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Julia Ecklar (born 1964)[1] is an American science fiction author as well as a singer and writer of filk music.[2] Her written works include multiple Star Trek novels, written under her own name as well as the collective pen name L.A. Graf.[3] The pen name L.A. Graf reportedly stands for "Let's All Get Rich And Famous."

Ecklar recorded numerous albums with the Off Centaur label in the early 1980s, including Minus Ten and Counting,[4][5] Horse-Tamer's Daughter,[6][7] and Genesis.[8][9] Her Divine Intervention album, released in 1986, was the first filk genre release to combine orchestral and progressive rock arrangements.[1] Songs on the album were inspired by science-fiction and fantasy films such as Star Trek III and Ladyhawke.[10] Ecklar's 2013 album, Horsetamer (produced by Michael Moricz), was her first solo album in 25 years.[11]

L.A. Graf

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L.A. Graf is a pseudonym for the writing team formed by Ecklar, Karen Rose Cercone, and Melissa Crandall for the 1992 Star Trek novel #60 Ice Trap.[12] For all later L.A. Graf novels, the writing team was a partnership between Ecklar and Cercone. L.A. Graf reportedly stands for "Let's All Get Rich and Famous".[13][14] As L.A. Graf, Eclair and Cercone wrote or contributed to over twenty Star Trek novels.[15]

Bibliography

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As Julia Ecklar

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Star Trek tie-ins

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  • The Kobayashi Maru (1989) Pocket Books: Star Trek #47, ISBN 0-671-65817-4

Standalone work

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  • "The Music Box" (Analog, September 1989)
  • "Carmen Miranda and the Maracas of Death" (Carmen Miranda's Ghost Is Haunting Space Station Three, 1990 anthology, ISBN 0-671-69864-8)
  • "Extra Ellies" (Analog, May 1990)
  • "Burning Bridges" (Analog, November 1990)
  • "A Sweet Disorder" (Analog, September 1991)
  • Noah's Ark series
    • "Blood Relations" (Analog, June 1992)
    • "Ice Nights" (Analog, October 1992)
    • "Tide of Stars" (Analog, January 1995)
    • "The Human Animal" (Analog, April 1995)
  • "Promised Lives" (Fantasy & Science Fiction, September 1993)
  • ReGenesis (1995) Ace Books, ISBN 0-441-00189-0
  • "Thylacine Dream" (Otherwere: Stories of Transformation, 1996 anthology) ISBN 0-441-00363-X

As L.A. Graf

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Star Trek tie-ins and novelisations

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Alien Nation tie-in

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Extreme Prejudice (March 1995) Alien Nation #7, ISBN 0-671-79570-8

Standalone work

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Phobos Rising: A Living Mars Novel (September 2007)

Discography

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Awards

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  • John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer 1991[19][20]
  • Inducted into the Filk Hall of Fame 1996[21]
  • Pegasus Awards[2]
    • Best Female Filker 1984
    • Best Performer 1987
    • Best Writer/Composer 1990
    • Best Literature Song 1990: "Daddy's Little Girl"
    • Best War/Vengeance Song 1991: "Temper of Revenge"
    • Best Filk Song 1992: "God Lives on Terra"
    • Best Sorcery Song 1997: "The Dark Is Rising" (with Susan Cooper)
    • Best Classic Filk Song 2004: "Ladyhawke!"
    • Best Classic Filk Song 2011: "The Phoenix"

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Julia Ecklar age, biography". Last.fm. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  2. ^ a b "Pegasus Awards - Julia Ecklar". Ohio Valley Filk Fest Pegasus Awards. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  3. ^ Cahill, Ann-Marie (2020-09-10). "The Best Star Trek Books for the Final Frontier". BOOK RIOT. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  4. ^ a b Off Centaur Publications (1983). Minus Ten and Counting: Songs of the Space Age.
  5. ^ Songs from the Stars (2020-10-08). Minus Ten and Counting 01 - Surprise! [HQ]. Retrieved 2025-04-06 – via YouTube.
  6. ^ Songs from the Stars (2021-07-22). Julia Ecklar - The Horse-Tamer's Daughter [HQ]. Retrieved 2025-04-06 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ Horse-Tamer's Daughter : Julia Ecklar. Retrieved 2025-04-06 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Songs from the Stars. "Julia Ecklar: Genesis". YouTube. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  9. ^ Julia Ecklar (1984), Genesis, Internet Archive, retrieved 2025-04-06{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  10. ^ Leydon, Rebecca; Hosokawa, Shuhei; Zuberi, Nabeel; Lerner, Neil; Coyle, Rebecca; Théberge, Paul; Hannan, Michael; Carey, Melissa; Collins, Karen (2004-05-18). Off the Planet: Music, Sound and Science Fiction Cinema. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-86196-938-8.
  11. ^ "Julia Ecklar". Worlds Without End. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  12. ^ "Summary Bibliography: L. A. Graf". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  13. ^ Crandall, Melissa. "Bio". Archived from the original on February 27, 2010. Retrieved June 11, 2008.
  14. ^ Voyages of Imagination: The Star Trek Fiction Companion, by Jeff Ayers, published December 29, 2006, by Simon and Schuster
  15. ^ "L.A. Graf". Simon & Schuster. Retrieved 2025-04-05.
  16. ^ "In a Fine Filk". www.strangenewworlds.com. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  17. ^ "Julia Ecklar - Space Heroes & Other Fools [1983]". 12 September 2012.
  18. ^ "Horsetamer — Julia Ecklar". Prometheus Music. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  19. ^ "Astounding Award". The Hugo Award. 2007-08-09. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
  20. ^ Walton, Jo (2011-07-10). "Hugo Nominees: 1991". Reactor. Retrieved 2025-04-06.
  21. ^ "Julia Ecklar". FilKONtario. 1996. Retrieved 2025-04-04.
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