Genevieve Valentine is a science fiction and fantasy writer. Valentine's novel, "Mechanique: A tale of the Circus Tresaulti," was published in 2012, won the Crawford Award for a first fantasy novel and was shortlisted for the Nebula Award. She is currently writing The Persona Series, a science fiction thriller series which so far includes the novels "Persona," published in 2015, and "Icon," published in 2016. Valentine's fiction has appeared in many Best of the Year anthologies, including Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy. Her cultural criticism has appeared at NPR.org, The AV Club, LA Review of Books, Vice, Vox, and The New York Times. Valentine has also written scripts for DC Comics' "Catwoman" and "Batman and Robin Eternal" and Dynamite's "Xena: Warrior Princess."