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Jennifer Pelland

Author of Unwelcome Bodies

27+ Works 184 Members 19 Reviews 2 Favorited

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Works by Jennifer Pelland

Unwelcome Bodies (2008) 77 copies

Machine (2012) 52 copies

Captive Girl (2012) 22 copies

Ghosts of New York 4 copies

Immortal Sin (2005) 3 copies

MarsSickGirl 2 copies

The Last Stand Of The Elephant Man 2 copies

Snow Day 2 copies

Flood 2 copies

Firebird 1 copy

When Science Fiction Clichés Go Bad 1 copy

Minya's Astral Angels 1 copy

Organ Nell 1 copy

Clone Barbecue 1 copy

The Kennel Club 1 copy

Brushstrokes 1 copy

Big Sister/little Sister 1 copy

Songs Of Lament 1 copy

Last Bus 1 copy

The Call 1 copy

Team Player 1 copy

For The Plague Thereof Was Exceeding Great 1 copy

What To Expect When Expectorating 1 copy

Dazz 1 copy

The Burning Bush 1 copy

Mercytanks 1 copy

Til Death Do Us Part 1 copy

Associated Works

Brave New Worlds: Dystopian Stories (2011) — Contributor, some editions — 509 copies

Glitter & Mayhem (2013) — Contributor — 154 copies

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction: Volume 3 (2009) — Contributor — 100 copies

Chicks Unravel Time: Women Journey Through Every Season of Doctor Who (2012) — Contributor — 99 copies

Nebula Awards Showcase 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 94 copies

Unidentified Funny Objects (1880) — Contributor — 90 copies

Dark Faith (2010) — Contributor — 76 copies

Shock Totem 1: Curious Tales of the Macabre and Twisted (2009) — Contributor — 42 copies

Dark Faith: Invocations (2012) — Contributor — 22 copies

Aegri Somnia (2006) — Contributor — 18 copies

Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. I (2009) — Contributor — 17 copies

The WisCon Chronicles Volume 4: Voices of WisCon (2010) — Contributor — 12 copies

Dark Futures: Tales of Dystopian SF (2010) — Contributor — 12 copies

Descended From Darkness: Apex Magazine Vol. II (2010) — Contributor — 11 copies

Choose Wisely: 35 Women Up To No Good (2015) — Contributor — 10 copies

Close Encounters of the Urban Kind (2010) — Contributor — 9 copies

Apexology: Horror (2010) — Contributor — 8 copies

Beast Within 3: Oceans Unleashed (2012) — Contributor; Contributor — 1 copy

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1969
Gender: female
Nationality: USA
Places of residence: Massachusetts, USA
Education: Wellesley College
Organizations: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Broad Universe
Agent: Seth Fishman (The Gernert Company)

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Unwelcome Bodies by Jennifer Pelland

A dark and magical collection of stories, not a bad one in the bunch. Disturbing, sometimes ugly, but always making you rethink reality, Unwelcome Bodies is one of the best short story collections I've ever read.

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Chanicole | 8 other reviews | Jul 6, 2023 |

Captive Girl by Jennifer Pelland

This story manages to be both sweet and disturbing.

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villyard | Dec 6, 2022 |

Machine by Jennifer Pelland

This book is f***Ed up, and I mean that in the best possible way.

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villyard | 8 other reviews | Dec 6, 2022 |

Machine by Jennifer Pelland

Google should give Jen money for making me want Glass. :D

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villyard | 8 other reviews | Dec 6, 2022 |

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Awards

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Ghosts of New York (Nominee – Short Story – 2010)

Captive Girl (Nominee – Short Story – 2007)

Gaylactic Spectrum Award

Captive Girl (Shortlist – Short Fiction – 2007)

Statistics

Works: 27
Also by: 18
Members: 184
Popularity: #117,736
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 19
ISBNs: 5
Favorited: 2

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