Teresa Nielsen Hayden

Teresa Nielsen Hayden
Teresa Nielsen Hayden in 2006
Born	(1956-03-21) March 21, 1956 (age 68)
Occupation	Editor
Nationality	American
Genre	Non-fiction (writer); science fiction, fantasy (editor)
Spouse	Patrick Nielsen Hayden
Website
www.nielsenhayden.com

Teresa Nielsen Hayden (born March 21, 1956) is an American science fiction editor, fanzine writer, essayist, and workshop instructor.[1] She is a consulting editor for Tor Books[1][2] and is well known for her weblog, Making Light. She has also worked for Federated Media Publishing, when in 2007 she was hired to revive the comment section for the blog Boing Boing.[3] Nielsen Hayden has been nominated for Hugo Awards five times.[4][5][6][7]

Early life

Born Teresa Nielsen, she grew up in a Mormon household in Mesa, Arizona.[8]

Career

From 1985 to 1989, she served on the editorial board of The Little Magazine, a poetry magazine.[9]

She is a former managing editor and a former consulting editor at Tor Books.[1][2][9] In 1994, a collection of her essays, Making Book (ISBN 0-915368-55-2), was published by NESFA Press. It is now in its third printing. The second printing is the preferred edition.[10]

She is also one of the regular instructors for the writing workshop Viable Paradise.[1]

Nielsen Hayden is well known for her weblog, Making Light, where she writes about subjects such as animal hoarding, publishing scams, astroturfing,[11] and global political events. She is the first recorded Internet editor to practice disemvoweling of the entire text of offensive posts; the term itself was coined in a Making Light post by Arthur Hlavaty.[12] She was the first lead comments moderator at the popular blog Boing Boing when it reopened its comments feature in 2007. In June 2008, a controversy on Boing Boing concerning the "unpublication" of all articles that mention sex columnist Violet Blue generated criticism of some of her moderation techniques, including disemvowelment.[13][14][15]

Personal life

Teresa Nielsen appended Hayden to her name upon marrying the former Patrick Hayden in 1979; he also took her name, becoming Patrick Nielsen Hayden. The two of them were active members of science fiction fandom and collaborated on various fanzines, including the Hugo-nominated Izzard.[4] In 1985, Nielsen Hayden and her husband were TransAtlantic Fan Fund delegates to Europe for Eastercon. Over the next few years, the Nielsen Haydens published at least three TAFF trip reports.[16]

She was excommunicated from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1980 for her support of the Equal Rights Amendment.[8] In her youth, she served as a page in the Arizona House of Representatives.[17]

Nielsen Hayden has narcolepsy,[18] for which she had been taking pemoline until the Food and Drug Administration withdrew the drug from the marketplace.[19][20][21][22] In September 2008 she had what appeared to be a heart attack; paramedics were summoned immediately, and she made a full recovery.[23]

Hugo Award nominations

• 1995 nominee for Hugo Award for Best Non-Fiction Book for Making Book[7]
• 1991 nominee for Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer[6]
• 1989 co-nominee for Hugo Award for Best Semiprozine for The New York Review of Science Fiction[5]
• 1984 nominee for Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer[4]
• 1984 co-nominee, with Patrick Nielsen Hayden, for Hugo Award for Best Fanzine for Izzard[4]

