(1958 - ) Writer and folkloric artist best known for her editorial work in the field of fantasy literature, where she has long been a passionate advocate of mythic fiction. She has published over forty books, including The Wood Wife (a mythic novel set in contemporary Tucson, Arizona), The Winter Child (a picture book with artist Wendy Froud), the six-volume Snow White, Blood Red series (literary fairy tales for adult readers) and The Armless Maiden (literary fairy tales addressing the subject of child abuse)—as well as short stories, children's fiction, and the annual Year's Best Fantasy and Horror volumes (with horror editor Ellen Datlow). Her essays on myth, fairy tales, and art have appeared in Realms of Fantasy magazine, and in books including Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: Women Writers Explore Their Favorite Fairy Tales (Expanded Edition), Meditations on Middle-Earth, and Fées (Éditions Hoëbeke, Paris). She has won six World Fantasy Awards, and the 1997 Mythopoeic Award for Novel of the Year. Her work has been translated into French, German, Spanish, Czech, and Korean.