Tähtifantasia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 1 (2007) Winner
Jeff VanderMeer
ジェフ・ヴァンダーミア
Jefu Vandāmiā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-07-07 （Bellefonte, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Fiji Islands → Ithaca, New York → Gainesville, Florida → Tallahassee, Florida
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Author, Editor, Publisher
- Active Years
- 1988-2024
- Affiliations
- Ministry of Whimsy Press, Wyrm Publishing
- Influenced By
- Angela Carter, Jorge Luis Borges, Franz Kafka
- Influenced
- New Weird movement
- Nominations
- Hugo Award, Locus Award, etc. numerous
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Florida | — | Literature | — | 3年間在籍 | United States |
| Clarion Writers Workshop | — | — | — | 1992年 | United States |
University of Florida
Literature
Period:
3年間在籍
Country:
United States
Attended for three years, no degree
Clarion Writers Workshop
Period:
1992年
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Nebula Award | Annihilation | Best Novel | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Won |
| 2014 | Shirley Jackson Award | Annihilation | Novel | — | Won |
| 2000 | World Fantasy Award | The Transformation of Martin Lake | Novella | — | Won |
| 2013 | BSFA Award | Wonderbook | Non-Fiction | — | Won |
Nebula Award
2015
Work:
Annihilation
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
Won
Shirley Jackson Award
2014
Work:
Annihilation
Category:
Novel
Result:
Won
World Fantasy Award
2000
Work:
The Transformation of Martin Lake
Category:
Novella
Result:
Won
BSFA Award
2013
Work:
Wonderbook
Category:
Non-Fiction
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
BSFA Award
1 appearances
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Edition 45 (2013) Winner
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
Annihilation
2014 Speculative fictionA biologist's expedition into the mysterious Area X.
EcologyThe UnknownTransformation
Adaptations
- [Film] Annihilation / Alex Garland (2018)
Borne
2017 Weird fictionA scavenger's survival in a biotech apocalypse with a flying bear.
TransformationEcologyPost-apocalypse
Shriek: An Afterword
2006 New WeirdNovel set in the imaginary city of Ambergris.
Urban fantasyHorror
Finch
2009 FantasyDetective story in Ambergris.
Dystopia
City of Saints and Madmen
2001 Weird fictionShort story collection set in Ambergris.
Imaginary city
Bibliography
- See Wikipedia for complete bibliography
Adaptations
- Annihilation film adaptation
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- EvocativeIntellectualGenre-defying
- Recurring Motifs
- EcofictionNew WeirdPostmodernismPost-apocalyptic
Legacy
Called the 'King of Weird Fiction' by The New Yorker, key figure in New Weird, mainstream success with Southern Reach.
In Popular Culture
- Annihilation adapted into film by Alex Garland
Trivia
- Married to Ann VanderMeer, co-edited many anthologies
- Raised partly in Fiji
- Owns two cats
- Parents worked for Peace Corps in Fiji