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Nicola Griffith is a British-American novelist, essayist, and teacher. She has won the Washington State Book Award (twice), Nebula Award, James Tiptree, Jr. Award, World Fantasy Award, Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and six Lambda Literary Awards. In 2024 she was inducted into the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. In 2025, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named her the 41st Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in recognition of her significant contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy.

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Griffith, Nicola

Books by Griffith, Nicola

Slow River (1997)

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Griffith, Nicola

Books by Griffith, Nicola

Slow River (1997)

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