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
editNovels
edit- On Fragile Waves (2021)
Collections
edit- Jewel Box (2023)
Short fiction
edit- "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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