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E. Lily Yu

イー・リリー・ユー

Ī Rirī Yū

Aliases: Eugenia Lily Yu

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
United States

Career

Occupations
Author
Active Years
2011-

Education

Princeton University
Degree: A.B.
Year of Graduation: 2012
Country: United States
Cornell University
Degree: M.A.
Year of Graduation: 2016
Country: United States
Thesis: Unconquerable Monsters of the Imperial Periphery: Early Dinosaur Fiction, 1864-1912

Awards

John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
2012
Result: Won
Washington State Book Award
2022
Work: On Fragile Waves
Category: Fiction
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees

2012 Short Story

An allegorical tale of cartographer wasps and anarchist bees.

ImperialismAnarchism

On Fragile Waves

2021 Novel

A story of an Afghan refugee family.

ImmigrationRefugees

Jewel Box

2023 Collection

Collection of short fiction.

Bibliography

  • On Fragile Waves (2021), Jewel Box (2023), The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees (2012), The Wretched and the Beautiful (2017), Zero in Babel (2019)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
FantasticalFabulist
Recurring Motifs
MigrationMonsters

Legacy

Recognized as a rising star in SF and fantasy, winner of the John W. Campbell Award.

Trivia

  • Graduated from Princeton University.
  • Received M.A. from Cornell University.