Grania Davis

Grania Davis was an American author and editor of science fiction and fantasy novels and short stories. She was the primary editor of the posthumously published work of her former husband, Avram Davidson. She was married to author Avram Davidson from 1962 to 1964 and collaborated with him on several works including The Boss in the Wall (1998), which was nominated for the Nebula and Locus Awards, and Marco Polo and the Sleeping Beauty (1987). After Avram’s death in 1993, Grania co-edited collections of his stories, including The Avram Davidson Treasury (1998, with Robert Silverberg), which won the 1999 Locus Award for best collection. With Gene Van Troyer, she edited Speculative Japan: Outstanding Tales of Japanese Science Fiction and Fantasy (2007). Grania was born Grania Eve Kaiman in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and grew up in Hollywood, California. She married Avram Davidson in the early 1960s in the home of fellow writers Damon Knight and Kate Wilhelm in Milford, Pennsylvania, and had a son with him, Ethan, in 1962. They lived in New York City and Amecameca, Mexico, before amicably dissolving their marriage and both moving to the San Francisco area. She lived in San Rafael, California, for many years with her second husband, Stephen L. Davis.