Compton Crook Award
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Edition 38 (2020) Winner
Arkady Martine
アーカディー・マルティーン
Ākadī Marutīn
Aliases:
AnnaLinden Weller
Pen Names:
Arkady Martine（Pen name used for science fiction writing）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1985-04-19 （New York City）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- New York City → Santa Fe, New Mexico
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Historian
- Active Years
- 2012-2025
- Affiliations
- St. Thomas University (visiting assistant professor), Uppsala University (postdoctoral researcher)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Chicago | — | Religious Studies | BA | — | United States |
| University of Oxford | — | Classical Armenian Studies | MSt | — | United Kingdom |
| Rutgers University | — | Medieval Byzantine, Global, and Comparative History | PhD | — | United States |
University of Chicago
Religious Studies
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2007
Country:
United States
University of Oxford
Classical Armenian Studies
Degree:
MSt
Year of Graduation:
2013
Country:
United Kingdom
Rutgers University
Medieval Byzantine, Global, and Comparative History
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Hugo Award | A Memory Called Empire | Best Novel | — | Won |
| 2022 | Hugo Award | A Desolation Called Peace | Best Novel | — | Won |
| 2020 | Compton Crook Award | A Memory Called Empire | — | — | Won |
| 2022 | Locus Award | A Desolation Called Peace | Science Fiction Novel | — | Won |
| 2024 | Shirley Jackson Award | Three Faces of a Beheading | Short Fiction | — | Won |
Hugo Award
2020
Work:
A Memory Called Empire
Category:
Best Novel
Result:
Won
Hugo Award
2022
Work:
A Desolation Called Peace
Category:
Best Novel
Result:
Won
Compton Crook Award
2020
Work:
A Memory Called Empire
Result:
Won
Locus Award
2022
Work:
A Desolation Called Peace
Category:
Science Fiction Novel
Result:
Won
Shirley Jackson Award
2024
Work:
Three Faces of a Beheading
Category:
Short Fiction
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A Memory Called Empire
2019 Space OperaAmbassador Mahit Dzmare from Lsel station is embroiled in a succession crisis in the Teixcalaanli empire.
ImperialismCultural AssimilationIdentity
A Desolation Called Peace
2021 Space OperaMahit and Three Seagrass deal with incomprehensible aliens threatening war.
CommunicationWarPolitics
Rose/House
2023 NovellaBibliography
- A Memory Called Empire (2019)
- A Desolation Called Peace (2021)
- Rose/House (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Intricate political intrigueRich worldbuildingLyrical prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Empire expansionBorders and identityLanguage and memory
Legacy
Hugo Award-winning SF author known for space opera inspired by Byzantine history.
Trivia
- Parents are Russian Jewish classical musicians: mother violin professor at Juilliard, father Metropolitan Opera orchestra.
- Married to author Vivian Shaw.