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Terri Windling

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    American author, artist, and editor most well known for her work in the fantasy genre
    Founder of the Endicott Studio dedicated to the study of myth, folklore, and fairy tales
    Winner of nine World Fantasy Awards and the Mythopoeic and Bram Stoker Awards
    Edited over thirty books of fantasy anthologies and is the former editor of both Ace and Tor books fantasy lines
    Books included; 'The Wood Wife,' 'The Raven Queen' and 'The Winter Child'
    Edited (with Ellen Datlow) The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror anthology series from 1986-2003

Why she might be annoying:

    A former New Yorker, she later split her time between Devon, England and Tuscon, Arizona because she felt closer to the local myths of the two places.
    She's into the whole New Age, earth spirituality thing.
    She says she 'grew into' fairy tales instead of growing out of them.

Why she might not be annoying:

    She has made an incalculable contribution to the field of fantasy fiction as an editor, author, and artist.
    She's very well liked and has many close friends in the field of fantasy.
    Her books have been translated into ten languages including all the 'Romance' languages, Russian, Turkish, Japanese and Korean.
    Her art, which seems simple on the surface, has in fact indescribable beauty and incredible depth.
    She is most proud of her children's books.

Credit: tom_jeffords


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Year In Review:

    For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2023, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 3 Votes: 33.33% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 9 Votes: 77.78% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 2 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 11 Votes: 27.27% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 3 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 15 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 14 Votes: 50.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 66 Votes: 60.61% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 20 Votes: 65.00% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 13 Votes: 38.46% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 54 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 82 Votes: 36.59% Annoying