BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2018) Winner
Gareth Lyn Powell
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Gareth Lyn Powell
Aliases:
Gareth L. Powell / Gareth L Powell
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1970 （West Country）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- West Country
Career
- Occupations
- science fiction author, writer
- Active Years
- 2005-2024
- Influenced By
- Diana Wynne Jones, Helen Dunmore
- Nominations
- 2016 Seiun Award Best Translated Long Work Ack-Ack Macaque (finalist), 2023 BSFA Awards – Best Novel – Descendant Machine (finalist), 2022 BSFA Awards – Best Novel – Stars and Bones (finalist), 2021 BSFA Awards – Best Shorter Fiction – Light Chaser (finalist), 2021 Seiun Awards – Best Translated Novel – Embers of War (finalist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales) | — | humanities and creative writing | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Glamorgan (now University of South Wales)
humanities and creative writing
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | BSFA Award for Best Novel | Ack-Ack Macaque | — | British Science Fiction Association | winner |
| 2019 | BSFA Award for Best Novel | Embers of War | — | British Science Fiction Association | winner |
BSFA Award for Best Novel
2013
Work:
Ack-Ack Macaque
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
winner
BSFA Award for Best Novel
2019
Work:
Embers of War
Organization:
British Science Fiction Association
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ack-Ack Macaque
2012 science fiction 405 pages
AIadventure
Embers of War
2018 science fiction
warspaceships
Adaptations
- [TV series] / Breck Eisner
Bibliography
- Silversands (2010)
- The Recollection (2011)
- Ack-Ack Macaque (2012)
- Hive Monkey (2014)
- Macaque Attack (2015)
- Embers of War (2018)
- Fleet of Knives (2019)
- Light of Impossible Stars (2020)
- Stars and Bones (2022)
- Descendant Machine (2023)
Translations of Works
- translated into French, Spanish, Italian, German, Japanese, Russian, Czech, Catalan, and Croatian
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- dynamic space opera style
- Recurring Motifs
- AImonkeysspace
Legacy
British science fiction author who has won the BSFA Award for Best Novel twice. His works have been translated into multiple languages, and the Embers of War series is set for TV adaptation.
In Popular Culture
- Embers of War series adaptation in development at Stampede Ventures and Wiip
Trivia
- Married to American SFF author Jendia Gammon.
- Wife also writes under J. Dianne Dotson.