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Farah Mendlesohn was born on 27 July, 1968 in Manchester, England, is a British academic historian and writer. Discover Farah Mendlesohn's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 55 years old?

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Occupation Academic, writer
Age 55 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 27 July, 1968
Birthday 27 July
Birthplace Manchester, England
Nationality Manchester

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1968

Farah Jane Mendlesohn (born 27 July 1968) is a British academic historian, writer on speculative fiction, and active member of science fiction fandom.

Farah Jane Mendlesohn was born on 27 July 1968 in Manchester, England.

1997

Mendlesohn received a D. Phil. in history from the University of York in 1997.

2002

Mendlesohn was the editor of Foundation - The International Review of Science Fiction from 2002 to 2007, and served as its chair from 2004.

2005

In 2005, Mendlesohn won the Hugo Award for Best Related Work for The Cambridge Companion to Science Fiction, which edited with historian Edward James.

2006

Among other events, they co-chaired ConCussion, the 2006 Eastercon, with Simon Bradshaw; and was director of program for Anticipation, the Montreal World Science Fiction Convention, in 2009; Mendlesohn was on the convention committee of Loncon 3, the 72nd World Science Fiction Convention, but resigned as a protest over the announcement that Jonathan Ross was to be master of ceremonies for the presentation of the Hugo Awards; Mendlesohn remained division head for the convention's exhibits hall.

2008

Mendlesohn is best-known for their 2008 book Rhetorics of Fantasy, which classifies fantasy literature into four modes based on how the fantastic enters the story.

Their work as editor includes the Cambridge Companions to science fiction and fantasy, collaborations with Edward James.

The science fiction volume won a Hugo Award.

Mendlesohn is also known for books on the history of fantasy, including Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction, co-written with Michael Levy.

It was the first work to trace the genre's 500-year history and won the World Fantasy Award.

Mendlesohn's academic positions have included a professorship at Anglia Ruskin University.

They have served as editor and chair of the science fiction journal Foundation, and as the president of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.

They then served as president of the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts from 2008 to 2010.

Mendlesohn used to be reviews editor of Quaker Studies.

Mendlesohn's best known work is the 2008 non-fiction book Rhetorics of Fantasy.

It proposes a classification of the fantasy genre using the manner in which the fantastic interacts with the real world.

The four modes, or "rhetorics", Mendlesohn proposes are:, where the protagonists travel from our world to a fantastical one; , where only the fantastical world exists; , where the barriers between the fantasy and real worlds break down; and , set in a world where certain elements are seen as irrational by the reader but are unquestioned by the characters.

2009

Mendlesohn's book Rhetorics of Fantasy won the BSFA award for best non-fiction book in 2009; the book was also nominated for Hugo and World Fantasy Awards.

2010

In 2010, Mendlesohn was nominated twice for the Best Related Work Hugo, for The Inter-Galactic Playground: A Critical Study of Children's and Teens' Science Fiction, and for On Joanna Russ.

2012

Mendlesohn's academic positions include a stint as reader in science fiction and fantasy literature in the media department at Middlesex University, and as professor and head of department in the department of English, communication, film and media at Anglia Ruskin University from 2012 to 2017.

James and Mendlesohn also edited The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature, released in 2012, and wrote A Short History of Fantasy in 2009.

2015

In 2015, Mendlesohn received the SFRA Clareson award for distinguished service to the science fiction field.

They received the Science Fiction Research Association's Clareson award for distinguished service in 2015.

2016

Mendlesohn joined Staffordshire University in November 2016 as professor and assistant dean in law, policing, forensics & sociology, and is now an associate fellow of the Anglia Ruskin Centre for Science Fiction and Fantasy.

Mendlesohn writes on the history of American religions and British and American science fiction and fantasy.

In 2016 Mendlesohn wrote Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction with collaborator Michael Levy.

The book traces the development of children's fantasy from the 16th to the 21st centuries, covering events such as the collection of folk tales, the impact of world wars, and the emergence of young adult fiction.

It was the first work to blend the history of the fantasy and children's literature fields.

2017

In 2017, they won the World Fantasy Special Award—Professional for Children's Fantasy Literature: An Introduction.

In 2017, Mendlesohn announced that a critical study of Robert Heinlein was to be published by the crowdfunding publisher Unbound.

the pledges had exceeded the target by 18%.

2019

The book was published in 2019, under the title The Pleasant Profession of Robert A. Heinlein.

2020

Their critical biography of Robert Heinlein (see below) was nominated for the Best Related Work Hugo in 2020.

It won the BSFA Award for non-fiction, making them the only writer besides Paul Kincaid to win this award twice.

Mendlesohn is an active volunteer member of the administration for science fiction conventions.