Sandra Miesel
Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Sandra Louise Miesel (born Sandra Louise Schwartz on November 25, 1941) in New Orleans[1] is an American medievalist, writer, editor and fiction critic. Her early work was in science fiction and fantasy criticism, while her later writings focus on religious critiques.
Writing career
Miesel was a member of science fiction fandom (a connection which sprang from a letter she had published in IF magazine[2]). She published several critical articles in the science fiction fanzine Yandro, especially on Anderson and Dickson, as well as other fanzines such as Granfalloon.
She started her career as a critic in 1970s with Myth, Symbol and Religion in The Lord of the Rings (1973 chap) on J R R Tolkien.
She was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer three times (1973, 1974 and 1975)[3] and had two monographs published by Fannish small presses: Myth, Symbol and Religion in The Lord of the Rings (T-K Graphics, 1973) and Against Time's Arrow: The High Crusade of Poul Anderson (Borgo Press, 1978).[4]
Miesel has written many articles for the Catholic press, chiefly focusing on history, art, and hagiography. She wrote regularly for the Crisis Catholic magazine and is a columnist for the diocesan paper of the Diocese of Norwich, Connecticut.
Miesel is also a public speaker, having spoken at religious and academic conferences, appeared on EWTN, and given numerous radio interviews.
Highlighted works
Miesel has co-authored, The Da Vinci Hoax: Exposing the Errors in The Da Vinci Code, with Carl E. Olson. This is a detailed critique of the popular novel based on her knowledge of Catholic history and teachings.
She is also the co-author of The Pied Piper of Atheism: Philip Pullman and Children's Fantasy with Catholic journalist and canon lawyer Pete Vere. The book, published by Ignatius Press, offers a detailed critique of Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy from a Catholic point of view.[5]
Personal life
Miesel holds master's degrees in biochemistry and medieval history from the University of Illinois. She lives in the Indianapolis, Indiana area.[6] She was married to John Miesel for 42 years until his death in 2006.[7]
Selected works
Fiction
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Non-fiction
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- "The Fan As Critic" in Science fiction fandom Joe Sanders, ed. (Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, no. 62) Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1994. Template:ISBN
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References
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- ↑ Science Fiction Encyclopedia website
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- ↑ Hugo Nominees Database
- ↑ Reid, Robin Anne. Women in Science Fiction and Fantasy: Volume 1: Overviews Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 2009; p. 284
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- ↑ Burton, David. "'Credentials?' We Don't Need No Stinkin' Credentials" Catchpenny Gazette #1 (February 2004), p. 2
- ↑ Silver, Steven H. "News: Obituary" SF Site September 2006
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External links
- Catholics and Science Fiction, a short interview between Miesel and Ignatius Press.
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- Living people
- 20th-century American non-fiction writers
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- American women literary critics
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