Best known for her stories of science fiction and fantasy.Has lived in Portland, Oregon, since 1959.She met her husband in Paris, France, where they were both Fulbright scholars.Has three children: Elisabeth Le Guin (b. 1957), Caroline Le Guin (b. 1959), and Theodore Le Guin (b. 1964).Daughter of Alfred Kroeber (1876-1960), one of the founders of modern anthropology, and Theodora Kroeber Quinn (1897-1979).Received Nebula Awards for the novels "The Left Hand of Darkness," "The Dispossessed," and "Tehanu"; for the novella "Solitude"; and for the short story "The Day Before the Revolution."Won Hugo Awards for her novels "The Left Hand of Darkness" and "The Dispossessed," for her novella "The Word For World Is Forest," for her novella "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come out Tonight?" and for her short story "The Ones Who Walk away from Omelas."Biography/bibliography in "Contemporary Authors," New Revision Series, Vol. 132, pp. 232-240. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.