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]

Bibliography edit

Novels edit

  • On Fragile Waves (2021)

Short fiction edit

  • "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" (2012)
  • "Zero in Babel" (2019)

References edit

  1. ^ The 2012 Hugo Nominations have been announced! at io9; published April 7, 2012; retrieved September 2, 2012
  2. ^ "2012 World Fantasy Awards Ballot". World Fantasy Convention. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ ""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.
  5. ^ "Malik Wins 2022 Crawford Award" Locus Magazine, February 10, 2022.
  6. ^ "Spotlight on: E. Lily Yu, Author". Locus Online. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2020.

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