Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2013) Winner
Christopher Barzak
クリストファー・バルザック
Kurisutofā Baruzakku
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1975-07-21 （Warren, Ohio, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Kinsman, Ohio → Youngstown, Ohio → Near Tokyo, Japan → Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Short story writer, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1999-2024
- Affiliations
- Youngstown State University
- Nominations
- 2008 James Tiptree Jr. Award finalist (Best Novel), 2009 Nebula Award finalist (Best Novel), 2004 James Tiptree Jr. Award finalist, 2006 Locus Award and 2007 Nebula Award finalist (Best Novelette), 2010 Nebula and 2011 Locus Awards finalist (Best Novelette)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youngstown State University | — | English | BA, MA | — | United States |
| Chatham University | — | Creative Writing | MFA | — | United States |
Youngstown State University
English
Degree:
BA, MA
Country:
United States
Chatham University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Crawford Award | One for Sorrow | — | Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association | Winner |
| 2013 | Shirley Jackson Award | Before and Afterlives | 最優秀単著短編集 | — | Winner |
| 2016 | Stonewall Honor Award | Wonders of the Invisible World | — | American Library Association | Honor |
| 2018 | Whippoorwill Award | The Gone Away Place | — | — | Winner |
Crawford Award
2008
Work:
One for Sorrow
Organization:
Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association
Result:
Winner
Shirley Jackson Award
2013
Work:
Before and Afterlives
Category:
最優秀単著短編集
Result:
Winner
Stonewall Honor Award
2016
Work:
Wonders of the Invisible World
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Honor
Whippoorwill Award
2018
Work:
The Gone Away Place
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
One for Sorrow
2007 FantasyA story of a teenage boy and a ghost.
LossFriendshipLGBTQ+
Adaptations
- [Film] Jamie Marks Is Dead / Carter Smith (2014)
Before and Afterlives
2013 Fantasy short story collectionShort story collection exploring boundaries between life and death.
Life and deathTransformationInvisible
The Love We Share Without Knowing
2008 FantasyInterlinked stories set in Japan.
LoveConnectionsCross-culture
Wonders of the Invisible World
2015 Young adult fantasyThe Gone Away Place
2018 Young adultBibliography
- One for Sorrow (2007)
- The Love We Share Without Knowing (2008)
- Birds and Birthdays (2012)
- Before and Afterlives (2013)
- Wonders of the Invisible World (2015)
- The Gone Away Place (2018)
- Monstrous Alterations (2023)
- A Voice Calling (2024)
Adaptations
- Jamie Marks Is Dead (film adaptation of One for Sorrow, 2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- FantasticLyricalCharacter-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- Boundaries of life and deathInvisible presencesLove and loss
Legacy
American fantasy author recognized for winning the Shirley Jackson Award and other honors, noted for young adult fantasy works.
Trivia
- Taught English in schools near Tokyo for two years.
- Arrested in 2017 but charges dismissed in 2018.