Judith Berman's short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Interzone, Realms of Fantasy, Black Gate, Best Short Novels 2005, and her chapbook, Lord Stink and Other Stories (Small Beer Press, 2002). Her first novel, Bear Daughter (Ace, 2005), was praised as "utterly absorbing, unforgettable … truly original and unique" (Booklist, Starred Review), "brilliant" (VOYA), and "a richly imaginative tour de force" (Locus). She has been short-listed for the Nebula, the Sturgeon, and the Crawford Awards, and her often-cited essay on current trends in the field, "Science Fiction Without the Future," received the Science Fiction Research Association's Pioneer Award. She is currently writing in western Washington where, when it's not raining, she can see three volcanoes out the living room window.