Connie Willis has had over 60 science fiction and numerous nonfiction writings published in the United States, Canada, England, Japan, Israel, Sweden, Brazil, Spain, Finland, Germany, France, and many other countries.
Connie's first science fiction story was "Santa Titicaca" published in the Winter 1970-71 edition of Worlds of Fantasy, her most recent publication is Inside Job, and her work-in-progress is All-Clear.
The CBS made-for-TV movie, "Snow Wonder" with Mary Tyler Moore, Camryn Manheim, Jennifer Esposito, Eric Szmanda, Poppy Montgomery and Jason Priestley, was adapted from Connie's novella "Just Like the Ones We Used to Know" (Asimov's, December 2003). It aired on November 20, 2005 and was #18 in the ratings (11.77 million viewers) for the week of November 20-26.
The recipient of numerous awards (including nine Hugo Awards and six Nebula Awards, the two most prestigious awards in science fiction), Connie Willis is the only author who has won both Hugos and Nebulas in all four fiction categories (novel, novella, novelette, and short story), as well as winning the most awards in any single year--eight in 1993 (Locus Index to SF Awards).
Born December 31, 1945, in Denver, Colorado, Constance Elaine (Trimmer) Willis attended the University of Northern Colorado (then Colorado State College) in Greeley from 1963-1967, receiving her BA in English and Elementary Education in May of 1967.
In 2000, a new dormitory on the UNC campus was named the Hansen-Willis Hall to honor both Connie Willis and the late Mildred Hansen, longtime publisher of the Greeley Tribune. |
