Jackalope Wives

Jackalope Wives is a 2014 fantasy short story by Ursula Vernon, combining the legends of the swan maiden and the jackalope. It was first published in Apex Magazine.

Synopsis

When a young man accidentally mutilates a jackalope wife, his Grandma Harken takes charge of her.

Reception

"Jackalope Wives" won the 2014 Nebula Award for Best Short Story,[1] and the 2015 WSFA Small Press Award,[2] and was nominated for the 2015 World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction.[3] As well, an analysis at Io9 indicated that, if not for the Sad Puppies ballot-manipulation campaign, "Jackalope Wives" would have been a finalist for the 2015 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[4]

Tor.com called it "soulful" and "extraordinary", praising Grandma Harken as a "captivating protagonist".[5] At Locus, Lois Tilton commended Vernon's "(f)ine prose imagery and dialogue, strong characters, (and) neat invented folklore".[6] Strange Horizons noted that, by basing the story on "a piece of inauthentic kitsch", Vernon avoided issues of cultural appropriation.[7]

References

  1. ↑ “Jackalope Wives”, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved May 16, 2018
  2. ↑ WSFA Small Press Award Winner, at Locus Online; published October 2, 2015; retrieved May 16, 2018
  3. ↑ 2015 World Fantasy Convention, at WorldFantasy.org; retrieved May 16, 2018
  4. ↑ This Is What The 2015 Hugo Ballot Should Have Been, by Andrew Liptak, at Io9; published August 23, 2015; retrieved May 16, 2018
  5. ↑ Short Fiction Spotlight: The Second Life of the Jackalope Wife, by Niall Alexander, at Tor.com; published February 11, 2014; retrieved May 16, 2018
  6. ↑ Lois Tilton reviews Short Fiction, early January , by Lois Tilton, at Locus; published January 10, 2014; retrieved May 16, 2018
  7. ↑ The New Voices of Fantasy edited by Peter S. Beagle and Jacob Weisman, reviewed by Matt Hilliard, in Strange Horizons; published March 19, 2018; retrieved May 16, 2018
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