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Even the Queen

Connie Willis

First published April 1992
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Synopsis

A woman must deal with her daughter's decision to join a movement of women who, in the name of feminism and naturalism, reject the medical procedure which for most women has eliminated the menstrual cycle.

External Links

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Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1993 Asimov's Readers' Poll Best Short Story Winner
1993 Hugo Award Best Short Story Winner
1993 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Winner
1993 Nebula Award Short Story Winner
1993 SF Chronicle Award Short Story Winner
1993 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Best Short Science Fiction Nominee/Finalist
2011 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist
2012 Locus Online 20th Century Short Story Nominee/Finalist
2019 Prometheus Award Prometheus Hall of Fame Award Nominee/Finalist

Publications (39)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
April 1992 Isaac Asimov's Science Fiction Magazine, April 1992 Davis Publications MAGAZINE 22
1993 Hugo and Nebula Anthology 1993 ClariNet Communications Corp. Anthology |2.35
June 1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 62
June 1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 62
September 1993 Best New SF 7 Robinson Anthology 62
September 1993 The Year's Best Science Fiction: Tenth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press / SFBC Anthology 62
January 1994 Impossible Things Bantam Spectra Collection 66
March 1994 Impossible Things Bantam Spectra / SFBC Collection 66
April 1994 Nebula Awards 28 Harvest / Harcourt Brace Anthology 10
April 1994 Nebula Awards 28 Harcourt Brace Anthology 10
September 1994 Uncharted Territory New English Library Collection 195
April 1995 Isaac Asimov's Skin Deep Ace Books Anthology 118
November 1997 The New Hugo Winners, Volume IV Baen Books Anthology 167
January 1998 Even the Queen and Other Short Stories Wyrmhole Publishing Collection
1999 Impossible Things Bantam Spectra Collection 66
April 2000 Isaac Asimov's Mother's Day Ace Books Anthology 1
October 2001 A Woman's Liberation: A Choice of Futures by and About Women Aspect / Warner Books Anthology 35
July 2004 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Science Fiction and Fantasy Eos / HarperCollins Anthology 392
July 2004 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) Anthology 437
February 2005 The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 199
February 2005 The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction St. Martin's Griffin Anthology 199
February 2005 The Best of the Best: 20 Years of the Year's Best Science Fiction St. Martin's Griffin Anthology
July 2005 The Locus Awards: Thirty Years of the Best in Fantasy and Science Fiction Voyager / HarperCollins (Australia) Anthology
September 2007 The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories Subterranean Press Collection 381
September 2007 The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories Subterranean Press Collection 381
September 2007 The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories Subterranean Press Collection 381
March 2008 The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF Robinson Anthology 224
March 2008 The Mammoth Book of The Best of The Best New SF Robinson Anthology |224
March 2011 Impossible Things Spectra / Ballantine Books Collection
March 2013 Impossible Things Gateway / Orion Collection
July 2013 The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories Del Rey / Ballantine Collection 211
July 2013 The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories Del Rey / Ballantine Collection
August 2013 Time Is the Fire: The Best of Connie Willis Gollancz / Orion Collection 211
August 2013 Time Is the Fire: The Best of Connie Willis Gollancz / Orion Collection |15
August 2013 The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories Gateway / Orion Collection
October 2013 The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories Recorded Books Collection |211
April 2014 The Best of Connie Willis: Award-Winning Stories Del Rey Collection
March 2015 The Winds of Marble Arch and Other Stories Subterranean Press Collection |381
December 2017 Escape Pod, #608 Escape Artists, Inc. MAGAZINE