Rebecca Roanhorse (born March 14, 1971) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer from New Mexico. She has written short stories and science fiction novels featuring Navajo characters. Her work has received Hugo and Nebula awards, among others. Background and family. Rebecca Parish was born in Conway, Arkansas, in 1971. She was adopted as a child by white parents, and raised in northern Texas.
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