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Andre Norton

Andre Norton was born Alice Mary Norton on February 17, 1912, in Cleveland Ohio. She wrote more than 130 novels, nearly one hundred short stories, and edited numerous anthologies in the science-fiction, fantasy, mystery, and western genres. She the first woman to be a SFWA Grand Master and to be inducted in the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. She received Skylark, Balrog, and World Fantasy awards, and was the first woman to win the Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy award.

The Prince Commands, a historical fantasy, was Ms. Norton’s first published novel. It was released in 1934, when she was only twenty-two. In 1958 she struck out to become a full-time writer. Over the next twenty years she wrote nearly seventy novels, two dozen short stories, and edited several anthologies. One of her most beloved series, Witch World–a wondrous planet reachable through metaphysical gateways – started with a single novel in 1963. More than thirty Witch World titles followed.

The Science Fiction Writers of America established the Andre Norton Award to honor outstanding young adult science fiction or fantasy on February 20, 2005. Ms. Norton passed away on March 17, 2005. The first Andre Norton Award winner - Valiant: A Modern Tale of Faerie by Holly Black (Simon & Schuster) was announced on May 6, 2006 in Tempe Arizona.

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