that this was not a recognized option in the 1980s. They added that male or female pronouns do not offend them, but prefer "they, them, and their". Kiernan identifies as an atheist. Politically, they have described themself as a Classical liberal. Kiernan lives in Birmingham, Alabama, with photographer and doll maker Kathryn A. Pollnac. Awards Won International Horror Guild Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk) Barnes and Noble Maiden Voyage Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk) International Horror Guild Award, Best Novel 2001 (Threshold) International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Story 2001 ("Onion") International Horror Guild Award, Best Mid-Length Fiction 2005 ("La Peau Verte") James Tiptree, Jr. Award Honoree, 2010 ("Galápagos") James Tiptree, Jr. Award Winner, 2012 (The Drowning Girl: A Memoir) Bram Stoker Award, Best Novel 2012 (The Drowning Girl: A Memoir) Bram Stoker Award, Best Graphic Novel 2013 (Alabaster: Wolves) Locus Award for Best Short Story 2014, ("The Road of Needles") World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction 2014, ("The Prayer of Ninety Cats") World Fantasy Award, Best Collection 2014, (The Ape's Wife and Other Stories) Nominated (partial list) Bram Stoker Award 1995, Best Short Story ("Persephone") Bram Stoker Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk) British Fantasy Award, Best First Novel 1998 (Silk) Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation Award, Best Graphic Novel 1998 (The Girl Who Would Be Death) International Horror Guild Award, Best Collection (Tales of Pain and Wonder) Bram Stoker Award, Best Graphic Novel 2001 (The Dreaming No. 56, "The First Adventure of Miss Caterina Poe") International Horror Guild Award, Best Graphic Novel 2001 (The Dreaming No. 56, "The First Adventure of Miss Caterina Poe") International Horror Guild Award, Best Short Form 2002 ("The Road of Pins") International Horror Guild Award, Best Collection 2005 (To Charles Fort, With Love) World Fantasy Award 2006, Best Collection 2005 (To Charles Fort, With Love) World Fantasy Award 2006, Best Short Fiction 2005 ("La Peau Verte") International Horror Guild Award, Best Mid-Length Fiction 2006 ("Bainbridge") Locus Award 2010 (40th Annual), Best Fantasy Novel (The Red Tree) Locus Award 2010 (40th Annual), Best Collection (A is for Alien) Shirley Jackson Award (3rd Annual, 2010), Best Novel (The Red Tree) World Fantasy Award 2010, Best Novel (The Red Tree) Shirley Jackson Award (4th Annual, 2011), Best Short Story ("As Red as Red") World Fantasy Award 2011, Best Collection 2010 (The Ammonite Violin & Others) Bram Stoker Award 2011, Best Collection (Two Worlds and in