
Alana Joli Abbott and Addie J King
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The Best of Uncanny (2019)
edited by
Lynne M Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
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The Long List Anthology Volume 4 (2018)
(Long List Anthology, book 4)
edited by
David Steffen

More books 


Awards
2017 Hugo Award for Best Novelette : The Tomato Thief
2016 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature : Castle Hangnail
2015 Nebula Award for Best Short Story : Jackalope Wives
2013 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature : Digger Vol 1

Award nominations
2018 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Sun, Moon, Dust
2016 Manly Wade Wellman Award (nominee) : Castle Hangnail
2016 Eugie Foster Memorial Award for Short Fiction (nominee) : Pocosin
2015 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Jackalope Wives


Ursula Vernon recommends
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Osmo Unknown and the Eightpenny Woods (2022)
Catherynne M Valente
"Charmingly dark and darkly charming, a fairy tale that veers between the almost familiar and the wildly unexpected, Valente's story will delight any reader who is both fierce and gentle, wild and mild, fond of wombats and pangolins and all manner of strange beasts."
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Toad Words And Other Stories (2014)
T Kingfisher
"Kingfisher writes like I would if I were using a pen name."

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