Endeavour Award
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2011) Winner
Cherie Priest
シェリー・プリースト
Sherī Purīsuto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1975-07-30 （Tampa, Florida）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Seventh-day Adventist Church
- Residence History
- Tampa, Florida → Apopka, Florida → Texas → Kentucky → Tennessee → Chattanooga, Tennessee → Seattle, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, writer, blogger
- Active Years
- 2003-
- Affiliations
- Subterranean Press
- Nominations
- Nebula Award Best Novel nominee (Boneshaker), Hugo Award Best Novel nominee (Boneshaker)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forest Lake Academy | — | — | — | — | United States |
| Southern Adventist University | — | — | Bachelor of Arts | — | United States |
| University of Tennessee at Chattanooga | — | Rhetoric/Professional writing | Master of Arts | — | United States |
Forest Lake Academy
Year of Graduation:
1993
Country:
United States
Seventh-day Adventist boarding school
Southern Adventist University
Degree:
Bachelor of Arts
Year of Graduation:
1998
Country:
United States
University of Tennessee at Chattanooga
Rhetoric/Professional writing
Degree:
Master of Arts
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Lulu Blooker Prize | Four and Twenty Blackbirds | Fiction | Lulu | Winner |
| 2010 | Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award | Boneshaker | — | — | Winner |
| 2010 | Locus Award | Boneshaker | Best Science Fiction Novel | Locus | Winner |
Lulu Blooker Prize
2006
Work:
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
Lulu
Result:
Winner
Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association Award
2010
Work:
Boneshaker
Result:
Winner
Locus Award
2010
Work:
Boneshaker
Category:
Best Science Fiction Novel
Organization:
Locus
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Boneshaker
2009 steampunkA steampunk airship/zombie novel set in alternate Seattle where a mother searches for her son.
zombiessteampunkfamilysurvival
Maplecroft
2014 horrorLovecraftian horror novel based on the Lizzie Borden case.
supernaturalmurderLovecraftian horror
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
2005 horrorFirst in Eden Moore series, investigating ghosts and family secrets.
ghostsSouthern Gothicfamily curse
Bibliography
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds
- Wings to the Kingdom
- Not Flesh Nor Feathers
- Boneshaker
- Dreadnought
- Maplecroft
- Chapelwood
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- horrorsteampunkSouthern Gothicscience fiction
- Recurring Motifs
- urban explorationsupernaturalzombies
Legacy
American author acclaimed for steampunk and horror novels, particularly the Clockwork Century series. Nominated for Hugo and Nebula, winner of Locus and other awards.
In Popular Culture
- Contributed writing to video game Dead Space 3
Trivia
- Father in the Army, moved frequently as a child across Florida, Texas, Kentucky, Tennessee
- Native English speaker, no Japanese works
- Lived in Seattle, influencing her settings