Siobhan Carroll (born 1980) is a Canadian writer and professor of English at University of Delaware. She specializes in British literature from 1750 to 1850.
Siobhan Carroll | |
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| Born | 1980 (age 43–44) |
| Occupation | Writer, professor |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Education | Indiana University Bloomington (PhD) |
| Genre | speculative fiction, non-fiction |
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| voncarr-siobhan-carroll | |
Early years
editCarroll was raised in Vancouver and moved to the United States in 2005, where she received her Ph.D. in English from Indiana University at Bloomington. In 2008 she joined the faculty at University of Delaware.[1] She published her first short story at age 20.[1]
Career
editCarroll is a humanities scholar and as a professor, specializes in British literature from 1750 to 1850. She teaches British Literature, Literature and Drama, Cultural Studies, Transatlantic/Transnational Studies, Environmental Humanities, Creative Writing and American Literature.[2]
In 2015 Carroll released a nonfiction text titled An Empire of Air and Water: Uncolonizable Space in the British Imagination, 1750-1850 (University of Pennsylvania Press, 2015), which describes the relationship between science, literature and exploration in the expansion of the British Empire.[2] She is also the author of essays, reviews and peer-reviewed articles.
Carroll has published a number of short stories in magazines including Asimov's, Lightspeed and Beneath Ceaseless Skies. In 2020 her fantasy novelette from Tor.com For He Can Creep won the 2020 Eugie Award,[3] and was a finalist for the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,[4] the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novelette,[5] and the 2020 World Fantasy Award[6] for Best Short Fiction.
In 2016 Carroll was recipient of a fellowship grant from the Delaware Division of the Arts.[1] She has taught at Clarion West.[7]
Personal life
editCarroll is married and lives in Philadelphia.[8]
External links
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References
edit- ^ a b c Yasiejko, C. (2016). "Established Professional Literature: Fiction". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Siobhan Carroll". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "The Eugie Award". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "For He Can Creep". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "2020 World Fantasy Award Finalists". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Putting Voice to Work in Horror and Dark Fantasy". Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "Siobhan Carroll". Retrieved 17 October 2020.