Sonya Dorman (1924–2005) was the working name of Sonya Dorman Hess. She was born in New York City and died in Taos, New Mexico. She is best known outside of the world of science fiction as a poet. One of her poems, Corruption of Metals, received honors within science fiction circles by winning the Rhysling Award of the Science Fiction Poetry Association. Her best-known work of science fiction is the story “When I Was Miss Dow,” which has been reprinted numerous times and received a James Tiptree retrospective award nomination.
She, also appeared in Harlan Ellison’s anthology Dangerous Visions, with the story "Go, Go, Go, Said the Bird."
