Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (born March 23, 1947) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy and Registered Nurse who lives in Port Townsend, Washington. She has published over 40 novels, as well as collaborating with Anne McCaffrey on multiple series.
Biography
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She earned a RN from Bethany Hospital School of Nursing in 1968. She was a practicing nurse for well over a decade, including 5 years as an RN in the US Army, one year of which she served in Vietnam during the eponymous war. Her writing career began in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, following which she entered the University of Alaska, earning a BA Magna Cum Laude in 1987. She is still an active novelist publishing at least one novel in every year after 1986, except for 1990, 2011, 2013, and 2014 (in which she published short story collections instead). She now publishes the bulk of her independent work through Gypsy Shadow Publishers.
Awards Scarborough was granted a Nebula Award in 1989 for her novel The Healer's War.
Works Non-fiction "The Dragon Lady's Songs", from Dragonwriter, 2013 "Nursing Our Wounds", from Health Progress, 2016
Collaborations with Anne McCaffrey
The Acorna Series, 1999-2007 Petaybee Series, 1993-2008 The Barque Cats Series, 2009-2010
Argonia/Songs from the Seashell Archives Quintet
Vol. 1: Song of Sorcery, 1982 Vol. 2: The Unicorn Creed, 1983 Vol. 3: Bronwyn's Bane, 1983 Vol. 4: The Christening Quest, 1985 Vol. 5: The Dragon, the Witch and the Railroad, 2015 Vol. 6: The Redundant Dragons, 2019
Drastic Dragon series
Vol. 1: The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas, 1986 Vol. 2: The Goldcamp Vampire, 1987
The Songkiller Saga
Vol. 1: Phantom Banjo, 1991 Vol. 2: Picking the Ballad’s Bones, 1991 Vol. 3: Strum Again?, 1992
Nothing Sacred series
Vol. 1: Nothing Sacred, 1991 Vol. 2: Last Refuge, 1992
Godmother series
Vol. 1: The Godmother, 1994 Vol. 2: The Godmother’s Apprentice, 1995 Vol. 3: The Godmother’s Web, 1998
Cleopatra series
Vol. 1: Channeling Cleopatra, 2002 Vol. 2: Cleopatra 7.2, 2004
Spam the Cat series Vol. 1 Spam Vs the Vampire, 2011 Vol. 2 Father Christmas or Spam the Cat's First Christmas Vol. 3 The Tour Bus of Doom or Spam and the Zombie Apocalyps-o
Standalone novels The Harem of Aman Akbar, 1984 The Healer's War, 1988 (Nebula Award for Best Novel 1989), illustrated by Braldt Bralds Carol for Another Christmas, 1996 The Lady in the Loch, 1998
Anthologies Space Opera, with Anne McCaffrey, 1996 Warrior Princesses, with Martin H. Greenberg, 1998 Past Lives, Present Tense, 1999 Vampire Slayers: Stories of Those Who Dare to Take Back the Night, with Martin H. Greenberg, 1999
Collections "Shifty", 2013 "Nine Tails O' Cats", 2011 "Scarborough Fair and Other Stories", 2003 "Introduction" "The Mummies of the Motorway", 2001 "Final Vows", 1998 "Whirlwinds", 1998 "Worse Than the Curse", 2000 "Boon Companion", 2002 "Long Time Coming Home", with Rick Reaser, 2002 "Mu Mao and the Court Oracle", 2001 "Don’t Go Out in Holy Underwear or Victoria’s Secret or Space Panties!!!", 1996 "The Invisible Woman’s Clever Disguise", 2000 "A Rare Breed", 1995 "Scarborough Fair", 1996
Other short fiction
"Milk from a Maiden's Breast", 1987 "Wolf From the Door", 1988 "The Elephant In-Law", 1988 "The Camelot connection", 1988 "Bastet's Blessing", 1989 "The Castle's Haunted Parking Lot", 1991 "The Queen's Cat's Tale", 1991 "The Dragon of Tollin", 1992 "Candy's Wonder Cure", a Wonder Woman story, 1993 "The Cat-Quest of Mu Mao the Magnificent", 1994 "Jean-Pierre and the Gator-Maid", 1994 "The Stone of War and the Nightingale's Egg", 1995 "First Communion", 1995 "Born Again", 1996 "The Snake Charm "The Attack of the Avenging Virgins", 1998 "Debriefing the Warrior/Princess", 1998 "The Fatal Wager", 1998 "Final Vows", 1998 "Worse Than The Curse", 2000 "The Mummies of the Motorway", 2001 "Jewels Beyond Price", 2005 "Spam and the Sasquatch", 2015 "Spam, the Spooks, and the UPS Bandit" 2015
References
External links
Home and Biography at the Internet Archive, archived March 2016
Interview with Elizabeth Ann Scarborough and Anne McCaffrey about co-authoring two books, A DISCUSSION WITH National Authors on Tour TV Series, Episode #105 (1994)