Wen Spencer

Wen Spencer is an American science fiction and fantasy writer born in Evans City, Pennsylvania. She attended the University of Pittsburgh, gaining a degree in Information science, and has been active in science fiction fandom. Her first novel, Alien Taste, was published in 2001 and won the Compton Crook Award. She developed the characters in that novel into a four book arc, the Ukiah Oregon series. In 2003, she started the Elfhome series with Tinker, which won a Sapphire Award. In that same year, she was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer. She has written nine novels, including two stand alone novels: A Brother's Price, and Endless Blue as well as numerous short stories. Several of her novels, including Alien Taste, Tinker, and A Brother's Price have been translated and sold internationally in Europe, Japan, and Russia.