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May 29, 2020
Locus Awards Finalist 2X
Both of my published works last year are finalists for the 2020 Locus Awards!
Jade War is a finalist for Best Fantasy novel.
“I [28M] created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we’re getting married,” is a finalist for Best Short Story.
There is a wealth of excellent work on the finalist list and I’m honored to be on it. Thank you to all the voters and congratulations to all the finalists.
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May 9, 2020
Online Interviews, Videos, and Panels
In this time of social distancing, here are a few places I’ve been around the Internet:
Guest of Honor interview with Sirens.
Guest of Honor reading recommendations for Sirens.
Video for the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club featuring a sneak peek excerpt of Jade Legacy and recent book recommendations.
Conversation with author and journalist David Epstein about career transition.
Panel on Urban Fantasy as part of Reddit Fantasy’s Virtual Con.
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Jade War is an Aurora Award finalist
Jade War is a finalist for Best Novel in the 2020 Aurora Awards, celebrating the best of Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy. I’m honored by my fifth Aurora Awards nomination! The awards ceremony will be held online on August 15, 2020. See the full ballot.
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Jade City is a finalist for the 2020 Seiun Awards
The Science Fiction Fan Groups’ Association of Nippon (SFFAN) has announced the finalists for the 2020 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.
I’m honored that Jade City is a finalist for Best Translated Novel. This is my first award nomination for a translated edition of my work. My thanks to translator Mayumi Ohtani, to my Japanese publisher, Hayakawa, and to Japanese readers.
Read more about the Seiun Awards and see the full ballot of nominees in this Locus article.
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March 13, 2020
The Year’s Best Science Fiction
I’m honored that my short story, “I [28M] Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married,” first published in the MIT Tech Review, will be included in The Year’s Best Science Fiction from Saga Press, edited by Jonathan Strahan and releasing September 8, 2020.
The anthology will also feature short fiction from Ted Chiang, NK Jemisin, Ken Liu, Caroline Yoachim, Charlie Jane Anders, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Indrapramit Das, Suzanne Palmer, Rich Larson, Alec Nevala-Lee, SL Huang, E. Lily Yu, Saleem Haddad, Karen Tidbeck, Han Song, Anil Menon, Tegan Moore, Suyi Davis Okungobowa, Vandana Singh, Greg Egan, Chinelo Onwualu.
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The Year’s Best Science Fiction S
I’m honored that my short story, “I [28M] Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married,” first published in the MIT Tech Review, will be included in The Year’s Best Science Fiction from Saga Press, edited by Jonathan Strahan and releasing September 8, 2020.
The anthology will also feature short fiction from Ted Chiang, NK Jemisin, Ken Liu, Caroline Yoachim, Charlie Jane Anders, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Indrapramit Das, Suzanne Palmer, Rich Larson, Alec Nevala-Lee, SL Huang, E. Lily Yu, Saleem Haddad, Karen Tidbeck, Han Song, Anil Menon, Tegan Moore, Suyi Davis Okungobowa, Vandana Singh, Greg Egan, Chinelo Onwualu.
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February 24, 2020
2019 Locus Recommended Reading List
I’m delighted that both of my 2019 publications, my novel Jade War and my short story, “I [28M] Created a Deepfake Girlfriend And Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married” are on the 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List along with dozens of other excellent works.
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December 28, 2019
New Short Story in MIT Technology Review
I have a new short story published in the MIT Technology Review this month. “I (28M) Created A Deepfake Girlfriend And Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married” is a near-future comedy drama about a young man who turns to technology to solve his relationship problems and gets in over his head. You can read it online as part of the magazine’s youth issue.
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October 20, 2019
Cross Fire Wins 2019 Aurora Award for Best YA Novel
I was at the Viable Paradise Workshop, where I’m writer-in-residence this week, when I received the news that Cross Fire had been named Best YA Novel at the 2019 Aurora Awards for best Canadian speculative fiction. I’m delighted by this win; even though sequels are often harder to write and better than their predecessors, they are so rarely recognized when it comes to awards. Thank you very much to the members of the Canadian Science Fiction & Fantasy Association for this honor.
See the full list of nominees and winners here.
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September 10, 2019
Sword Master & Shang-Chi
Announcing my first foray into writing comics! I’m thrilled to share the news that I’ve joined Marvel and will be co-writing the monthly Sword Master & Shang-Chi comic book with Greg Pak, with art by Ario Anindito.
Sword Master is a new Chinese superhero originally published in Asia. Each issue of Sword Master will feature a 20-page story about Sword Master, translated from the original Chinese comic, and a 10-page ongoing story about Sword Master & Shang-Chi, written by me and Greg. My first co-written issue will be Sword Master #4, which comes out on October 2.
Check out the full announcement and my in-depth Q&A at Marvel.com.
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