Diana Gabaldon

Diana Gabaldon has a Ph.D. in Ecology and has held various academic posts including Assistant Research Professor at Arizona State University. She left the University in 1992, the same year that she completed the manuscript of Dragonfly in Amber.

The romance genre has very specific expectations, and this leads to a great deal of predictability. It's very rare to find a good romance writer who can work within that form and still produce a good novel. That's why I try not to let people refer to my own books as romances. One of the reviews said one of my books couldn't decide what kind of book it was, which I considered a sort of a vindication. I was pleased by that. (Interview at Writing-World.com)

On the Web

• Website [1]
• Wikipedia [2]

Awards

• 2014 Goodreads Choice Award Winner - Romance, Written In My Own Heart's Blood
• 2014 RT Reviewer Choice Award Winner - Historical Fiction, Written In My Own Heart's Blood
• 2011 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Fiction, The Scottish Prisoner
• 2009 Goodreads Choice Award Winner - Romance, An Echo In The Bone
• 2006 Audies Winner - Solo Narration - Female, A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• 2006 Quill Award Winner - Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror, A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• 2005 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best American Historical, A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• 2005 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Most-Hanky Read, A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• 2003 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best All-Time Paranormal Romance, Outlander
• 2002 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best All-Time Paranormal Romance, Outlander
• 2001 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Romance Of All Time, Outlander
• 2001 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - Historical Novel, The Fiery Cross
• 2000 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Romance Of All Time, Outlander
• 1997 All About Romance Reader Award Winner - Best Other Romance, Drums Of Autumn
• 1997 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Romance Of All Time, Outlander
• 1996 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best All-Time Historical Romance, Outlander
• 1995 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Romance Of All Time, Outlander
• 1994 Romance Readers Anonymous Award Winner - Best Time Travel Romance, Voyager
• 1991 RT Reviewers Choice Award Winner - New AGe Novel, Outlander

Recognitions

• 2021 Book Club Picks - Costco's Buyer's Pick, Go Tell The Bees That I Am Gone
• 2021 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee - Short Story, Lord John And The Plague Of Zombies
• 2020 Booklist Starred Review, The Best American Science Fiction And Fantasy
• 2018 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#10), Outlander
• 2017 Library Journal Starred Review, A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• 2015 Audies Finalist - Solo Narration - Female, Written In My Own Heart's Blood
• 2015 Audio File Starred Review, Written In My Own Heart's Blood
• 2014 Booklist Starred Review, Written In My Own Heart's Blood
• 2014 RT Book Reviews Top Pick, Written In My Own Heart's Blood
• 2013 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#5), Outlander
• 2013 Kirkus Reviews Starred Review, Virgins
• 2013 Library Journal Starred Review, Virgins
• 2013 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Virgins
• 2010 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#5), Outlander
• 2010 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#93), Voyager
• 2007 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#69), Dragonfly In Amber
• 2007 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#4), Outlander
• 2007 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#79), Voyager
• 2005 Library Journal Starred Review, A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
• 2004 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#7), Outlander
• 2002 Book Club Picks - Pennie's Picks (Costco), The Fiery Cross
• 2000 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#28), Dragonfly In Amber
• 2000 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#80), Drums Of Autumn
• 2000 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#2), Outlander
• 2000 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#43), Voyager
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#56), Dragonfly In Amber
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#56), Drums Of Autumn
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#3), Outlander
• 1998 All About Romance Reader Award - Top 100 Romances (#56), Voyager
• 1996 Publishers Weekly Starred Review, Drums Of Autumn
• 1992 RITA Award Finalist - First Book, Outlander
• 1992 RITA Award Finalist - Single Title Historical Romance, Outlander

Awards (body of work)

• 1997 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Innovative Historical Romance
• 1991-92 RT Career Achievement Award Winner - Contemporary Fantasy