Several years later the couple began collaborating on a crime novel. This book had been published in four countries and was condensed in Reader's Digest. Collaborations Īnn and her husband Evan, in conjunction with Ivar Ruud, a Norwegian polar bear hunter, published the non-fiction work The Year-Long Day in 1976. Another, A Dead God Dancing, was nominated for what was then called TABA (The American Book Award). Seven of those novels were recommended for the Science Fiction Writers of America Nebula Award, with the first coming within one vote of being a Nebula Award finalist. Over the next decade, eight other science fiction novels followed. Her first novel, Change, was published in 1975. Science fiction Īnn Maxwell began her writing career in the science fiction genre. Her novels have been published in 21 foreign languages, and there are over 23 million copies of her books in print.

After finally finding an agent to represent her, she was able to sell her first book, Change Career Īnn Maxwell has written over 50 novels, some individually and some in collaboration with her husband. Over nine months later she began to receive rejection letters for it. When Maxwell finished her book, a science fiction novel, she submitted it to several publishers. After having exhausted all of her local Science Fiction options, she seated herself in front of her ancient manual typewriter and began to write a book she would enjoy, even though she had no training in creative writing. Maxwell did not like television and claims to have read all of the science fiction books in the local public library, in addition to everything science fiction in a local second-hand book store.

Her husband worked from 4:00 PM to midnight, and as there was no bus service near their house and Evan needed the car for work, Maxwell found herself alone at home with their toddler son. Early in their marriage, Maxwell became very bored. Shortly thereafter, she married Evan Maxwell, a now former newspaper reporter who spent over fifteen years working for the LA Times, covering international crime. in English literature from the University of California, Riverside in 1966. She did not read her first science fiction novel until college, and was not exposed to other genres, such as romance, until even later. Her novels range from science fiction to historical fiction, and from romance to mystery to suspense.Īs a child, Maxwell read primarily classic literature. She has individually, and with co-author and husband Evan, written more than 50 novels and one non-fiction book. Maxwell and Elizabeth Lowell, is an American writer. Maxwell, Elizabeth Lowell, Lowell Charters, Annelise SunĪnn Maxwell (born April 5, 1944), also known as A.E.

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