Tim Melody Pratt (born December 12, 1976) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer and poet. He won a Hugo Award in 2007 for his short story "Impossible Dreams". He has written over 20 books, including the Marla Mason series and several Pathfinder Tales novels. Her writing has earned her nominations for Nebula, Mythopoeic, World Fantasy, and Bram Stoker awards and has been published in numerous markets, including Asimov's Science Fiction, Realms of Fantasy, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show, and Strange Horizons.
Life and career Pratt grew up in the vicinity of Dudley, North Carolina, and attended Appalachian State University, where he earned a Bachelor's degree in English. In 1999 he attended the Clarion East Writing Workshop. She moved to Santa Cruz, California in 2000, and now resides in Berkeley with her wife, Heather Shaw, and son, River. He currently works as a senior editor at Locus Magazine.
She has also contributed to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection archived at the Northern Illinois University Libraries.
In 2018, the performance of his short story "Six Jobs" at Podcastle won (and declined) the Parsec award for Best Speculative Fiction Story: Small Cast (Short Form).
Pratt is genderfluid and uses any pronouns.
Bibliography
Novels As Tim Pratt The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl, Bantam Spectra, 2005 The Nex, Tropism Press, 2010 Briarpatch, ChiZine Publications, 2011 Venom in Her Veins: A Forgotten Realms Novel, Wizards of the Coast, 2012 Pathfinder Tales: City of the Fallen Sky, Paizo Publishing, 2012 Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Blade, Paizo Publishing, 2013 The Stormglass Protocol, 2013 (with Andy Deemer) Heirs of Grace, 47North, 2014 Pathfinder Tales: Reign of Stars, Paizo Publishing, 2014 Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Island, Paizo Publishing, 2015 Pathfinder Tales: Liar's Bargain, Paizo Publishing, 2016 The Wrong Stars: Book I of the Axiom, Angry Robot, 2017 The Dreaming Stars: Book II of the Axiom, Angry Robot, 2018 The Forbidden Stars: Book III of the Axiom, Angry Robot, 2019 Doors of Sleep: Book I of the Journals of Zaxony Delatree, Angry Robot, 2021 Prison of Sleep: Book II of the Journals of Zaxony Delatree, Angry Robot, 2022 Starfinder: Era of The Eclipse, Paizo Publishing, 2025http://www.timpratt.org/?page_id=28
As T. A. Pratt (Marla Mason novels) Blood Engines (#1), Bantam Spectra, 2007 Poison Sleep (#2), Bantam Spectra, 2008 Dead Reign (#3), Bantam Spectra, 2008 Spell Games (#4), Bantam Spectra, 2009 Broken Mirrors (#5), 2010 Grim Tides (#6), 2012 Bride of Death (#7), 2013 Lady of Misrule (#8), 2015 Queen of Nothing (#9), 2015 Closing Doors (#10), 2017 Do Better: The Marla Mason Stories, 2018
As T. Aaron Payton The Constantine Affliction, Night Shade Books, 2012
Collections Little Gods, Prime Books, 2003 If There Were Wolves (poetry), Prime Books, 2006 Hart & Boot & Other Stories, Night Shade Books, 2007 Antiquities and Tangibles & Other Stories, Merry Blacksmith, 2013 The Christmas Mummy and Other Carols, 2017 (with Heather Shaw) The Alien Stars And Other Novellas, Angry Robot, 2021
Edited Anthologies Sympathy for the Devil, Night Shade Books, 2010 Rags and Bones: New Twists on Timeless Tales, Little Brown, 2013 (with Melissa Marr)
Awards and nominations
Nominated, 2018 Philip K. Dick Award – The Wrong Stars: Book I of the Axiom, Angry Robot Nominated, 2010 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award – "Her Voice in a Bottle", Subterranean Win Nominated, 2008 Bram Stoker Award – "The Dude Who Collected Lovecraft" (with Nick Mamatas), Chizine Nominated, 2008 World Fantasy Award – Hart & Boot & Other Stories, Night Shade Books Winner, 2007 Hugo Award – "Impossible Dreams", Asimov's Science Fiction The Strange Adventures of Rangergirl (Bantam Spectra) Winner, 2006 Emperor Norton Award Nominated, 2006 Mythopoeic Award Nominated, 2006 Gaylactic Spectrum Award Winner, 2005 Rhysling Award – "Soul Searching", Strange Horizons Nominated, 2005 Rhysling Award – "Making Monsters", Strange Horizons Nominated, 2004 Gaylactic Spectrum Award – "Down With the Lizards and the Bees", Realms of Fantasy Nominated, 2004 Gaylactic Spectrum Award – "Living with the Harpy", Strange Horizons Nominated, 2004 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer Nominated, 2002 Nebula Award – "Little Gods", Strange Horizons
External links TimPratt.org, the author's website. Includes his blog, bibliography, and links to some of his stories online. List of awards at the Science Fiction Awards Database Interview excerpt from the November 2005 issue of Locus Magazine
REVIEW : Rags and Bones
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