Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal is the author of the Hugo, Nebula, and Locus Award-winning alternate history novel The Calculating Stars, the first book in the Lady Astronaut series, which continues in 2025 with The Martian Contingency. She is also the author of The Glamourist Histories series, as well as standalone novels Ghost Talkers and The Spare Man. She has received the Astounding Award for Best New Writer, four Hugo Awards, and the Nebula and Locus Awards. Her stories appear in Asimov's Science Fiction, Uncanny Magazine, and several Year's Best anthologies. Mary Robinette has also worked as a professional puppeteer, is a member of the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses, and performs as a voice actor (SAG/AFTRA), recording fiction for authors including Seanan McGuire, Cory Doctorow, and Neal Stephenson. She lives in Denver with her husband Robert, their dog Guppy, and their "talking" cat Elsie. Visit her online at maryrobinettekowal.com.