Lynne M. Thomas
American librarian and editor
Lynne M. Thomas
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Occupation | Librarian, editor, archivist |
Language | English |
Nationality | American |
Notable works | Uncanny Magazine , Chicks Dig Time Lords |
Notable awards | Hugo Award |
Spouse | Michael Damian Thomas |
Children | Caitlin Thomas |
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Lynne M. Thomas is an American librarian , podcaster and award-winning editor. She has won ten Hugo Awards for editing and podcasting in the science fiction genre. [1] She is perhaps best known as the co-publisher and co-editor-in-chief of the Hugo Award -winning Uncanny Magazine with her husband, Michael Damian Thomas . [2] With her ten Hugo Award wins, Thomas is tied for second most wins among women and seventh all time for most wins amongst all Hugo Award winners. [3]
Biography
Thomas lives in Illinois with her husband, Michael Damian Thomas; they are both Doctor Who fans . [1] Thomas has degrees in French and comparative literature from Smith College , a master's in library science from the University of Illinois , [4] and a master's in English and American literature from Northern Illinois University . [5] She and her husband have one daughter, Caitlin, who has Aicardi syndrome . [6] Michael is a full-time caregiver to Caitlin. [6]
Work
Library work
Thomas was the head of the rare books and special collections at Northern Illinois University (NIU) from 2004 until 2017. [7] In her position as an archivist , she was in charge of the personal papers of over 75 science fiction authors such as Lois McMaster Bujold , Jack McDevitt , Fred Saberhagen , Eric Flint , Cherie Priest , Catherynne M. Valente , Patricia Wrede , Sharon Shinn , Ann Leckie , Elizabeth Bear , Tamora Pierce , Terri Windling , and Kage Baker , and the organizational archives of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America . [7] [8] [9] In addition to curating literary papers, Thomas is also interested in archiving digital ephemera . [10] [11] She also highlighted the special collections at NIU by creating displays based on a theme, such as gender and identity. [12]
In 2017, Thomas was named the Juanita J. and Robert E. Simpson Rare Book & Manuscript Professor of The Rare Book & Manuscript Library (University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign) . [13]
Editing and fandom
Beginning in 2011, Thomas was the Editor-in-Chief [14] of the Hugo Award -nominated [15] Apex Magazine , a monthly science fiction , fantasy , and horror magazine , taking over as editor with issue 30 and concluding her term with issue 55 in 2013. It was during her time at Apex that Thomas edited Rachel Swirsky 's award-winning story " If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love ." [16]
Thomas is very involved in Doctor Who fandom , though she remembers a time when the television show wasn't something most Americans knew about. [17] She was a co-editor on Chicks Dig Time Lords , a Doctor Who anthology. The anthology has its roots among Thomas's friends who were visiting together in Chicago and who owned a publishing house, Mad Norwegian Press. [18] It was Thomas's first anthology and was well received for "treating women's experiences with fandom seriously." [18] Chicks Dig Time Lords won a Hugo Award, marking the first time in Hugo history that a nonfiction book about fictional media has won in any category. [18] In January 2013, she became part of Verity! , an all-female hosted Doctor Who podcast. [19]
Another book that was nominated for the Hugo Awards was Chicks Dig Comics (with Sigrid Ellis). [20] Chicks Dig Comics is a feminist take on the world of fandom surrounding comic books. [21] She won a second and third Hugo Award for her participation in the SF Squeecast podcast with Elizabeth Bear , Paul Cornell , Seanan McGuire , Catherynne M. Valente and David McHone-Chase, [15] and was nominated for a Hugo Award for Best Fancast for a third and fourth times with Verity! . [22]
In 2014, Lynne and Michael Thomas decided to go back to magazine editing. [23] Thomas is currently the co-publisher and co-editor-in-chief of Uncanny Magazine with her husband. [24] Uncanny Magazine won the Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine in 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020,and 2022, and its issue 2 story " Folding Beijing " by Hao Jingfang (translated by Ken Liu ) was a 2016 winner of the Hugo Award for Best Novelette , and finalist for the Locus Award for Best Novelette and the Theodore Sturgeon Award . Uncanny Magazine story "You'll Surely Drown Here If You Stay" by Alyssa Wong was the winner of the 2017 Locus Award for Best Novelette and a finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novelette and 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novelette . Uncanny Magazine story "Like a River Loves the Sky" by Emma Törzs was the winner of the 2019 World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction . Other Uncanny Magazine Hugo, Nebula, Locus, and World Fantasy Award finalist stories include stories by Brooke Bolander , Sam J. Miller , Amal El-Mohtar , Fran Wilde , Sarah Pinsker , Vina Jie-Min Prasad , K.M. Szpara , Ursula Vernon , and Aliette de Bodard .
