Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2004) Winner
Jay Lake
ジェイ・レイク
Jei Reiku
Aliases:
Joseph Edward Lake, Jr.
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1964-06-06 （Taipei, Taiwan）
- Died
- 2014-06-01 （Portland, Oregon, U.S.） age 49
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Taiwan → Nigeria → Dahomey (now Benin) → Canada → Washington, D.C. → Taiwan → Portland, Oregon
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Product manager
- Active Years
- 2003-2014
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate Rosemary Hall | — | High school | — | — | United States |
| University of Texas | — | — | — | — | United States |
Choate Rosemary Hall
High school
Country:
United States
Connecticut
University of Texas
Year of Graduation:
1986
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | — | World Science Fiction Society | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Endeavour Award | Last Plane to Heaven | — | — | 受賞 |
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
2004
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
受賞
Endeavour Award
2015
Work:
Last Plane to Heaven
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Endeavour Award
1 appearances
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Edition 17 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
Mainspring
2007 Science fictionA clockwork solar system adventure.
SteampunkAdventure
Green
2009 FantasyStory of a slave girl rising to become the queen of hearts in a world surrounded by the green wall.
FeminismColonialism
Trial of Flowers
2006 FantasySet in the City Imperishable with immortal gods.
MythologyPolitics
Bibliography
- Trial of Flowers
- Madness of Flowers
- Mainspring
- Escapement
- Pinion
- Green
- Endurance
- Kalimpura
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Rich world-buildingPoetic prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Exotic culturesIllness and death
Health
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Colon cancer2008-2014Metastatic disease affecting lung and liver, multiple surgeries and chemotherapy, died in 2014.
Legacy
Prominent SF and fantasy writer, won Campbell Award. Publicly shared cancer battle, used crowdfunding for treatment. Posthumous awards and documentary film.
In Popular Culture
- Documentary 'Lakeside – A Year With Jay Lake' screened at WorldCon.
Trivia
- Father was a U.S. Foreign Service officer, lived in multiple countries as a child.
- Detailed his cancer battle on his blog, raising funds via crowdfunding.
- Editor of the Polyphony anthology series.