Whiting Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 31 (2016) Winner
Alice Sola Kim
アリス・ソラ・キム
Arisu Sora Kimu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Unknown
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Seattle, Washington → Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction writer
- Active Years
- 2006-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | B.A. | — | United States |
| Washington University in St. Louis | — | Creative Writing Program | M.F.A. | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
B.A.
Year of Graduation:
2006
Country:
United States
Washington University in St. Louis
Creative Writing Program
Degree:
M.F.A.
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Whiting Award | — | Fiction | Whiting Foundation | Winner |
Whiting Award
2016
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Whiting Foundation
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Hwang's Billion Brilliant Daughters
Science fictionShort story
Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying
HorrorHorror short story. Acquired by 20th Century Fox and 21 Laps for screen adaptation.
Adaptations
- [Film]
Bibliography
- We Love Deena
- Hwang's Billion Brilliant Daughters
- Mothers, Lock Up Your Daughters Because They Are Terrifying
- Beautiful White Bodies
- Now Wait For This Week
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Subversive style as part of new generation of Asian American writers
Legacy
American science fiction writer recognized for receiving the Whiting Award in 2016. Her short stories have appeared in various publications.
In Popular Culture
- Described by Vice as part of a 'Subversive New Generation of Asian American Writers'
Quotes
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Bummed out and ugly on the occasion of Philip K. Dick's birthday
Source: Asimov's Science Fiction (2014)
Trivia
- Likely Korean-American based on name
- Raised in Seattle