Books edited

• Poul Anderson: Alight in the Void ^[citation needed]
• Steven Brust: Dragon,[24] Issola,[25] Dzur,[26] The Paths of the Dead,[27] The Lord of Castle Black,[28] Sethra Lavode,[29] Jhegaala,[30] Iorich,[31] Tiassa,[32] The Incrementalists,[33] Hawk [34]
• Avram Davidson: The Avram Davidson Treasury (Locus poll winner, Best Collection, 1999)[35]
• Samuel R. Delany: Wagner/Artaud: A Play of 19th and 20th Century Critical Fictions (published with Patrick Nielsen Hayden under the imprint Ansatz Press, 1988)[9][36]
• John M. Ford: The Last Hot Time[37]
• Shariann Lewitt: Memento Mori, Interface Masque, Rebel Sutra ^[citation needed]
• Jane Lindskold: The Buried Pyramid,[38] Child of a Rainless Year,[39] Through Wolf's Eyes,[40] Wolf's Head, Wolf's Heart, The Dragon of Despair,[41] Wolf Captured,[42] Wolf Hunting,[43] Wolf's Blood[44]
• James D. Macdonald and Debra Doyle: The Stars Asunder[45]
• Terry McGarry: The Binder's Road,[46] Triad[47]
• Douglas Morgan: Tiger Cruise ^[citation needed]
• Harry Turtledove: Conan of Venarium,[48] The Breath of God[49]
• James White: The Galactic Gourmet, Mind Changer,[50] Final Diagnosis,[51] Double Contact[52]
• Charles Vess: The Book of Ballads[53]
• Robert Charles Wilson: Darwinia (Prix Aurora Award winner, 1999),[54] Blind Lake (Prix Aurora Award winner, 2004),[55] Spin (Hugo Award winner, 2006),[56] Axis,[57] Julian Comstock,[58] Vortex,[59] Burning Paradise[60]

Bibliography

• Making Book. NESFA Press. March 1994. ISBN 978-0915368556.
• "Some Notes Toward Two Analyses of Auctorial Method and Voice". The Paths of the Dead: Book One of the Viscount of Adrilankha. Tor Books. 2002. ISBN 978-0312864781.
• "Remarks on Some Cliches I Have (By Definition) Known Too Well". Subterranean Magazine #4. Subterranean Press. 2006.
• Chapter 15. Lulu Press. 2005. ISBN 978-1411622982. {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)

