Jim C. Hines

For other people named Jim Hines, see Jim Hines (disambiguation).
Jim C. Hines
Hines at ConFusion in 2017
Hines at ConFusion in 2017
Born (1974-04-15) April 15, 1974
Pennsylvania
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
GenreFantasy, science fiction
Notable awardsWriters of the Future, Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer
Website
www.jimchines.com

Jim C. Hines (born April 15, 1974) is an American fantasy and science fiction writer. His work is published by DAW Books, and some of his books have appeared on the Locus Bestseller list.[1][2]

Life and work

Hines was a volunteer crisis counselor in East Lansing and worked as the Male Outreach Coordinator for the MSU Safe Place.[3] In 2008, he donated his archive to the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection in the department of Rare Books and Special Collections at Northern Illinois University.[4] He has been the author guest of honor at multiple conventions, and was the Toastmaster for the 2014 NASFiC (North American Science Fiction Convention). He's also served as Toastmaster for Icon (Iowa science fiction convention) since 2012. He currently lives near Lansing, Michigan, where he works part-time for state government.[5]

He is the author of one non-fantasy novel, Goldfish Dreams, described on the author's website as a "mainstream rape-awareness novel."

Hines' works have been recognized and highlighted at Michigan State University in their Michigan Writers Series.[6] He was a first-place winner of the L. Ron Hubbard Writers of the Future Award in 1998 with his story "Blade of the Bunny".[7][8]

In 2012, he won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer.[9]

"Striking a Pose"

In January 2012, Hines posted on his blog with the headline "Striking a Pose (Women and Fantasy Covers)", a discussion triggered by some of the poses in which female characters are drawn on the covers of books in his Princess Series. Hines attempted to mirror some of these anatomically incorrect poses on the covers of one of his own works and those of a variety of other fantasists. The resulting discussion continued, in such venues as Jezebel.com.[10] Hines has participated in several panel discussions at science fiction conventions such as one at the feminist convention WisCon, where a group of women including a gymnast and a dancer attempted (with limited success) to recreate such poses; and in a posing competition (benefits to charity) with fellow Hugo-winner John Scalzi,[11] which has brought the discussion and others like it such as The Hawkeye Initiative to the attention of Boing Boing and other publications,[12] including political blogs like ThinkProgress.[13]

Bibliography

The Goblin Quest Series

  • Goblin Quest (2006) DAW (ISBN 0-7564040-0-2)
  • Goblin Hero (2007) DAW (ISBN 0-7564044-2-8)
  • Goblin War (2008) DAW (ISBN 0-7564049-3-2)
  • Goblin Tales (2011) Self-published

Princess Series

  • The Stepsister Scheme (2009) DAW (ISBN 0-7564053-2-7)
  • The Mermaid's Madness (2009) DAW (ISBN 0-7564058-3-1)
  • Red Hood's Revenge (2010) DAW (ISBN 0-7564060-8-0)
  • The Snow Queen's Shadow (2011) DAW (ISBN 0-7564067-4-9)

Magic ex Libris Series

  • Libriomancer[14] (2012) DAW (ISBN 0-7564073-9-7)
  • Codex Born[15] (2013) DAW (ISBN 0-7564081-6-4)
  • Unbound (2015) DAW (ISBN 0-7564096-8-3)
  • Revisionary (2016) DAW (ISBN 0-7564097-0-5)
  • Imprinted: a Magic ex Libris Novelette (2018) Self-published (ISBN 978-1982090159)

Janitors of the Post-Apocalypse Series

  • Terminal Alliance (2017) DAW (ISBN 978-0756412746)
  • Terminal Uprising (2019) DAW (ISBN 978-0756412777)
  • Terminal Peace (2022) DAW (ISBN 978-0756412807)

Stand-alone works

  • Goldfish Dreams (2003) Regal Crest Enterprises (ISBN 1-9323000-3-1)
  • Fable: Blood of Heroes (2015) Del Rey (ISBN 978-0-345-54234-2)
  • Tamora Carter: Goblin Queen (2020) (ISBN 978-1-7352662-0-6)
  • Amelia Sand and the Silver Queens (2023) (ISBN 979-8857933749, 979-8869343024)
  • Kitemaster (2025) Caezik SF&F (ISBN 978-1647101596)
  • Slayers of Old (2025) DAW (ISBN 978-0756419684)

Collections

Edited works

References

  1. ^ "Locus Bestsellers - June 2008". Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  2. ^ "Locus Bestsellers - April 2009". Retrieved 27 September 2009.
  3. ^ "Sexual assaults more common earlier in semester". The State News. Retrieved 20 September 2009.
  4. ^ "Rare Books and Special Collections: Science Fiction Collection - NIU". Archived from the original on 3 June 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
  5. ^ "2024 Writing Income | Jim C. Hines". Patreon. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
  6. ^ "Michigan Writers Series". Michigan State University Libraries. Retrieved 2012-07-15.
  7. ^ "Winners & Awards". Writers of the Future Web Site. Archived from the original on 5 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2010.
  8. ^ Budrys, Algis, ed. (November 1999). L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XV. Bridge Publications. ISBN 1-57318-163-3.
  9. ^ 2012 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved August 2, 2021
  10. ^ North, Anna. "Male Fantasy Author Dabbles in the Dark Art of Fantasy Female Buttocks" jezebel.com January 26, 2012
  11. ^ Scalzi, John. "Dear Whateverians: Choose My Pose!" whatever.scalzi.com December 5, 2012
  12. ^ Doctorow, Cory. "SF writers Jim C Hines and John Scalzi dress up as sexy female assassins to raise money for The Aicardi Syndrome Foundation". boingboing.net December 12, 2012
  13. ^ "Rosenberg, Alyssa. "Jim Hines, John Scalzi, and Whether Gender-Swapping Superhero Poses Makes Sexism Clearer" ThinkProgress.org December 13, 2012". Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 18, 2012.
  14. ^ "When anything in books can become real, you should watch what you read". io9. Retrieved 18 November 2010.
  15. ^ "Jim C. Hines Sells New Fantasy Series to DAW". sfscope. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
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