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Jo Walton

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Jo Walton

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1964-01-01 （Aberdare, Wales, UK）
国籍
Canadian, British (Welsh-born)
言語
English, Welsh
居住地歴
Aberdare, Wales (birthplace) → Cardiff, Wales (brief) → Lancaster, Lancashire, UK → London, UK → Swansea, Wales → Montreal, Quebec, Canada

経歴

職業
Writer, Poet, Critic, Essayist, Role-playing game writer, Reviewer
活動期間
1995年〜
所属
Tor.com (columnist, reviewer), Cakebread & Walton (collaborations on role-playing material), NESFA Press (publisher collaborations)
影響を受けた人物
Anthony Trollope, Larry Niven, Arthurian literature, Celtic mythology and folklore, Plato (ideas from the Republic)

学歴

Park School, Aberdare
国: United Kingdom
Aberdare Girls' Grammar School
国: United Kingdom
Howell's School, Llandaff
国: United Kingdom
Oswestry School
国: United Kingdom
Lancaster University
国: United Kingdom
Specific degree and graduation year not clearly stated in available sources

受賞歴

Hugo Award
2012
対象作品: Among Others
部門: Best Novel
主催: World Science Fiction Society
結果: Won
Nebula Award
2012
対象作品: Among Others
部門: Best Novel
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: Won
World Fantasy Award
2004
対象作品: Tooth and Claw
部門: Novel
主催: World Fantasy Convention
結果: Won
Mythopoeic Award
2010
対象作品: Lifelode
部門: Adult Literature
主催: Mythopoeic Society
結果: Won
James Tiptree Jr. Award / Otherwise Award
2015
対象作品: My Real Children
主催: James Tiptree Jr. Award committee / Otherwise Award
結果: Won
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
2002
対象作品: Jo Walton
部門: New Writer
主催: World Science Fiction Society
結果: Won
Prometheus Award
2008
対象作品: Ha'penny
部門: Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Won
Locus Award
2015
対象作品: What Makes This Book So Great
部門: Nonfiction
主催: Locus Magazine
結果: Won
Skylark Award
2017
対象作品: Jo Walton
主催: New England Science Fiction Association (NESFA)
結果: Won
Nebula Award
2007
対象作品: Farthing
部門: Best Novel
主催: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA)
結果: Nominated
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2007
対象作品: Farthing
部門: SF Novel
主催: John W. Campbell Memorial Award committee
結果: Nominated
Lambda Literary Award
2008
対象作品: Ha'penny
部門: SF, Fantasy & Horror
主催: Lambda Literary Foundation
結果: Nominated
Prometheus Award
2009
対象作品: Half a Crown
部門: Novel
主催: Libertarian Futurist Society
結果: Nominated
World Fantasy Award
2012
対象作品: Among Others
部門: Novel
主催: World Fantasy Convention
結果: Nominated
Mythopoeic Award
2022
対象作品: Or What You Will
主催: Mythopoeic Society
結果: Won

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Tooth and Claw

2003年 Historical fantasy (Victorian-style, dragons)

A Victorian-era novel about dragons that examines family, inheritance, religion and class, written in a tone inspired by Anthony Trollope but with dragons in place of humans.

familyinheritanceclassreligion

Among Others

2011年 Fantasy, coming-of-age

A semi-autobiographical coming-of-age novel combining books, science fiction fandom and magic; a young protagonist copes with loss and finds identity through literature and friendships.

books and readingloss and healingidentitymagic

Lifelode

2009年 Domestic fantasy (everyday life intersecting with magic)

A novel centered on a household where magic is entwined with everyday life, exploring time, responsibility and family relationships.

hometimeresponsibilityethics of magic

My Real Children

2014年 Alternate history

Follows one woman who remembers two divergent lives, examining choices, regret, family and the political consequences of alternate historical paths.

choicesfamilyhistorical divergence

Farthing

2006年 Alternate history, cozy mystery

An alternate-history mystery set in a Britain that made peace with Nazi Germany, exploring how political change affects everyday life and criminal investigation.

politicsjusticewhat-if history

Ha'penny

2007年 Alternate history, mystery

A sequel to Farthing that continues to follow characters facing political conspiracies and moral dilemmas.

moralitypolitical conspiracy

Half a Crown

2008年 Alternate history, mystery

The final volume of the Small Change trilogy, depicting conflicts and resistance under an altered political regime.

resistancepolitical change

The King's Peace

2000年 Fantasy (Arthurian-inspired)

The first book in a series set in a world influenced by Arthurian legend and Celtic myth, an epic exploring justice and rulership.

heroic narrativejusticekingship

The Just City

2015年 Science fiction / fantasy (philosophical reimagining)

The first book in a trilogy in which Greek gods and philosophers attempt to recreate Plato's Republic in a speculative setting.

philosophycommunityethics

Lent

2019年 Historical fantasy

A historical-fantasy set in Renaissance Italy that incorporates elements of reincarnation and repeating lives in an experimental narrative.

religionreincarnationhistory

Or What You Will

2020年 Metafictional fantasy

A metafictional novel about immortality and creativity, featuring an ageing fantasy novelist and an exploration of art and death.

creativityimmortalityart

What Makes This Book So Great

2014年 Nonfiction (essays and reviews)

A collection of essays and reviews originally written for Tor.com, reflecting on the craft of reviewing and the history of SF and fantasy.

book criticismliterary criticismhistory of SF

全著作

  • Tooth and Claw
  • The King's Peace
  • The King's Name
  • The Prize in the Game
  • Farthing
  • Ha'penny
  • Half a Crown
  • Lifelode
  • Among Others
  • My Real Children
  • The Just City
  • The Philosopher Kings
  • Necessity
  • Lent
  • Or What You Will
  • What Makes This Book So Great
  • Starlings
  • An Informal History of the Hugos

翻案

  • Heart's Home (audio drama, Odyssey Theatre / The Other Path podcast, 2022)

作風・主題

文体
Cross-genre narration (blending fantasy, SF and alternate history)Occasional adoption of Victorian or classical narrative tonesCritical perspective expressed through essays and reviews
頻出モチーフ
books and readingfamily and homecounterfactual history (what-if scenarios)reimagining of myth and classical sourcescreativity and identity

評価・遺産

Walton is acclaimed for moving fluently between fantasy, science fiction and alternate history, and has won multiple major awards. Among Others won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards. She is also influential as a critic and reviewer, contributing to contemporary discussions of SF through online columns.

関連学会

  • Mythopoeic Society (associated)
  • SF-related academic and fan communities (associated)

大衆文化への影響

  • International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day (a movement around online free publishing by writers)

引用

  • On Welsh: "It's the second language of my family of origin, my grandmother was a well known Welsh scholar and translator, I studied it in school from five to sixteen, I have a ten-year-old's fluency on grammar and vocab but no problem whatsoever with pronunciation."
    出典: LiveJournal comment (2007) (2007年)
  • She declared 23 April as International Pixel-Stained Technopeasant Day in response to Howard V. Hendrix's remarks about posting work online.
    出典: Online declaration (2007) (2007年)

豆知識

  • She began writing at age 13 but her first novel was published in 2000.
  • Known for online essays and book criticism, contributing regularly to Tor.com.
  • Her poem "The Lurkers Support Me in E-Mail" is widely quoted online, often unattributed.
  • Has contributed to role-playing game material (e.g., GURPS Celtic Myth).
  • Won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002 and both the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012 for Among Others.