Tansy Rayner Roberts
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Tansy Rayner Roberts is an award winning blogger, podcaster and fantasy author who lives in Tasmania with her family. She has a PhD in Classics and a particular attachment to Roman history, which infuses her work.
Tansy’s books range from the light-hearted Mocklore Chronicles to the darker and more epic Creature Court trilogy. She also co-hosts the Galactic Suburbia and Verity! podcasts, and is well known for writing feminist commentary on pop culture including superhero comics, fantasy fiction and Doctor Who.
In 2013, Tansy won the Hugo for Best Fan Writer thanks to the critical writing on her blog. This made her the first Australian woman ever to win a Hugo Award. She won it a second time in 2015 in the Best Fancast category with Galactic Suburbia.
