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Anne Charnock

アン・チャーノック

Anne Charnock

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1954-06-08 （Bolton, England）
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
Bolton, England → London, England

経歴

職業
Science fiction author, Science writer, Journalist, Foreign correspondent
活動期間
2013年〜
ノミネート
Philip K. Dick Award (Finalist): A Calculated Life (2014), Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Shortlisted): A Calculated Life (2014), BSFA Award (Shortlisted): Dreams Before the Start of Time (2017), BSFA Award (Shortlisted): All I Asked For (2021)

受賞歴

Philip K. Dick Award
2014
対象作品: A Calculated Life
主催: Philip K. Dick Award
結果: 最終候補
Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Debut)
2014
対象作品: A Calculated Life
部門: デビュー
主催: Kitschies
結果: ショートリスト（ノミネート）
BSFA Award
2018
対象作品: The Enclave
部門: 短編
主催: British Science Fiction Association
結果: 受賞
Arthur C. Clarke Award
2018
対象作品: Dreams Before the Start of Time
主催: Arthur C. Clarke Award
結果: 受賞
BSFA Award
2017
対象作品: Dreams Before the Start of Time
部門: 長編
主催: British Science Fiction Association
結果: ショートリスト（ノミネート）
BSFA Award
2021
対象作品: All I Asked For
部門: 短編
主催: British Science Fiction Association
結果: ショートリスト（ノミネート）

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

A Calculated Life

2013年 Science fiction (social SF)

Follows migrant workers attempting to make a living in the UK, addressing labor, social exclusion, and surveillance technologies.

migrationlaborsocial inequalitysurveillance and technology

Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind

2015年 Historical fiction

The story of an Italian female artist in the 15th century.

artgenderhistorical reconstruction

Dreams Before the Start of Time

2017年 Science fiction (reproductive technology / dystopia)

Set in a future where artificial wombs are the primary method of reproduction and infertility has been eradicated; explores family structures and ethical questions.

reproductive technologyethicsfamilysocial change

The Enclave

2017年 Novella/Short fiction

A novella published by NewCon that examines closed communities, social division and personal choice.

communitydivisionindividual vs. system

全著作

  • A Calculated Life — 2013
  • Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind — 2015
  • Dreams Before the Start of Time — 2017
  • The Enclave — 2017 (chapbook)
  • "A Good Citizen" — 2017 (short story)
  • "A Cure for Homesickness" — 2018 (short story)
  • "All I Asked For" — 2021 (short story)

作風・主題

文体
science-informed social SF approachjournalistic clarity of prosecareful world-building
頻出モチーフ
reproduction and family structuresmigration and laborethical aspects of science and technologyart and memory

評価・遺産

Anne Charnock is a contemporary British SF writer who draws on backgrounds in environmental science, journalism and fine art. She is known for socially minded, ethically engaged speculative fiction; she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2018 for Dreams Before the Start of Time and the BSFA Award in 2018 for The Enclave.

関連学会

  • British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)

引用

  • Science fiction is like a Swiss army knife.
    出典: The Independent (London, England) (2016年)

豆知識

  • Official website: annecharnock.com
  • Her first novel, A Calculated Life, was self-published in 2013 and later picked up by 47 North.
  • Won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in 2018 for Dreams Before the Start of Time.
  • Won the BSFA Award in 2018 for The Enclave (shorter fiction).
  • Has worked as a science writer for The Guardian and New Scientist.
  • Served as a judge for the James White Award in 2018.