Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad.[2]
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| Occupation | Author |
| Language | English |
| Education | University of Cambridge |
| Period | 2015–Present |
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Biography
editCho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer.[3][4] Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015.[4][5][6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016,[7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer.[8] Her novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[9]
Awards
editSource:[10]
| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Spirits Abroad | Crawford Award | — | Won | |
| Sorcerer to the Crown | Otherwise Award | — | Honorable Mention | ||
| 2016 | British Fantasy Award | Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award) | Won | ||
| Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) | Shortlisted | ||||
| Hugo Award | Novel | Longlisted | |||
| Locus Award | First Novel | Nominated–2nd | |||
| 2018 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" | Hugo Award | Novelette | Won | |
| Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated–11th | |||
| 2019 | The True Queen | Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated–14th | |
| 2021 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | British Fantasy Award | Novella | Shortlisted | |
| Hugo Award | Novella | Longlisted | |||
| Lambda Literary Award | Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror | Shortlisted | |||
| Locus Award | Novella | Nominated–6th | |||
| 2022 | Black Water Sister | Ignyte Award | Novel (Adult) | Shortlisted | |
| Kitschies | Red Tentacle | Shortlisted | |||
| Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated—2nd | |||
| World Fantasy Award | Novel | Shortlisted | |||
| Spirits Abroad | Locus Award | Collection | Nominated–2nd |
Bibliography
editSorcerer Royal series
edit- —— (2015). Sorcerer to the Crown (hardcover 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 978-0425283370.
- —— (2019). The True Queen (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 978-0425283417.
Standalone novels and long fiction
edit- —— (2012). The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (ebook ed.). Smashwords. p. 81. ISBN 978-1476177670.
- —— (2020). The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (hardcover 1st ed.). Tor. p. 160. ISBN 978-1250269256.
- —— (2021). Black Water Sister (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 384. ISBN 978-0425283431.
Collections
edit- —— (2014). Spirits Abroad (paperback 1st ed.). FIXI Novo. p. 284. ISBN 978-9670374987.
- —— (2021). Spirits Abroad (paperback expanded ed.). Small Beer Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-1618731869.
References
edit- ^ "Zen Cho". panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ "Cho and Feldman Win Crawford Award". Locus Online. Locus Publication. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Malaysian author Zen Cho: Forget critics, focus on the story". The Star. 2 January 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Malaysian author's debut fantasy novel goes out to the world". The Straits Times. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ Berlin, Marina (20 November 2015). "Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "Zen Cho: Tackling questions of race, gender and social justice in fantasy fiction". The Independent. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ^ "2016 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
- ^ "Winners of the British Fantasy Awards 2016". The British Fantasy Society. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
- ^ "2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists". World Science Fiction Society. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
- ^ "Award Bibliography: Zen Cho". isfdb.org. Retrieved 13 August 2022.
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