Elizabeth Ann Scarborough (born March 23, 1947) is an American writer of science fiction and fantasy and Registered Nurse who lives in Port Townsend, Washington. She has published over 40 novels, as well as collaborating with Anne McCaffrey on multiple series.

Biography

Elizabeth Ann Scarborough grew up in Kansas City, Kansas. She was earned a RN from Bethany Hospital School of Nursing in 1968. She was a practicing nurse for well over a decade, including 5 years as an RN in the US Army, one year of which she served in Vietnam during the eponymous war. Her writing career began in 1982 with the publication of her first novel, following which she entered the University of Alaska, earning a BA Magna Cum Laude in 1987. She is still an active novelist publishing at least one novel in every year after 1986, except for 1990, 2011, 2013, and 2014 (in which she published short story collections instead). She now publishes the bulk of her independent work through Gypsy Shadow Publishers.

Awards

Scarborough won a Nebula Award in 1989 for her novel The Healer's War.

Works

Non-fiction

Collaborations with Anne McCaffrey

Argonia/Songs from the Seashell Archives Quintet

Drastic Dragon series

The Songkiller Saga

Nothing Sacred series

Godmother series

Cleopatra series

Spam the Cat series

Standalone novels

Anthologies

Collections

Other short fiction