References

1. "Teresa Nielsen Hayden". Viable Paradise. Archived from the original on 2015-01-20. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
2. "Nielsen Hayden, Teresa". The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
3. Frauenfelder, Mark (August 28, 2007). "Welcome to the new Boing Boing!". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
4. "1984 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards Website. WSFS. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
5. "1989 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards Website. WSFS. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
6. "1991 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards Website. WSFS. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
7. "1995 Hugo Awards". Hugo Awards Website. WSFS. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
8. Nielsen Hayden, Teresa (November 1980). "God and I". Telos #3.
9. "Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden: The continuation of fanac by other means". Locus. 70 (5): 67–69. May 2013. ISSN 0047-4959. Excerpt including relevant biographical information at "Patrick & Teresa Nielsen Hayden: The continuation of fanac by other means". Locus Online. May 23, 2013. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
10. Nielsen Hayden, Teresa (February 11, 2004). "Painful Announcement". Making Light. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
11. James Eagle (September 2, 2006). "Wired: In sheep's clothing; James Eagle explains how big business is trying to muscle in on the net – and how users are fighting back". The Morning Star.
12. Doctorow, Cory (May 14, 2007). "How To Keep Hostile Jerks From Taking Over Your Online Community". Information Week. TechWeb Business Technology Network. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
13. Nielsen Hayden, Teresa (July 1, 2008). "That Violet Blue Thing". Boing Boing.
14. Cohen, Noam (July 7, 2008). "Poof! You're Unpublished". The New York Times.
15. Kapica, Jack (July 4, 2008). "A BoingBoing brouhaha, Indy for Prez and Oscar-worthy animated robots". The Globe and Mail. Archived from the original on September 7, 2008.
16. "TAFF Winners & Publications". The TransAtlantic Fan Fund. 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-27.
17. Nielsen Hayden, Teresa (February 24, 2006). "Opting Out of Education". Making Light. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
18. Doctorow, Cory (January 4, 2006). "Public Citizen shafts people with narcolepsy". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
19. Nielsen Hayden, Teresa; Nielsen Hayden, Patrick (January 2, 2006). "Fckng Ralph Nader, fckng Public Citizen". Making Light. Retrieved 2007-08-28.
20. UPDATE 2-Abbott's discontinued ADHD drug too risky-US FDA Archived 2007-06-09 at the Wayback Machine, Reuters, Oct 24, 2005
21. FDA withdraws approval for ADHD drug, Associated Press, 10/24/05.
22. Harris, Gardner (March 25, 2005). "Citizens' group wants hyperactivity drug taken off the market". The New York Times. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
23. Doctorow, Cory (September 14, 2008). "Get well soon, Teresa!". Boing Boing. Retrieved 2015-01-20.
24. Brust, Steven (1998). Dragon. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-8125-8916-0.
25. Brust, Steven (2001). Issola. Tor Books. ISBN 978-1-4299-9635-8.
26. Brust, Steven (2006). Dzur. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-4154-9.
27. Brust, Steven (2002). The Paths of the Dead. Tor Books. ISBN 0-812-53417-4.
28. Brust, Steven (2003). The Lord of Castle Black. Tor Books. ISBN 0-312-85582-6.
29. Brust, Steven (2004). Sethra Lavode. Tor Books. ISBN 0-312-85581-8.
30. Brust, Steven (2008). Jhegaala. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-4155-6.
31. Brust, Steven (2009). Iorich. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-1208-2.
32. Brust, Steven (2011). Tiassa. Tor Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7653-1209-9.
33. Brust, Steven; White, Skyler (2013). The Incrementalists. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-3422-0.
34. Brust, Steven (2014). Hawk. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-2444-3.
35. Davidson, Avram (1998). Silverberg, Robert; Davis, Grania (eds.). The Avram Davidson Treasury. Tor Books. ISBN 978-1-4299-7267-3.
36. Delany, Samuel R. (1988). Wagner/Artaud: A Play of 19th and 20th Century Critical Fictions. Ansatz Press. ISBN 0-945195-01-X.
37. Ford, John M. (2000). The Last Hot Time. Tor Books. p. 6. ISBN 0-312-85545-1.
38. Lindskold, Jane (2004). The Buried Pyramid. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-4159-4.
39. Lindskold, Jane (2005). Child of a Rainless Year. Tor Books. ISBN 0-765-30937-8.
40. Lindskold, Jane (2001). Through Wolf's Eyes. Tor Books. ISBN 0-812-57548-2.
41. Lindskold, Jane (2003). The Dragon of Despair. Tor Books. ISBN 0-7653-0259-4.
42. Lindskold, Jane (2004). Wolf Captured. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-4823-4.
43. Lindskold, Jane (2006). Wolf Hunting. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-5143-2.
44. Lindskold, Jane (2007). Wolf's Blood. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-5374-0.
45. Macdonald, James D.; Doyle, Debra (1999). The Stars Asunder. Tor Books. ISBN 978-1-4668-0364-0.
46. McGarry, Terry (2003). The Binder's Road. Tor Books. ISBN 0-765-34328-2.
47. McGarry, Terry (2005). Triad. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-765-34329-1.
48. Turtledove, Harry (2003). Conan of Venarium. Tor Books. p. 4. ISBN 0-765-30466-X.
49. Turtledove, Harry (2008). The Breath of God. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-5639-0.
50. White, James (1998). Mind Changer. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-3128-7170-3.
51. White, James (1997). Final Diagnosis. Tor Books. ISBN 0-812-56268-2.
52. White, James (1999). Double Contact. Tor Books. ISBN 0-812-56860-5.
53. Vess, Charles (2004). The Book of Ballads. Tor Books. ISBN 0-765-31215-8.
54. Wilson, Robert Charles (1998). Darwinia. Orb Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-1905-0.
55. Wilson, Robert Charles (2003). Blind Lake. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-4160-0.
56. Wilson, Robert Charles (2005). Spin. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-765-34825-8.
57. Wilson, Robert Charles (2007). Axis. Tor Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7653-0939-6.
58. Wilson, Robert Charles (2009). Julian Comstock: A Story of 22nd-Century America. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-5923-0.
59. Wilson, Robert Charles (2011). Vortex. Tor Books. p. 4. ISBN 978-0-7653-2342-2.
60. Wilson, Robert Charles (2013). Burning Paradise. Tor Books. ISBN 978-0-7653-3261-5.

External links

• Official website
• Making Light, weblog
• Media related to Teresa Nielsen Hayden at Wikimedia Commons
• Teresa Nielsen Hayden at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database