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- The couple were married in 1993, though the marriage was not legally recognised.
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Feb 24, 2014 · The couple were married in 1993, though the marriage was not legally recognised. In 1994 Griffith’s immigration case made new law when the State Department declared her an alien of exceptional ability and deemed it to be in the National Interest for her to live and work in the US.
Griffith and Eskridge were legally married 4 September 2013. Griffith wanted citizenship so she could remain in the country with her wife, but because she was a lesbian, she couldn't receive citizenship through marriage, and all other pathways were closed.
Griffith, Nicola 1960-PERSONAL: Born September 30, 1960, in Leeds, England; immigrated to the United States, c. 1989; daughter of Eric P. (an accountant) and Margot (in business) Griffith; companion of Kelley Eskridge since December, 1989, married, September, 1993. ADDRESSES: Home—Seattle, WA.
The couple were married in 1993, though the marriage was not legally recognised. In 1994 Griffith’s immigration case made new law when the State Department declared her an alien of exceptional ability and deemed it to be in the National Interest for her to live and work in the US.
- Nicola Griffith
(1960- ) UK author resident in the US from 1989; married to Kelley Eskridge. She began publishing work of genre interest with "An Other Winter's Tale" for Network in Autumn 1987, and attracted wide attention with her first novel, Ammonite ( 1993 ), a late and sophisticated traversal of the themes – and the venues through which those themes ...
Sep 29, 2003 · Issue: 29 September 2003. N icola Griffith is a native of Yorkshire, England, who now lives in Seattle with her partner, writer Kelley Eskridge. Her immigration case was a struggle, which eventually led to the making of new law: the State Department acknowledged it to be "in the National Interest" for her to live and work in the US.
Nicola, now a dual US/UK citizen, holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Anglia Ruskin University, is married to writer Kelley Eskridge, and lives in Seattle.
