Kathryn Ptacek

Kathryn Anne Ptacek Grant
Born	Kathryn Anne Ptacek (1952-09-12) September 12, 1952 Omaha, Nebraska, United States
Pen name	Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, Kathleen Maxwell, Kathryn Ptacek, Kathryn Grant
Occupation	Writer, editor
Language	English
Nationality	United States
Period	1981-present
Genre	science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, romance
Spouse	Charles L. Grant (1982-2006)
Website
kathrynptacek.novelhost.net

Kathryn Grant, née Ptacek (born September 12, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska) is an American writer and editor. Since 1981, she has published science fiction, fantasy, horror, suspense, and romance short stories and novels under her maiden and married names, and under the pseudonyms: Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, and Kathleen Maxwell. She is the editor and publisher of the writers-market magazine, The Gila Queen's Guide to Markets.

Biography

Kathryn Anne Ptacek was born on September 12, 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska, United States, but she was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She received her B. A. in Journalism, with a minor in history, with honors from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, in 1974. She was married to Charles L. Grant from February 1982 until his death in 2006.

She has also edited several anthologies of short stories. Her short story "Each Night, Each Year" was nominated for the 1989 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Fiction.

Bibliography

As Les Simons

Single novels

• Gila! (1981)

As Kathryn Atwood

Single novels

• Satan's Angel (1981)
• Renegade Lady (1982)
• The Lawless Heart (1984)
• My Lady Rogue (1986)
• Aurora (1987)

As Anne Mayfield

Single novels

• The Wayward Widow (1982)

As Kathleen Maxwell

Single novels

• The Devil's Heart (1983)
• Winter Masquerade (1984)

As Kathryn Ptacek

Single novels

• Shadoweyes (1984)
• Blood Autumn (1985)
• Kachina (1986)
• In Silence Sealed (1988)
• Women of Darkness (1989)
• Ghost Dance (1990)
• The Hunted (1993)

Omnibus collections

• Looking Backward in Darkness (2013)

As Kathryn Grant

Land of Ten Thousand Willows

1. The Phoenix Bells (1987)
2. The Black Jade Road (1989)
3. The Willow Garden (1989)

External links

• Kathryn Ptacek at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database