Sharan Newman

Sharan Newman
Born (1949-04-15) April 15, 1949 (age 75)
Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Occupation
  • Historian
  • writer
NationalityAmerican
Alma materAntioch College
Michigan State University
University of California, Santa Barbara
Notable awardsMacavity Award (1994)
Spouse
Paul Richard
​
(m. 1971)​

Sharan Newman (born April 15, 1949, in Ann Arbor, Michigan) is an American historian and writer of historical novels. She won the Macavity Award for Best First Mystery in 1994.

Biography

Newman's father was a USAF captain; her mother was a psychologist. In 1971 she both graduated from Antioch College and married Paul Richard Newman, a physicist. She also gained a master's in medieval literature in 1973 from Michigan State University and then doctoral work in Medieval studies at the University of California at Santa Barbara. Newman lectures widely in medieval history[1] and currently lives in Ireland.[2][3]

Writing

Newman's first novels were a historical trilogy about Guinevere. Then she turned to mystery novels set in 12th-century France featuring Catherine LeVendeur, a novice in a convent run by Heloise – though she later leaves and marries.[1]

Awards

Newman's debut mystery, Death Comes as Epiphany, won the Macavity Award for "Best First Novel" in 1994 and was also nominated for the 1994 Anthony Award and the 1993 Agatha Award in the same category.[4][5][6] The novel was also nominated for the 1994 Dilys Award for the mystery title of the year which the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association booksellers have most enjoyed selling.[7] The Wandering Arm and Strong As Death also received nominations for Agatha Awards for "Best Novel" in 1995 and 1996 respectively.[6]

Bibliography

Library resources about
Sharan Newman
By Sharan Newman

Guinevere series

  • Guinevere (1981) ISBN 0-312-35318-9
  • The Chessboard Queen (1983) ISBN 0-312-13176-3
  • Guinevere Evermore (1985) ISBN 0-312-35322-7

Catherine LeVendeur series

Other novels

  • The Dagda's Harp (1976)
  • The Shanghai Tunnel (2008)

Anthologies and collections

  • Death Before Compline (2011)
  • Home from America (Aug 2010) in Death's Excellent Vacation[8]

Anthologies edited

Non-fiction

References

  1. ^ a b page 161-164, Great Women Mystery Writers, 2nd Ed. by Elizabeth Blakesley Lindsay, 2007, publ. Greenwood Press, ISBN 0-313-33428-5
  2. ^ "Sharan Newman". Fantasticfiction.co.uk. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  3. ^ "Sharan Newman's Bio". Sharannewman.com. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  4. ^ a b "Mystery Readers International's Macavity Awards". Mysteryreaders.org. 2011-02-14. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  5. ^ "Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Award Nominees and Winners". Bouchercon.info. 2003-10-02. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  6. ^ a b "Malice Domestic Convention – Bethesda, MD". Malicedomestic.org. 1988-08-23. Archived from the original on 2010-04-12. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  7. ^ "The Dilys Award – (Imba)". Mysterybooksellers.com. 2012-03-31. Archived from the original on 2012-02-17. Retrieved 2012-08-13.
  8. ^ Harris, Charlaine; Kelner, Toni L. P., eds. (Aug 2010). Death's Excellent Adventure.
  9. ^ "Books".