Mishell Baker
American fantasy writer
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mishell Baker (born 1976) is an American writer of fantasy. A 2009 graduate of the Clarion Workshop, her fantasy stories have been published in Daily Science Fiction, Beneath Ceaseless Skies, and Electric Velocipede.[1]
Mishell Baker | |
|---|---|
Baker in March 2018 | |
| Born | 1976 (age 49–50) |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Period | 2009–present |
| Genre | fantasy |
| Children | 2 |
| Website | |
| mishellbaker | |
Overview
In 2016, Baker published Borderline, the first novel in the Arcadia Project urban fantasy series with Simon & Schuster's imprint Saga Press (edited by Navah Wolfe). It was a Publishers Weekly staff pick,[2] and Barnes & Noble chose it as one of the best science fiction and fantasy novels of 2016.[3] Borderline is notable for having a disabled protagonist with borderline personality disorder.[4]
The second and third books in the series, Phantom Pains and Impostor Syndrome, were released in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[5]
Biography
Mishell Baker lives in Los Angeles, California with her partner and two children.[1]
In November 2022, Baker was diagnosed with metastatic appendix cancer and placed on palliative chemotherapy.
Novels
The Arcadia Project
- Borderline, March 2016, ISBN 9781508225263
- Phantom Pains, March 2017, ISBN 9781481451925
- Impostor Syndrome, March 13, 2018 ISBN 9781481451949
Awards and nominations
Borderline
- Nominated for the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Novel.[6]
- Included on the 2016 James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List.[7]
- Nominated for the 2017 World Fantasy Award—Novel.[8]
The Arcadia Project trilogy
The trilogy taken as a whole was a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award.[9]