![]() Lee died peacefully in her sleep after a long illness on May 24, 2015. ![]() She has had more than 40 novels published, along with over 200 short stories. ![]() Lee has been nominated for the World Fantasy Award, the August Derleth Award and the Nebula. After the publication of her third book by DAW, Lee quit her job and became a full-time freelance writer. Thus began a partnership between the two that lasted till 1989 and resulted in 28 books. She then wrote to American publisher DAW, known for it's fantasy and horror selections, who immediately accepted her manuscript and published the book in 1975. Lee was looking for a British publisher for her book "The Birthgrave," but was denied at every House she went. In 1971, Macmillan published "The Dragon Hoard," another children's book, which was followed by "Animal Castle" and "Princess Hynchatti and Other Stories" in 1972. Others of her stories were also bought but never published. While Lee was working as an assistant librarian, she wrote a children's story that was accepted for publication. Her first professional sale was "Eustace," a 90 page vignette which appeared in The Ninth Pan Book of Horror Stories in 1968. Lee attended an art college for one year, but felt she would be better writing her ideas than painting them. She attended various primary schools and had a variety of jobs, from file clerk and assistant librarian to shop assistant and waitress. ![]() Tanith Lee, SeptemTanith Lee was born on Septemin London, England, the daughter of ballroom dancers. ![]()
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