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The Bone Woman

Charles de Lint

First published 1992
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story
Series de Lint Master Mythos Universe › Newford

Synopsis

A man notices a local homeless woman spending time with a woman who seems to be collecting bones, and becomes curious and concerned.

Awards

YearAwardCategoryStatus
1994 Hugo Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist
1994 Locus Poll Award Best Short Story Nominee/Finalist

Publications (14)

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
1992 The Bone Woman Triskell Press Chapbook
August 1993 The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 76
August 1993 The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, August 1993 Mercury Press, Inc. MAGAZINE 48
August 1993 The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixth Annual Collection St. Martin's Press Anthology 76
April 1995 The Ivory and the Horn Tor Collection 210
March 1996 The Ivory and the Horn Tor Collection 218
June 1999 The Newford Stories Science Fiction Book Club Omnibus 430
October 2000 Triskell Tales: 22 Years of Chapbooks Subterranean Press Collection 363
October 2003 Triskell Tales: 22 Years of Chapbooks Subterranean Press Collection 363
January 2004 New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy Tor Anthology 121
December 2004 New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy Turtleback Books Anthology 121
January 2005 New Magics: An Anthology of Today's Fantasy Tor Teen Anthology 121
October 2007 The Ivory and the Horn Orb Collection 210
July 2014 The Very Best of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Volume 2 Tachyon Publications Anthology 267