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also known as Mary Freeman

novelist writer

Mary Rosenblum is a science fiction and mystery author.

Background

Mary Rosenblum was born on June 27, 1952, in Levittown, New York.

Education

Mary Rosenblum attended Reed College in Oregon.

Career

Rosenblum's first story came out in 1990 and, in 1993, came out of her first novel. She began her career as a science fiction writer. From 1999 to 2002, she wrote the "Gardening Mysteries" novel series under the name "Mary Freeman." She had also twice been invited back to teach at the Clarion West Writers Workshop.

Rosenblum died on March 11, 2018, when the single-engine plane she was piloting crashed near an airfield south of La Center, Washington.

Achievements

  • Mary Rosenblum is known as a science fiction/fantasy and mystery author.

    In 1994, she won the Compton Crook Award for Best First Novel for the novel The Drylands. In 2009, she won the Sidewise Award for Alternate History Short Form for her story "Sacrifice". Mary Rosenblum is also an accomplished cheesemaker, teaching the craft at selected workshops.

Personality

Rosenblum was a cheese maker, teaching the craft at workshops. At the age of 57, Rosenblum earned her pilot's license.