While there, she wrote for the University's student-run magazine, The Vagabond (the three stories at that link have previously been unknown to SF and Moore fans, uncovered with help from assistant archivist Carrie Schwier and intern Cynthia Lynn of Indiana University archives).

After recovering as a teenager, she enrolled at Indiana University in 1929. Frequently ill as a child, Moore found herself in and out of school, pushing her towards books as a means to keep entertained.

Moore was born on January 24th, 1911 in Indianapolis, Indiana, where she was 'reared on a diet of Greek mythology, Oz books and Edgar Rice Burroughs,' early training, she noted, for a career as a writer.

Moore (and others) over the course of her career. Amongst these authors was Catherine Lucille Moore, who wrote under the name C.L. The patriarchy that appears, however, is not absolute: our very first column focused on Mary Shelley, and by the time that the pulp era began, female authors were beginning to appear in the monthly SF publications that hit newsstands. 'Doc' Smith, Hugo Gernsback and others, each of whom was influential to the genre with their works. Over the course of this column, we've talked about notable figures such as Jules Verne, H.G. Male authors, editors and readers dominated the early days of science fiction. |a Shambleau.-Black thirst.-The bright illusion.-Black god's kiss.-Tryst in time.-Greater than gods.-Fruit of knowledge.-No woman born.-Daemon.-Vintage season.-Afterword: Footnote to Shambleau. 'Her contributions to the field are instrumental in the formation of the modern face of science fiction.' - Kirkus Reviews Moore is a treasure that belongs on the shelf of any reader of speculative fiction. With these and seven additional stories that evoke the enduring spirit of sci-fi and fantasy's early days, The Best of C.L. 'The Bright Illusion' One man's journey to a mind-bending, terrifying planet of blinding colors and impossible angles, filled with unutterable horrors and strange temptations. As cunning as she is fierce, Jirel descends into a nightmarish land beneath her castle to find the instruments of her revenge. 'Black God's Kiss' The debut of Jirel of Joiry, one of the classic heroes of sword and sorcery and fantasy's first true strong female protagonist. Moore's best-known and most beloved tales, including: 'Shambleau' First published in Weird Tales, Moore's bizarre, imaginative, and wildly acclaimed debut features space outlaw Northwest Smith and his meeting on Mars with a strange young lady whose turban hides a terrifying secret. Short stories by a pioneering female author who went on to become a member of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame.

The Best of C.L. Moore by C.L. Moore