Elgin, Suzette Haden (1936–)
Elgin, Suzette Haden (1936–)
American science-fiction writer. Name variations: Suzette Elgin. Born Patricia Anne Suzette Wilkins, Nov 18, 1936, in Louisiana, Missouri; attended University of Chicago, 1954–56; California State University at Chico, BA in French and English, 1967; University of California at San Diego, MA in Linguistics, 1970, PhD, 1973; m. Peter Joseph Haden, 1955 (died); m. George N. Elgin, 1964; children: (1st m.) 2 daughters, 1 son; (2nd m.) 1 son.
Taught linguistics at San Diego State University; retired (1980); was a founding director of Ozark Center for Language Studies and editor of Lonesome Node; published 1st novel, The Communipaths (1970), starting her "Coyote Jones" series, which includes Furthest (1971), Star-Anchored, Star-Angered and Yonder Comes the Other End of Time; launched her "Ozark" trilogy with Twelve Fair Kingdoms (1981); other writings include At the Seventh Level (1972) and Native Tongue (1984); also wrote books on linguistics including What is Linguistics? (1979), The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (1980), and grammar of invented language Láadan, A First Grammar and Dictionary of Láadan (1984).