What is Patricia A. McKillip?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Patricia Anne McKillip | image = Patricia McKillip 4065.png | birth_date = {{Birth date |mf=yes|1948|2|29}} | birth_place = [[Salem, Oregon]], U.S. | death_date = {{Death date and age |mf=yes|2022|5|6|1948|2|29}} | death_place = | occupation = [[Novelist]] | alma_mater = [[San Jose State University]] | genre = [[Fantasy]] }} '''Patricia Anne McKillip''' (February 29, 1948 &ndash; May 6, 2022) was an American [[fantasy]] [[novelist]]. McKillip holds the record for the most [[Mythopoeic Award|Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards]] (four) and nominations (fifteen). She also won [[World Fantasy Awards]] for [[World Fantasy Award—Novel|Best Novel]], as well as for [[World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement|Life Achievement]]. McKillip's first works were two short children's books, ''[[The Throme of the Erril of Sherill]]'' and ''[[The House on Parchment Street]]''. Her first novel, ''[[The Forgotten Beasts of Eld]]'', was published in 1974 and won the [[World Fantasy Award]] in 1975. McKillip died on May 6, 2022, at the age of 74.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Patricia A. McKillip (1948-2022) |url=https://locusmag.com/2022/05/patricia-a-mckillip-1948-2022/ |magazine=[[Locus Magazine]] |date=May 10, 2022 |access-date=May 10, 2022}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McKillip, Patricia A.}} [[Category:1948 births]] [[Category:2022 deaths]] [[Category:American novelists]] [[Category:Writers from Oregon]] [[Category:People from Salem, Oregon]] {{US-bio-stub}}