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Jo Walton
Jo Walton in 2014
Jo Walton in 2014
Born1964 (age 59–60)
Aberdare, Wales, UK
OccupationWriter
CitizenshipCanadian
GenreFantasy, science fiction, alternate history
SpouseEmmet A. O'Brien
Children1

Jo Walton (born 1964) is a Welsh-Canadian fantasy and science fiction writer and poet.[1] She is best known for the fantasy novel Among Others, which won the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012, and Tooth and Claw, a Victorian-era novel with dragons which won the World Fantasy Award in 2004. Other works by Walton include the Small Change series, in which she blends alternate history with the cozy mystery genre, comprising Farthing, Ha'penny and Half a Crown. Her fantasy novel Lifelode won the 2010 Mythopoeic Award, and her alternate history My Real Children received the 2015 Tiptree Award.

Walton is also known for her non-fiction, including book reviews and SF commentary in the magazine Tor.com. A collection of her articles were published in What Makes This Book So Great (2014), which won the Locus Award for Best Non-Fiction.

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