Willis, Connie (1945–)

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Willis, Connie (1945–)

American science-fiction and short-story writer. Name variations: Constance E. Willis. Born Dec 31, 1945, in Denver, CO; m. Courtney W. Willis, 1967.

Novels include Water Witch (with Cynthia Felice, 1982), Lincoln's Dreams (1987), Impossible Things (1993), Bellwether (1996), Daisy in the Sun (1998) and Passage (2001); short-fiction collections include Miracle: And Other Christmas Stories (1979), Fire Watch (1985), The Pear-Shaped Man (1991), and Even the Queen: And Other Short Stories (1998). Received Nebula and Hugo awards.