Laura Resnick


Laura Resnick is an American fantasy writer. She was the winner of the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in Science Fiction for 1993. The daughter of science fiction author Mike Resnick, she formerly wrote romance novels under the pseudonym Laura Leone.

Early life and education

Resnick was born in Chicago to Carol and Mike Resnick. The family moved to Cincinnati when she was young. She graduated from Georgetown and studied acting at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art.

Career

Resnick wrote romance novels for Harlequin for several years before switching to writing fantasy. Her first fantasy series, a trilogy titled The Chronicles of Sirkara, were reviewed by Publishers Weekly, the final two books with starred reviews.

Awards

  • Romantic Times Magazine Award 1989
  • Romantic Times Magazine Award 1993
  • John W. Campbell Award 1993
  • Rita Award finalist, 2004
  • Romantic Times Magazine Award 2004

    Novels

The Esther Diamond Series
  • Disappearing Nightly
  • Doppelgangster
  • Unsympathetic Magic
  • Vamparazzi
  • Polterheist
  • The Misfortune Cookie
  • Abracadaver
  • Goldzilla
The Chronicles of Sirkara
"The Silerian Trilogy"
Media Tie-In
  • The Purifying Fire
Romance novels
Books
  • A Blonde in Africa
  • ''Rejection, Romance, and Royalties: The Wacky World of a Working Writer''