Awards and Bibliography
Pat Murphy

Awards for Fiction

  • "An American Childhood," on the final ballot for the 1994 Hugo Award.
  • "Bones" (novella), winner of the 1990 World Fantasy Award.
  • "Love and Sex Among the Invertebrates" (short story) on the final ballot for the 1990 Nebula Award.
  • Points of Departure (short story collection), winner of the 1990 Philip K. Dick Memorial Award for best paperback original.
  • The City, Not Long After, finalist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
  • The Falling Woman, Winner of the 1987 Nebula Award for best novel, awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
  • "Rachel in Love" Winner of the 1987 Nebula Award for Best Novelette, awarded by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
  • "Rachel in Love," Winner of the 1987 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for Short Fiction, awarded by University of Kansas
  • "Rachel in Love," Winner of the 1987 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine Readers' Award, voted on by readers of Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine.
  • "Dead Men on TV," on the final ballot for the 1988 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.

Awards for Nonfiction

  • American Association of Museums: Award of Merit for "Image Walk" issue of Exploring magazine
  • Society for Technical Communication, Northern California Chapter: Best in Show for Exploring magazine

Books Published—Fiction:

  • Nadya: The Wolf Chronicles, novel, published by Tor Books, November 1996.
  • Pigasus, children's picture book, published by Dial Books, 1996.
  • The City, Not Long After, novel, published by Doubleday/Bantam, hardcover, 1989.
  • The Falling Woman, novel, published by Tor Books/St. Martin's Press, hardcover, 1986.
  • The Shadow Hunter, novel, published by CBS Popular Library, paperback original, 1982.
  • Points of Departure, Short Story Collection, published by Bantam Books, June 1990.
  • Letters from Home, Short Story Collection with Pat Cadigan and Karen Joy Fowler, published by the Women's Press, London, England, 1991.

Books Published — Nonfiction

  • Zap Science: A Scientific Playground in a Book, by John Cassidy, Paul Doherty, and Pat Murphy. (Klutz Press, 1997)

    This book is the Swiss Army knife of activity books. All the tools a child needs to do the experiments are attached to the book. Attachments include polarizing lenses, 3-D glasses, a packet of solution that freezes when you click a clicker, and more.

  • The Science Explorer Out and About, by Pat Murphy, Ellen Klages, and Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Company, 1997)

    A book of science activities for families to do together, developed and tested by the staff of the Exploratorium, San Francisco's hands-on museum.

  • The Color of Nature, by Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty (Chronicle Books, 1996)

    This beautiful coffee table book explains the physics and chemistry underlying the colors of the natural world. Lavishly illustrated with photos by eminent nature photographers.

  • The Science Explorer, by Pat Murphy, Ellen Klages, and Linda Shore (Henry Holt & Company, 1996)

    A book of science activities for families to do together, developed and tested by the staff of the Exploratorium, San Francisco's hands-on museum.

  • By Nature's Design, by Pat Murphy. (Chronicle Books, 1993)

    This 120-page book describes the basic patterns that underlie natural forms and encourages readers to search for these natural patterns. Lavishly illustrated with photos by nature photographer William Neill.

  • Bending Light, An Exploratorium Toolbook, by Pat Murphy and the Exploratorium (Little Brown, 1993)

    The first in a series of Exploratorium Toolbooks, Bending Light provides children ages 8 to 12 with a hand lens and instructions for experimenting with the lens.

  • Explorabook, A Kid's Science Museum in a Book, by John Cassidy with the assistance of Pat Murphy and Paul Doherty (Klutz Press, 1991).

    This collaborative project was authored by John Cassidy of Klutz Press, working closely with Paul Doherty, head of the Exploratorium's teaching programs, and myself. The book provides children with a variety of tools-including a magnet, a lens, a diffraction grating, and packets of agar-and with instructions on how to use these tools in their own experimentation.

Short Nonfiction

Currently, this section is incomplete. I'll be adding to it.

