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Kelly Link

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The Resume

    (1969- )
    Born in Miami, Florida
    American science fiction short story author
    Short story collections include; 'Stranger Things Happen,' 'Magic for Beginners,' and 'Pretty Monsters'
    Winner of the Hugo Award and three time winner of the Nebula Award
    Owns Small Beers publishing company and has her own fanzine, 'Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet'
    BA from Columbia and MFA from UNC Greensboro

Why she might be annoying:

    She had to self publish her first two short story collections herself.
    Some of her short stories don't have an ending as such.
    She's from Miami, Florida but lives in Northhampton, Massachusetts for some incomprehensible (especially during the winter) reason.
    She wasn't published until she was forty.
    None of her work has ever been filmed.

Why she might not be annoying:

    Often labeled 'slipstream' or 'magic realism,' her stories cross and combine the various genres of speculative fiction to such a degree that it is impossible to categorize them.
    In some of her stories, she slips in and out of 'stream of consciousness' and often breaks the 'fourth wall' and speaks directly to the reader.
    If you subscribe to her fanzine, you reportedly get a free candy bar.
    She gives great, if somewhat strange, interviews.
    Her books have great cover art.
    Her work connects with her target audience (teenagers/young adults) very well.
    She has an amazing smile.
    She has an excellent website where you can read some of her short stories for free.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 4 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 9 Votes: 22.22% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 9 Votes: 88.89% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 6 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 10 Votes: 70.0% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 9 Votes: 55.56% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 34 Votes: 41.18% Annoying