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Steph Swainston
Stephanie Jane "Steph" Swainston is a British literary fantasy/science fiction author, receiving critical acclaim (from China Miéville among others) for her first novel ''The Year of Our War'' (2004). The book won the 2005 Crawford Award and a nomination for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. The sequel ''No Present Like Time'' was published in 2005. Swainston's third book, ''The Modern World'', is set in the same universe and was published in May 2007. Her fourth novel, ''Above the Snowline'', was published in 2010.
In 2011, she announced she was quitting full-time writing to become a chemistry teacher〔(Steph Swainston: 'I need to return to reality' )〕 although she has subsequently indicated that she is working on a fifth novel.〔Blog entry: (The Wheel of Fortune - Castle short story ) (17 July 2013)〕
==Early life==
Born in Bradford in 1974, Swainston attended St. Joseph's College, Bradford, Girton College, University of Cambridge, and the University of Wales. A qualified archaeologist, she was employed on digs at the oldest recorded burial site in the UK, Paviland Cave, as well as at Hayonim Cave, Israel. Other jobs included working for an ethical company developing pharmaceuticals from cannabis, as an assistant in a zoo's veterinary lab and as a researcher for the Ministry of Defence.
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