Mary Robinette Kowal

Mary Robinette Kowal is a renowned author from the United States, who is famous for writing fantasy, science fiction, historical fiction, romance, regency, and fiction novels. She is particularly well known for writing the Glamourist Histories book series. Author Kowal is the winner of the 2008 Campbell Award, which she won in the Best New Writer category. She has also won the Hugo Award in 2011 for writing the short story For Want of a Nail. The stories written by author Kowal have featured in a number of popular literary magazines, including Asimov’s, Tablebones Magazine, Apex Digest, Strange Horizons, etc. They have even appeared in a few Best of the Year anthologies. In addition to being an author, Mary Kowal is also a professional voice actor and puppeteer. She has given performances for LazzyTown CBS, the Puppetry Arts Center, and Jim Hensen Pictures. Author Kowal has even founded her own production company called the Other Hand Productions. Mary Kowal’s designs have helped her win a couple of UNIMA USA Citation for Excellence. This is the top level award that a puppeteer in America can achieve. As for voice acting, author Kowal lends her voice for Audiobooks of various fictions, including that of authors Cory Doctorow, John Scalzi, Seanan McGuire, Kage Baker, etc. Author Mary Kowal was born as Mary Robinette Harrison on February 08, 1969, in Raleigh, North Carolina, United States. She completed her graduation from the University of East Carolina and obtained a degree in the Art Education. She also earned a minor degree in theater and then started working as a puppeteer from 1989 onwards. Her popularity in the puppeteering field got her the chance to work in Iceland for LazyTown TV show for two seasons Recently, Kowal had the opportunity of participating in a workshop called Sesame Puppetry.