Kathy Diane Wentworth (January 27, 1951 – April 18, 2012),[1] known as K. D. Wentworth, was an American science fiction author.[2][3][4] A University of Tulsa graduate, she got her start winning the Writers of the Future Contest in 1988, and then later won Field Publications' "Teachers as Writers" Award in 1991.[5] Wentworth served two terms as secretary of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America in the early 2000s.[6][7] She served as the editor for the Writers of the Future Contest from 2009 until her death.[8] One of her novelettes, "Kaleidoscope" (2008), and three of her short stories, "Burning Bright" (1997). "Tall One" (1998), and "Born Again" (2005) have been Nebula Award finalists.[9][10] Wentworth died on April 18, 2012, from complications with pneumonia and cervical cancer.[1][4]
Bibliography
"Dust" (Starshore - Summer 1990, Magazine, April 1, 1990; Out of Print)
"The Tie That Binds" (Figment #7, Magazine, September 1, 1991; Out of Print)
"Dark of the Moon" (After Hours #13, Magazine, January 1, 1992; Out of Print)
"Along the Old Rose Trail" (Tomorrow Speculative Fiction - December 1993, Magazine, December 1, 1993; Out of Print)
"Some Like Them Dead" (Figment #16, Magazine, December 1, 1993; Out of Print)
The Imperium Game (February 1, 1994; Out of Print)
Moonspeaker (April 11, 1994, House of Moons Book #1)
"The Sport of Kings" (Mindsparks #5, Short Story Anthology, September 1, 1994; Out of Print)
"Night of the Living Bra" (Return to the Twilight Zone, Short Story Anthology, December 1, 1994; Out of Print)
House of Moons (May 28, 1995, House of Moons Book #2)
Black on Black (February 1, 1999, Heyoka Blackeagle Book #1; Out of Print)
Stars over Stars (March 1, 2001, Heyoka Blackeagle Book #2; Out of Print)
This Fair Land (August 15, 2002; Out of Print)
The Course of Empire (September 1, 2003, with Eric Flint, Empire Book #1)