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My Take
Linda Nagata is the sort of writer I respect for being ahead of the curve rather than loud about it. A San Diego native and University of Hawaii graduate who still works from the islands, she helped pioneer nanopunk, exploring nanotechnology and the merging of computing with the human brain long before such themes went mainstream. Winning a Locus Award for her debut novel and a Nebula for the first online publication to claim that prize signals a writer unafraid of new forms. Her 2018 Locus win shows real staying power. She feels like science fiction's quiet, durable craftsperson.
Overview
Linda Nagata (born November 7, 1960, in San Diego, California) is a Hawaii-based American author of speculative fiction, science fiction, and fantasy novels, novellas, and short stories. Her novella Goddesses was the first online publication to win the Nebula Award. She frequently writes in the Nanopunk genre, which features nanotechnology and the integration of advanced computing with the human brain.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Linda Nagata
- Name (Japanese)
- リンダ・ナガタ
- Reading
- りんだ・ながた
- Born
- November 7, 1960 (age 65)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Scorpio / Rat
- Origin
- San Diego, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- novelist / writer / science fiction writer
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa
Awards & achievements
- 1996 Locus Award for Best First Novel
- 2001 Nebula Award for Best Novella
- 2018 Locus Award for Best Short Story
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.