As of September 2022, Thomas has won ten Hugo Awards. [25] She has been a finalist for the World Fantasy Award seven times, and nominated ten times for the Locus Award . [26] [27]
Bibliography
- with Beth Whittaker, Special Collections 2.0: New Technologies for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections ( Libraries Unlimited , 2009). ISBN 978-1591587200
- with Tara O'Shea (editors), Chicks Dig Time Lords: A Celebration of Doctor Who by the Women Who Love It ( Mad Norwegian Press , 2010). ISBN 978-1935234043
- with Deborah Stanish (editors), Whedonistas: A Celebration of the Worlds of Joss Whedon by the Women Who Love Them (Mad Norwegian Press, 2011). ISBN 978-1935234104
- with Sigrid Ellis (editors), Chicks Dig Comics: A Celebration of Comic Books by the Women Who Love Them (Mad Norwegian Press, 2012). ISBN 978-1935234050
- with John Klima and Michael Damian Thomas (editors), Glitter & Mayhem ( Apex Publications , 2013). ISBN 978-1937009199
- Editor, The Book of Apex: Volume 4 (Apex Publications, 2013). ISBN 978-1937009205
- with Beth Whittaker (editors), New Directions for Special Collections: An Anthology of Practice (ABC-CLIO, 2016) ISBN 978-1440842900
- with Michael Damian Thomas (editors), The Best of Uncanny (Subterranean Press, 2019). ISBN 978-1596069183
Awards
- Winner 2011 Hugo Award for Best Related Work : Chicks Dig Time Lords (with Tara O'Shea, Mad Norwegian Press , 2010).
- Winner 2012 Hugo Award for Best Fancast : SF Squeecast (with Seanan McGuire , Paul Cornell , Elizabeth Bear , and Catherynne M. Valente ).
- Winner 2013 Hugo Award for Best Fancast : SF Squeecast (with Seanan McGuire , Paul Cornell , Elizabeth Bear , Catherynne M. Valente , and David McHone-Chase).
- Winner 2013 Carl T. Hartmann Luck and Pluck Award, Horatio Alger Society
- Winner 2015 Society of American Archivists Preservation Publication Award: From Theory to Actions: Good Enough Digital Preservation for Under-Resourced Cultural Heritage Institutions. [28]
- Winner 2016 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine : Uncanny Magazine (with Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky).
- Winner 2016 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Fan or News Podcast (Specific): Verity Podcast . (with Deborah Stanish, Erika Ensign, Katrina Griffiths, L.M. Myles, and Tansy Rayner Roberts). [29]
- Winner 2016 Parsec Award for Best Speculative Fiction Magazine or Anthology Podcast: The Uncanny Magazine Podcast (with Michael Damian Thomas, Erika Ensign, Amal El-Mohtar, C. S. E. Cooney, Deborah Stanish, and Steven Schapansky). [29]
- Winner 2017 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine : Uncanny Magazine (with Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky). [30]
- Winner, 2018 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine : Uncanny Magazine (with Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Julia Rios, Erika Ensign, and Steven Schapansky).
- Winner 2018 Hugo Award for Best Editor Short Form : Lynne M. Thomas and Michael Damian Thomas
- Winner 2019 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine : Uncanny Magazine (with Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry , and Dominik Parisien)
- Winner 2019 British Fantasy Award for Best Magazine / Periodical (with Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky, Elsa Sjunneson-Henry, and Dominik Parisien)
- Winner 2020 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine : Uncanny Magazine (with Michael Damian Thomas, Michi Trota, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky)
- Winner 2022 Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine : Uncanny Magazine (with Michael Damian Thomas, Chimedum Ohaegbu, Elsa Sjunneson, Erika Ensign, Steven Schapansky)
References
- 1 2 Borrelli, Christopher (27 April 2015). "Modern Nerd Decor Takes on a Tasteful, Adult Look" . Chicago Tribune . Archived from the original on 28 April 2015 . Retrieved 28 April 2015 – via Salina Journal.
