Zenna Henderson (nee Chlarson) was born in the foothills of the South Catalina Mountains near Tucson, Arizona. She grew up in a strongly religious atmosphere that has had a profound effect on her writing. Henderson received a B.A. from Arizona State...

Zenna Henderson, edited by Mark and Priscilla Olson. NESFA Press (P.O. Box 809, Framingham, Mass. 01701-0203 ), $24.95 (576 p.) ISBN 0-915368-58-7 The People, the best-known creations of the late SF writer Henderson, are humanold refugees who have landed in 19th-century America...

Henderson, Smith might be on way out Packers pursue trades as deadline nears By BOB MCGINN bmcginn@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Sunday, August 31, 2003 Green Bay -- Running back Lamar Smith and fullback William Henderson remained squarely on the trading block...

In the essay below, Mendlesohn examines gender roles and power structures in "Subcommittee," placing the story in the context of the time it was written, before the rise of feminism.

In the following essay, Erisman analyzes Henderson's use of the myth of the American frontier in her stories of the People. Henderson applies the concept of frontier broadly, the critic contends: "She is concerned with the timeless frontier that occurs whenever an individual or a people confronts a challenge."

In the conversation below, which was first published in 1974, Henderson recounts her life and career, and discusses her views on the genre of science fiction.