Connie Willis

Novelist

Birthday December 31, 1945

Birth Sign Capricorn

Birthplace Colorado

Age 78 years old

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About

An American science fiction writer, she received a Hugo Award in 2011 for Black Out/All Clear, a two-volume, time-travel-themed series. Her other popular novels include Doomsday Book (1992) and To Say Nothing of the Dog (1998).

Before Fame

She attended the University of Northern Colorado. She published her first fantasy story, The Secret of Santa Titicaca, in 1970.

Trivia

She received a Nebula Award for her 1982 short story, Fire Watch.

Family Life

She married physics professor Courtney Willis. The couple became parents to a daughter named Cordelia.

Associated With

She admired the work of fellow science fiction writer, Madeline L'Engle.