Connie Willis
Born in 1945
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Connie Elaine Trimmer Willis is an acclaimed American science fiction author known for her accessible prose and likable characters.
She has won numerous Hugo and Nebula Awards, and received the Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master Award in 2011.
Willis is particularly renowned for her time travel stories involving Oxford University, including the Hugo-winning novels Doomsday Book and To Say Nothing of the Dog.
Her writing often combines elements of comedy of manners with serious themes, featuring protagonists who must navigate illogical obstacles and single-minded individuals.
Willis lives in Colorado with her husband, a physics professor, and has one daughter named Cordelia.