Lisa A. Barnett


Lisa Anne Barnett was an American Lambda Literary Award winning science fiction writer.

Early life

Barnett was born and raised in Dorchester, Boston, where she attended Girls' Latin School. She had two sisters and a brother. She graduated from the University of Massachusetts Boston with a bachelor's degree in English, and was a member of the Piscataqua Obedience Club, a volunteer with EPONA and senior editor at Heinemann in Portsmouth, New Hampshire. She worked at Baker's Plays before being hired as an editor at Heinemann Publishing in 1988.

Personal life

Barnett lived in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, with her partner of more than two decades, author Melissa Scott.

Death

Barnett died from breast and brain cancer on May 2, 2006 in Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Works

All co-authored with Melissa Scott:

Novels

Short fiction