

Editions of her books have appeared in England, Japan, Norway, Sweden and Germany. She has also edited three anthologies, the critically acclaimed Women of Darkness and its companion Women of Darkness II (both Tor), and Women of the West (Doubleday). Her dark fantasy have won the Silver Medal and Gold Medal awards given by the West Coast Review of Books. As Les Simons, Kathryn Atwood, Anne Mayfield, Kathleen Maxwell, Kathryn Ptacek, and Kathryn Grant, she has written an historical fantasy series, numerous historical romances, and five horror novels. of Speech and Hearing, then for the University's Computing Center as their only technical writer and editor.Īfter the sale of her first novel, an historical romance, in July 1979, she quit to become a full-time novelist. of Retarded People, and spent two years as an advertising lay-out artist for a regional grocery warehouse co-op, and then worked for the University of New Mexico first as a secretary in the Dept. Afterward, she worked briefly for a political party best left unnamed, was a telephone solicitor for the New Mexico Assn. While attending the university, she was a student of award-winning mystery writer Tony Hillerman and well-known YA writer Lois Duncan. in Journalism, with a minor in history, from the University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, where she was graduated with distinction in 1974. The above information must be submitted as a written, faxed or emailed notification to the following Designated Agent: Appeals will be reviewed within 72 hours.Kathryn Anne Ptacek was born on 12 September 1952 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, but was raised in Albuquerque, New Mexico. * A statement that the "information in the notification is accurate", and "under penalty of perjury, the complaining party is authorized to act on behalf of the owner of an exclusive right that is allegedly infringed" * A statement that the complaining party "in good faith believes that use of the material in the manner complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or law" * Information reasonably sufficient to permit the service provider to contact the complaining party, such as an address, telephone number, and, if available, an electronic mail address

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