- ↑ "Sci-fi-focused Uncanny Magazine takes up residence in Urbana" . The News-Gazette . 2017-11-08 . Retrieved 2018-06-14 .
- ↑ "Lynne Thomas Wins Tenth Hugo Award" . University Library . 13 September 2022 . Retrieved 2022-09-14 .
- ↑ "Hugo Winner – Northern Now" . Northern Now . 2013-03-08 . Retrieved 2017-01-05 .
- ↑ "About Lynne/Press Kit" . 30 November 2011.
- 1 2 Thomas, Lynne M. (30 November 2011). "About Lynne" . Confessions of a Curator, Editor, Writer, Geek: The Official Website of Lynne M. Thomas . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- 1 2 "Spotlight on Lynne M. Thomas, Archivist" . Locus Online . Locus Publications . 13 November 2010 . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ "Lynne Thomas (Principal Investigator)" . IMLS About Us . Northern Illinois University . 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-01-06 . Retrieved 2012-12-06 .
- ↑ Thomas, Lynne (2008). "How Steven H Silver Helped Save the Archives of at Least 15 Authors for Posterity" (PDF) . Argentus . Deerfield, IL: Argentus, Inc. pp. 22–23 . Retrieved 2012-12-06 .
- ↑ Farley, Kate (15 November 2009). "Special Collections 2.0: New Technologies for Rare Books, Manuscripts, and Archival Collections" . Library Journal . 134 (19): 72. ISSN 0363-0277 . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ Quinn, Mary Ellen (October 2009). "Something Special" . American Libraries . 40 (10) . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ Ocasio, Ryan (26 August 2014). "Exhibition Examines Gender, Identity Notions" . Norther Star . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ Jodi Heckel, "University of Illinois alumna to head Rare Book and Manuscript Library" Illinois News Bureau (July 25, 2017).
- ↑ "Thomas to Edit Apex Magazine" . Locus Online . 16 August 2011 . Retrieved 11 June 2015 .
- 1 2 "2012 Hugo Awards" . The Hugo Awards . 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-04-09 . Retrieved 2012-12-06 .
- ↑ "Masthead" . Apex . Apex Publications. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27 . Retrieved 2012-12-06 .
- ↑ Arminio, Aubry D. (4 December 2012). "Doctor Who Wins TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Cover Contest" . TV Guide . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- 1 2 3 Roberts, Tansy Rayner (11 April 2012). "Chicks Dig Being Interviewed: Lynne M Thomas and Deborah Stanish" . Doctor Her . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ Roberts, Tansy Rayner (3 January 2013). "Verity!" . Doctor Her . Archived from the original on 18 April 2015 . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ "2011 Hugo Awards" . The Hugo Awards . 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-05-04 . Retrieved 2012-12-06 .
- ↑ Scalzi, John (11 April 2012). "The Big Idea: Lynne M. Thomas" . Whatever . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ "2014 Hugo Awards" . The Hugo Awards . 17 August 2014 . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ Thomas, Lynne M.; Thomas, Michael Damian (27 August 2014). "Why We're Creating Uncanny, a Real Magazine with a Fake History (and a Space Unicorn)" . Tor.com . Macmillan . Retrieved 28 April 2015 .
- ↑ "About – Uncanny Magazine" . Uncanny Magazine . Retrieved 2017-01-05 .
- ↑ "Lynne Thomas Wins Tenth Hugo Award" . University Library . 13 September 2022 . Retrieved 2022-09-14 .
- ↑ "About" .
- ↑ "sfadb : Lynne M. Thomas Awards" . SFADB . Retrieved 2020-08-22 .
- ↑ "Preservation Publication Award" . Society of American Archivists . Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
- 1 2 "2016 Parsec Awards Winners" . Retrieved November 30, 2016 .
- ↑ "2017 Hugo Awards" presented in Helsinki, Finland, August 11, 2017.
External links
- Confessions of a Curator, Editor, Writer, Geek , Thomas's blog.
- SF Squeecast , Thomas's podcast.
- Verity! , Thomas's other podcast.
- Uncanny Magazine , Thomas's current Science Fiction and Fantasy Magazine
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