Melissa Scott

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Melissa Scott (born 7 August 1960; age 64) is a Star Trek author.

Scott was born at Little Rock in Arkansas. She attended Harvard and Brandeis. She is an LGBT activist, and co-wrote some material with her partner Lisa A. Barnett who she lived with for 27 years before her death.

She has written several non-Trek SF novel series including Silence Leigh, Astreiant and Dreamships. She has also written tie-ins to Stargate Atlantis.

Writing credits

Star Trek novels

Awards

  • 1986 John W. Campbell Award For Best New Writer

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