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'''Emma Bull''' (born [[3 January]] [[1954]]) is a [[science fiction]] and [[fantasy]] author whose best-known novel is ''[[War for the Oaks]]'', one of the pioneering works of [[urban fantasy]]. She has participated in [[Terri Windling]]'s [[The Borderland Series|Borderland]] [[shared universe]], which is the setting of her 1994 novel ''[[Finder (novel)| Finder]]''. She sang in the rock-funk band [[Cats Laughing]], and both sang and played guitar in the folk duo [[The Flash Girls]] while living in [[Minneapolis]], [[Minnesota]].
Her 1991 post-apocalyptic science fiction novel ''[[Bone Dance]]'' was nominated for the [[Hugo award|Hugo]], [[Nebula award|Nebula]], and [[World Fantasy Award]]s.
Bull wrote a [[screenplay]] for ''War for the Oaks'', which was made into an 11-minute mini-film designed to look like a [[film trailer]]. She made a cameo appearance as the Queen of the Seelie Court, and her husband, [[Will Shetterly]], directed.
Bull and Shetterly created the [[shared universe]] of [[Liavek]], for which they have both written stories. There are five Liavek collections extant.
She was a member of the writing group [[The Scribblies]], which included Will Shetterly as well as [[Pamela Dean]], [[Kara Dalkey]], [[Nate Bucklin]], [[Patricia Wrede]] and [[Steven Brust]]. With Steven Brust, Bull wrote ''[[Freedom and Necessity]]'' (1997), an [[epistolary novel]] with subtle fantasy elements set during the 19th century [[United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland]] [[Chartism|Chartist]] movement.
Bull graduated from [[Beloit College]] in 1976. <ref> [http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/BullShetterly.htm Double Feature] </ref> Bull and Shetterly live in [[Arizona]].
==Bibliography==
===Novels===
*''[[War for the Oaks]]'' (1987)
*''[[Falcon (novel)|Falcon]]'' (1989)
*''[[Bone Dance]]'' (1991; nominated for Hugo, Nebula, and World Fantasy Awards)
*''[[Finder (novel)|Finder]]'' (1994)
*''[[The Princess and the Lord of Night]]'' (1994)
*''Freedom and Necessity'' (1997, with [[Steven Brust]])
*''[[Territory (novel)|Territory]]'' (July 2007)
===Short Works===
*"Rending Dark" (1984) in ''Sword and Sorceress,'' edited by [[Marion Zimmer Bradley]]
*"Badu's Luck" (1985) in ''Liavek''
*"The Well-Made Plan" (1986) in ''Liavek: The Players of Luck''
*"Danceland Blood" (1986, with [[Will Shetterly]]) as "Danceland" in ''Bordertown,'' edited by [[Terri Windling]]
*"Wonders of the Invisible World" (1988 essay) in October-November issue of ''New North Artscape''
*"A Bird That Whistles" (1989) in ''Hidden Turnings,'' edited by [[Diana Wynne Jones]]
*"Why I Write Fantasy" (1990 essay) in ''[[Pulphouse Publishing|Pulphouse]] 6''
*"Silver or Gold" (1992) in ''After the King: Stories in Honor of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]],'' edited by [[Martin H. Greenberg]]
*"The Stepsister’s Story" (1995) in ''The Armless Maiden,'' edited by [[Terri Windling]]
*"Joshua Tree" (2002) in ''The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest,'' edited by [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]
*"The Black Fox" (2003) in ''Firebirds,'' edited by [[Sharyn November]]
*"De La Tierra" (2004) in ''The Faery Reel,'' edited by [[Ellen Datlow]] and [[Terri Windling]]
*"What Used to Be Good Still Is" (2006) in ''Firebirds Rising,'' edited by [[Sharyn November]]
===Collection===
''[[Double Feature]]'' (1994, collected works with [[Will Shetterly]]) from [[NESFA Press]]
*"Visionary" (poem)
*"Why I Write Fantasy" (essay)
*"Rending Dark"
*"Badu's Luck"
*"The Well-Made Plan"
*"A Bird That Whistles"
*"Danceland Blood" (with [[Will Shetterly]])
*"Wonders of the Invisible World" (essay)
===Anthology Series===
*''[[Liavek]]'' (1985, [[Ace Books]], edited with [[Will Shetterly]])
*''[[Liavek#Liavek: The Players of Luck|Liavek: The Players of Luck]]'' (1986, [[Ace Books]], edited with [[Will Shetterly]])
*''[[Liavek#Liavek: Wizard's Row| Liavek: Wizard's Row]]'' (1987, [[Ace Books]], edited with [[Will Shetterly]])
*''[[Liavek#Liavek: Spells of Binding| Liavek: Spells of Binding]]'' (1988, [[Ace Books]], edited with [[Will Shetterly]])
*''[[Liavek#Liavek: Festival Week|Liavek: Festival Week]]'' (1990, [[Ace Books]], edited with [[Will Shetterly]])
==Award Nominations==
*Nominee, 1988 [[Mythopoeic Awards#Mythopoeic Fantasy Award| Mythopoeic Fantasy Award]] for ''War for the Oaks''
*Nominee, 1991 [[Philip K. Dick Award]], Best Novel for ''Bone Dance''
*Nominee, 1992 [[World Fantasy Award]], Best Novel for ''Bone Dance''
*Nominee, 1992 [[Hugo]], Best Novel for ''Bone Dance''
*Nominee, 1992 [[Nebula]], Best Novel for ''Bone Dance''
*Nominee, 1993 [[Nebula]], Best Novella for "Silver or Gold"
==References==
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==External links ==
*[http://emmabull.wordpress.com Official website]
*[http://www.livejournal.com/users/coffeeem/ Emma_Bull's LiveJournal]
*[http://emmabull.wordpress.com/about/ Emma Bull's official bibliography]
*{{isfdb name|id=Emma_Bull|name=Emma Bull}}
*[http://www.locusmag.com/index/s117.html Locus bibliography]
*[http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/b/emma-bull/ Fantastic Fiction bibliography]
*[http://scifan.com/writers/bb/BullEmma.asp Bibliography] on [[SciFan]]
*[http://www.endicott-studio.com/bios/bioemmawill.html Bio on Endicott Studio site]
*[http://www.romm.org/silver.html The Unusual Suspects at Shockwave Silver]
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