Judith Berman’s first novel, Bear Daughter (Ace, September 2005), a finalist for the Crawford Award, has been called “utterly absorbing, unforgettable... truly original and unique” (Booklist, starred review), “brilliant” (VOYA), and “a richly imaginative tour de force” (Locus). Her short fiction, which has twice been short-listed for the Sturgeon Award, has appeared in Asimov’s, Interzone, Realms of Fantasy, Black Gate, and in her chapbook Lord Stink and Other Stories (Small Beer Press, 2002). She is also a recipient of the Science Fiction Research Association’s Pioneer Award for her non-fiction. She blogs at filomancer.livejournal.com, and she lives and works in Philadelphia.