E. Lily Yu
E. Lily Yu is an American author. In 2012, she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her short story "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees"; the work was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[1] and the World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction.[2]
On July 27, 2019, she released the short story "Zero in Babel".[3]
Her debut novel, On Fragile Waves, was published in February 2021 by Erewhon Books.[4] The novel was named a finalist for the 2022 Crawford Award presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.[5]
Her work has also appeared in various venues such as McSweeney's, Boston Review, Clarkesworld, F&SF, and The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year.
She attended Princeton University, graduating with an A.B. in 2012.[6]
Awards
[edit]| Year | Nominee | Award | Category | Result | Ref[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" | Hugo Award | Short Story | Shortlisted | |
| Locus Award | Short Story | Nominated | |||
| Nebula Award | Short Story | Shortlisted | |||
| World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Shortlisted | |||
| WSFA Press Award | — | Shortlisted | |||
| — | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | Won | ||
| 2014 | "The Urashima Effect" | Theodore Sturgeon Award | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2021 | On Fragile Waves | Endeavour Award | — | Shortlisted | |
| 2022 | Crawford Award | — | Shortlisted | ||
| Washington State Book Award | Fiction | Won | |||
| 2023 | Jewel Box | BSFA Award | Artwork | Shortlisted | |
| Los Angeles Times Book Prize | Ray Bradbury Prize | Shortlisted | |||
| 2024 | World Fantasy Award | Collection | Shortlisted |
Bibliography
[edit]Novels
[edit]- On Fragile Waves (2021)
Collections
[edit]- Jewel Box (2023)
Short fiction
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- "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" (2012)
- "The Wretched and the Beautiful" (2017)
- "Zero in Babel" (2019)
References
[edit]- ^ The 2012 Hugo Nominations have been announced! at io9; published April 7, 2012; retrieved September 2, 2012
- ^ "2012 World Fantasy Awards Ballot". World Fantasy Convention. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
- ^ Yu, E. Lily (July 27, 2019). "Read a New Short Story About DIY Genetic Editing for Keeping Up With High School Trends". Slate Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
- ^ ""On Fragile Waves, the Debut Novel From E. Lily Yu, to Publish in Fall 2020 With Erewhon Books!"". Tor.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "Malik Wins 2022 Crawford Award" Locus Magazine, February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Spotlight on: E. Lily Yu, Author". Locus Online. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
- ^ "sfadb : E. Lily Yu Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- E. Lily Yu on Facebook
- "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees", Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2011
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