Shauna Roberts: Info for press

Press releases

For a press release, please write to PressReleases@ShaunaRoberts.com and specify which book or event you would like a release for.

You may be able to find answers to your questions and appropriate photos for your article below or on the About, Books, Short stories, and/or News pages.

Quick Facts

Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio

Birthdate: 17 September 1956

Hometown: Beavercreek, Ohio

Education

Beavercreek High School, Beavercreek, Ohio, 1974
University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, B.A. in Anthropology, 1977
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, M.A. in Anthropology, 1979
Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Ph.D. in Anthropology, 1984
Clarion Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers' Workshop, University of California at San Diego, 2009

Fiction awards

Winner of the 2014 National Readers Choice Award for Novel with Romantic Elements for Claimed by the Enemy
Winner of the 2015 Romancing the Novel Published Author Contest in the "Ancient/Medieval/Renaissance" category for Claimed by the Enemy
Speculative Literature Foundation's Older Writers Grant, 2011 (press release)

Memberships

General member, Romance Writers of America, 2000–current
Associate member, Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, 2010–current
Member, Historical Novel Society, 2010–current
Member, National Association of Science Writers, 1990–current

Service

Member of the Board of Directors, The Clarion Foundation, 2013–2016

Interviews

"CT Commie Tiger Mommy" blog, 2015 (link)
"The Indie View" blog, 2014 (link)
Lawrence M. Schoen's blog, 2012 (link)
"My Seryniti" blog, 2012 (link)
"Finding my Words" blog, 2012 (link)
Tor.com, 2011 (link)
"The Embraced: Scribal Love" blog, 2011 (link)
SpaceWesterns.com, 2008 (link)

Panelist or speaker at conference or convention

World Fantasy Con (twice)
LOScon (several times)
Historical Novel Society conference (once)
Westercon (2015)
FandomVerse Expo (2016)
California Dreamin' (2017)

Guest blog posts (incomplete list)

"Author's Friend" blog, 2012 (link)
"The Book Faery Reviews" blog, 2009 (link)

Some past jobs

store clerk
archaeologist
receptionist
secretary
telephone operator
cookbook reviewer
newsletter editor
newsletter production
directory editor
freelance medical and scientific writer and copyeditor
university instructor

Places lived (in order)

Beavercreek, Ohio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Evanston, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Washington, D.C.
Vienna, Virginia
New Orleans, Louisiana
Alamo, Texas (post–Hurricane Katrina)
New Orleans, Louisiana
Bordeaux, France
Riverside, California
Weaverville, North Carolina

Husband: retired economist David A. Malueg, married in 1982

Interests

cooking and food
ancient and medieval history
ancient Mesopotamia
birds and mammals
lives of people in other societies
world religions

Hobbies

herb gardening
reading
visiting historical sites
photography
bellydancing
playing Medieval music

Favorite foods

chocolate
bread
gingerbread
berries of all sorts
crème brûlée
New Orleans red beans and rice

Photo gallery

Permission is granted to use these photos in book reviews, blog posts, and newspaper and magazine articles. For other uses, please check with me first at ShaunaRoberts@ShaunaRoberts.com. Thank you.