Nicola Griffith

Nicola Griffith
Nicola Griffith (2014)
Born	(1960-09-30) 30 September 1960 (age 64) Yorkshire, England
Occupation	Novelist short story author essayist
Citizenship	United Kingdom and United States
Period	1987–present
Genre	Fiction
Website
nicolagriffith.com

Nicola Griffith (/ˈnɪkələ ˈɡrɪfɪθ/; born 30 September 1960) is a British American novelist, essayist, and teacher.^[1] 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.^[2] 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. ^[3]