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Nisi Shawl (born 1955) is an African-American writer and journalist. She is best known as a writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories.〔(Nisi Shawl: Home Page )〕 ==Work== Shawl is the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of ''Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction'', a book derived from the authors' workshop of the same name, in which participants explore techniques to help them write credible characters outside their own cultural experience. Her short stories have appeared in ''Asimov's SF Magazine'', the ''Infinite Matrix'', ''Strange Horizons'', ''Semiotext(e)'' and numerous other magazines and anthologies.〔 Among the writers who influence her work, she has named Colette and Raymond Chandler.〔(Reflection's Edge )〕 Shawl is a member of the Science Fiction Writers of America and a 1992 graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop. She is a board member of Clarion West and one of the founders of the Carl Brandon Society. Her stories have been shortlisted for the Theodore Sturgeon Award, the Gaylactic Spectrum Award, and the Carl Brandon Society Parallax Award, and ''Writing the Other'' received special mention for the James Tiptree, Jr. Award.〔James Tiptree, Jr: 2005. (). Retrieved 2009-4-27.〕 In 2008, she won the James Tiptree, Jr. Award for ''Filter House''.〔Tiptree Winners Announced. (). Retrieved 2009-4-27.〕 In 2009 her novella "Good Boy" was nominated for a World Fantasy Award. In 2009, she donated her archive to the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.〔(Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection ), Northern Illinois University〕 In 2011 she was the Guest of Honor at WisCon 35.〔(WisCon main page ) accessed May 27, 2011〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Nisi Shawl」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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