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Alice Bradley Sheldon (born Alice Hastings Bradley; August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy author better known as James Tiptree Jr., a pen name she used from 1967 until her death. It was not publicly known until 1977 that James Tiptree Jr. was a woman.
May 15, 2024 · James Tiptree, Jr. (born August 24, 1915, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.—died May 19, 1987, McLean, Virginia) was an American science fiction author known for her disturbing short stories about love, death, gender, and human and alien nature.
Apr 18, 2019 · Sheldon primarily wrote under a male pseudonym — James Tiptree Jr. — in the late 1960s and early ’70s. Today, that work has an eerily contemporary feel. Her short stories depict worlds defined by...
Jul 26, 2018 · Alice Sheldon was a sci-fi writer who used the pseudonym James Tiptree, Jr. to disguise her gender and challenge the male-dominated genre. Learn about her life, career, and feminist themes in this article from JSTOR Daily.
Tiptree, James, Jr was the pseudonym of Alice Hastings Bradley Sheldon (1915-1987), who wrote sf stories from 1967 to 1977. She was widely assumed to be a man, despite her deep rapport for women, and won several awards for her work.
Dec 28, 2020 · James Tiptree Jr. left an enduring mark on modern speculative fiction — but the sci-fi writer's life and death are perhaps more of an enigma today than ever before.
A biography of the late science fiction writer James Tiptree Jr., who was in fact a woman named Alice Sheldon. Learn about her extraordinary life, career, and writing style, and see excerpts from her book.
