▁ball ot ▁nom ine e ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁Neb ula ▁Award ▁in ▁the ▁category ▁of ▁Best ▁Short ▁Story . ▁Gill igan ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁secretary ▁for ▁the ▁Science ▁F iction ▁Writ ers ▁of ▁America ▁( SF WA ) ▁board ▁of ▁direct ors ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 - 3 , ▁and ▁she ▁frequently ▁attended ▁O ry Con ▁and ▁Bay Con . ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁Gill igan ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Hay ward , ▁California ▁and ▁was ▁raised ▁and ▁lived ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Francisco ▁Bay ▁Area . ▁She ▁studied ▁journal ism ▁at ▁Kent ▁State ▁University ▁and ▁published ▁articles , ▁ess ays ▁and ▁poetry . ▁ ▁Death ▁Gill igan ▁died ▁from ▁cancer ▁on ▁October ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁aged ▁ 5 5 , ▁in ▁her ▁sleep ▁at ▁her ▁home ▁in ▁New ark , ▁California . ▁She ▁was ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁husband , ▁Douglas ▁Arch er ▁Gill igan , ▁two ▁children , ▁and ▁two ▁grand children . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁Short ▁works ▁T aking ▁Back ▁the ▁Night ▁( 1 9 9 4 ) <0x09> <0x09> ▁Dem on ▁Call ing ▁( 2 0 0 0 ) <0x09> ▁Iron ▁Joan ▁( 2 0 0 2 , ▁published ▁in ▁Black ▁Gate : ▁Advent ures ▁in ▁Fant asy ▁Liter ature ) ▁Ch asing ▁Time ▁( 2 0 0 3 ) <0x09> <0x09> ▁Brow nie ▁Point s ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) <0x09> <0x09> ▁Off ▁Key ▁( 2 0 0 4 ) ▁T ete - t ete ▁( 2