Norton’s career as an author lasted some seventy years, and she inspired countless young people (including my mother) with her stories. In 1984 SFWA named her a Grand Master of the field - the first woman to be so honored. She broke through assumptions about what kinds of books women could read and write. It’s named for one of the giants in the field: Andre Norton, who was herself a slatebreaker, donning a pen name (she was born Alice Norton) and making a career for herself in a male-dominated genre starting in the 1930’s. The details: The Andre Norton Award was launched in 2005 by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America ( to recognize the year’s outstanding young adult and middle grade works. Specifically, the Andre Norton Award for outstanding young adult or middle grade science fiction and fantasy. Thanks to Brianna and Sarah (and to Deb for bringing us together!) for inviting me to write for Slatebreakers about one of my favorite things in the entire world: science fiction and fantasy. Deb helped us connect with Carrie and learn more about the Andre Norton Award and some fantastic, feminist fiction from the science fiction and fantasy genre. We first learned about Carrie through frequent Slatebreakers reader Deb Vaughn. We have a special guest post for you today, and we could not be more thrilled to welcome author Carrie Vaughn to the Slatebreakers blog.
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