Terri Windling is an acclaimed American author, essayist, artist, and editor, who has made significant contributions to the fields of mythic arts and fantasy literature. She has won numerous awards during her writing career, including the Bram Stoker Award and nine World Fantasy Awards. Her work has been highly influential, and she has been recognized for her efforts with a Solstice Award from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA).
Windling's writing is diverse, spanning young adult and adult mythic fiction, magical picture books for children, and insightful essays on mythic arts, fantasy literature, myth, and folklore. Her works have been translated into several languages, including Japanese, French, Korean, Spanish, Turkish, Italian, Russian, and Czech, highlighting her global appeal. As an author, she has written popular young adult and adult mythic fiction, as well as magical picture books for children. Her essays on mythic arts, fantasy literature, myth, and folklore have been featured in numerous anthologies, art books, and magazines across Europe and the United States.
In addition to her work as an author, Windling is an accomplished editor, having worked on numerous anthologies of magical fiction, including the Year's Best Fantasy and Horror series and the Snow White, Blood Red series. She has also been instrumental in the resurgence of mythic fiction and the development of the urban fantasy genre, having published and promoted the early works of notable authors in the field.
As an artist, Windling specializes in work inspired by myth, folklore, and fairy tales. Her art has been exhibited in galleries across the United States, as well as in the United Kingdom and France. She is also the founder of the Endicott Studio, an organization dedicated to myth-inspired arts, and co-editor (with Midori Snyder) of The Journal of Mythic Arts. Windling is a frequent contributor to reference volumes and academic journals, and has been a contributor to The Oxford Companion to Fairy Tales, edited by Jack Zipes.
Terri Windling's work has had a profound impact on the fields of mythic arts and fantasy literature, and she continues to be a leading voice in these areas. Her contributions as a writer, editor, artist, educator, and mentor have been recognized with numerous awards and accolades, and her work has inspired and influenced generations of readers, writers, and artists.