Kate Wilhelm has been in the writing business for decades. She first became famous for two lyrical, futuristic novels, Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang and Juniper Time. Both won her fan awards like the Hugo and awards given by other writers like Nebula (Nebula: 1968, 1988, 1989; Hugo and Jupiter, 1977; School Library Journal Best Adult Books for Young Adults award, 1998). She has been honored for both her science fiction and her mystery writings. In addition to publishing her work, she teaches writing and has raised three children (Douglas and Richard from her first marriage and Jonathan from her second). She began writing while her first children were small, but also pursued a number of other careers, including modeling and working as a telephone operator. Wilhelm has been a fulltime writer since 1956.

Kate Wilhelm was born in 1928 in Toledo, Ohio, to Jesse Thomas and Ann (McDowell) Meredith...