C. L. Moore

C. L. Moore (1911–1987) broke into Weird Tales in 1933 with ‘Shambleau’, introducing the interplanetary adventurer Northwest Smith, and soon created Jirel of Joiry, one of fantasy’s first great warrior-heroines. Her lyrical, emotionally charged style stood out in the pulps. Married to Henry Kuttner, she formed one of SF’s most seamless collaborations, the two writing so closely that individual authorship often blurred. A foundational figure among the genre’s women.