SARAH PINSKER 5203 Hampnett Ave. • Baltimore, MD 21214 Phone: 443-527-5438 • E-mail: [email protected]
PUBLICATIONS
Novel: A Song For A New Day, Berkley, September 2019
Collection: Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea, Small Beer Press, March 2019
Short fiction: Complete list of stories at http://www.sarahpinsker.com/fiction/
SELECTED AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Nebula Award Winner, Best Novelette, "Our Lady of the Open Road," 2016
Sturgeon Award Winner, "In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind," 2014
Hugo Nominations: Best Short Story, "The Court Magician," 2019); Best Novelette, “Wind Will Rove,” and Best Novella, “And Then There Were (N-One),” 2018
Nebula Nominations: Best Short Story, "The Court Magician," 2019; Best Novelette, “Wind Will Rove,” and Best Novella, “And Then There Were (N-One),” 2018; Best Novelette, "Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea," 2017; Nebula Nomination: Best Short Story, "A Stretch of Highway Two Lanes Wide," 2015; Nebula Nomination: Best Novelette, "In Joy, Knowing the Abyss Behind," 2014
Locus Award Nominations: Best Novelette, “Wind Will Rove,” and Best Novella, “And Then There Were (N-One),” 2018
World Fantasy Award Nomination: Best Short Story, "The Court Magician," 2019
SELECTED ENGAGEMENTS
• Juror, Theodore Sturgeon Award, 2019- • Guest instructor at University of Delaware fiction workshop, October 2018 • Panelist, Barrelhouse Conference, Arlington, VA, May 2018 • Workshop leader, "Microphones 101 for Writers," Nebula Conference, May 2018 • Guest author/speaker, Anne Arundel Community College, February 2018 • Panelist, "The Business of Writing," Enoch Pratt Library, November 2017 SARAH PINSKER 5203 Hampnett Ave. • Baltimore, MD 21214 Phone: 443-527-5438 • E-mail: [email protected]
• Sycamore Hill peer workshop, 2015-2017, 2019, w/ Karen Joy Fowler, Ted Chiang, Kelly Link… • World Fantasy Convention, guest author, various cities, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 • World Science Fiction Convention, guest author, various cities, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 • Panelist on music in fiction, MTA Music, Technology & Art Festival, Beijing, China, 2016 • Workshop Leader: "Writing Literary Short SF," Balticon, 2016 • Solo talk, Maryland Writers Association (Howard Co.) "Writing & Submitting Short Fiction," 2016 • "Diversity in Genre" roundtable moderator, Baltimore Science Fiction Society, 2014 • Solo lecture: "What Being A Touring Musician Taught Me about Writing & Selling Fiction," Maryland Writers Association (AA County) September 2013
EDUCATION
Goucher College 1999 Baltimore, MD BA in History (General Honors, Honors in the major) Dean’s Scholarship (four year merit-based full tuition scholarship)
INSTRUCTION-RELATED WORK EXPERIENCE
Epilepsy Foundation Maryland, 2018-present Baltimore, MD Program Director (part-time) Responsibilities include leading six CDC approved seizure education trainings for high school students, school nurses, teachers and school personnel, senior-serving organizations, and more, and developing new trainings as appropriate; moderating support groups; teaching teens to tell their own stories to their congressional representatives.
C2 Education Center, 2001-2005 Columbia, MD Instructor Responsible for planning and implementing lesson plans. Prepared high school students for SATs and assisted them with college applications. Tutored students in grades 1-12 in reading, writing, social studies, and other school subjects.
Camp River Ranch, Summers 2002-2003 Carnation, WA Administrative Staff: Riding Program Director Supervised a Girl Scout camp riding program of 20 staff, 25 horses, and 100 campers a week. Responsibilities included hiring, training, and evaluating staff; conducting team-building activities; liaising with parents and community; teaching riding and horsemanship; and coordinating details for all aspects of the program.