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Anne Charnock

アン・チャーノック

Anne Charnock

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1954-06-08 （Bolton, England）
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Bolton, England → London, England

Career

Occupations
Science fiction author, Science writer, Journalist, Foreign correspondent
Active Years
2013-
Nominations
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)

Awards

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

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

A Calculated Life

2013 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 Historical fiction

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

artgenderhistorical reconstruction

Dreams Before the Start of Time

2017 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 Novella/Short fiction

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

communitydivisionindividual vs. system

Bibliography

  • 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)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
science-informed social SF approachjournalistic clarity of prosecareful world-building
Recurring Motifs
reproduction and family structuresmigration and laborethical aspects of science and technologyart and memory

Legacy

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.

Academic Societies

  • British Science Fiction Association (BSFA)

Quotes

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

Trivia

  • 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.