  • "Before and After," in Travelers' Tales Guides: Nepal, edited by Rajendra S. Khadka. (Travelers' Tales, 1997)
  • "Imaginary Friends," in Paragons: 12 Science Fiction Writers Ply Their Craft, edited by Robin Wilson. (St. Martin's Press, 1996)

Short Stories

  • "Inappropriate Behavior," SciFiction, 2004.
  • "The Wild Girls", Witpunk, ed. Claude Lalumière and Marty Halpern (Four Walls Eight Windows, 2003)
  • "Menage and Menagerie," The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1998.
  • "Exploding, Like Fireworks," in Future Histories, edited by Stephen McClelland. Horizon House (UK), 1997.
  • "A Flock of Lawn Flamingos" in Lethal Kisses, edited by Ellen Datlow. Millennium (An Orion Book), 1996.
  • "The True Story," in Black Swan, White Raven, edited by Ellen Datlow. Avon Books, 1997.
  • "Iris Versus the Black Knight," Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1996.
  • "A Place of Honor," Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1995.
  • "Games of Deception," Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1994.
  • "Points of Departure," Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1994.
  • "Gabriella Butterfly," Fantasy and Science Fiction, 1993.
  • "A Cartographic Analysis of the Dream State," in Omni: Best Science Fiction Three, Omni Books, 1993.
  • "South of Oregon City," The Ultimate Werewolf, edited by Byron Preiss. Headline, 1991.
  • "Desert Rain," collaboration with Mark L.Van Name, Full Spectrum III, Bantam Books.
  • "Peter" Omni, February 1991.
  • "Travelling West," Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, February 1991.
  • Points of Departure, Short Story Collection, Bantam Books, June 1990.
  • "Bones," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1990.
  • "Love and Sex among the Invertebrates," in Alien Sex, edited by Ellen Datlow, published by Dutton, May 1990.
  • "How I Spent My Summer Vacation," in Time Gate, edited by Robert Silverberg, published by Baen Books, 1989.
  • "Prescience," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, January 1989.
  • "Goodbye, Cynthia," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1988.
  • "Dead Men on TV," in Full Spectrum, edited by Lou Aronica and Shawna McCarthy, published by Bantam Books, 1988.
  • "Rachel in Love," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1987.
  • "Clay Devils," published in Twilight Zone Magazine, April 1987.
  • "In the Abode of the Snows," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, Mid-December 1986.
  • "His Vegetable Wife," published in Interzone, Summer 1986.
  • "A Falling Star is a Rock from Outer Space," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, March 1986
  • "On a Hot Summer Night in a Place Far Away," published in Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, May 1985.
  • "With Four Lean Hounds," published in Sword and Sorceress, edited by Marion Zimmer Bradley, Daw SF, 1984.
  • "Art in the War Zone," published in Universe 14, edited by Terry Carr, Tor SF, 1984.
  • "In the Islands," published in Year's Best Science Fiction—1983, edited by Gardner Dozois, Bluejay Books, 1984; Mermaids! edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois, Ace Fantasy, 1986; and Amazing SF, March 1983.
  • "On the Dark Side of the Station Where the Train Never Stops," published in Elsewhere III, Ace Books, 1984.
  • "Sweetly the Waves Call to Me," published in Elsewhere, Ace Books, 1981.
  • "Orange Blossom Time," published in Chrysalis 9, Zebra Books, 1981.
  • "Touch of the Bear," published in Isaac Asimov's SF Magazine, October 1980.
  • "Wish Hound," published in Shadows 3, Doubleday, 1980
  • "Don't Look Back," published in Fantasy Annual IV, Pocketbooks, 1981 and Other Worlds 2, Zebra Books, 1979.
  • "A Lingering Scent of Jasmine," published in Chrysalis 6, Zebra Books, 1979.
  • "Nightbird at the Window," published in Chrysalis 5, Zebra Books, 1979.

Teaching Experience, Fellowships, and Workshops

  • Lecturer at Stanford University. Co-taught seminar on science fiction writing. 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998.
  • Lecturer at University of California, Santa Cruz. Created and taught lecture course titled Contemporary Science Fiction.
  • Teacher at Clarion West, an SF writers' workshop held in Seattle, Washington. July 1993.
  • Co-Organizer of Evergreen Workshop, Evergreen State University, June 1990.
  • Teacher at Clarion West, an SF writers' workshop held in Seattle, Washington. July 1990.
  • Fellow at Virginia Center for the Arts, an artists' colony in Lynchberg, Virginia. Summer of 1987.
  • Participant in Sycamore Hill Writers' Conference, a week-long conference for professional writers. Held in 1989, 1988, 1987.
  • Instructor at California Writers Workshop, a weekend conference for writers held at Asilomar, 1986.
  • Instructor at "Writing for your life," a weekend conference for writers held at Loyola Marymount College, Los Angeles, 1985.
  • Co-organizer of Silver Lake Writer's Workshop, a week-long conference for professional writers. Held in 1980 and 1981.
  • Participant in Clarion Speculative Fiction Writer's Workshop, Michigan State University, Summer 1978.
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