Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1987) Winner
Karen Joy Fowler
かれん・じょい・ふぁうらー
Karen Joi Faurā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1950-02-07 （Bloomington, Indiana）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Bloomington, Indiana (first 11 years) → Palo Alto, California
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Science fiction writer, Fantasy writer
- Active Years
- 1985-2024
- Affiliations
- Clarion Foundation (former president)
- Memberships
- Co-founder of James Tiptree, Jr. Award
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Political Science | Master's (incomplete?) | undergraduate and master's program | United States |
| University of California, Davis | — | Creative Writing | — | — | United States |
University of California, Berkeley
Political Science
Degree:
Master's (incomplete?)
Period:
undergraduate and master's program
Country:
United States
Had a child during last year of master's program
University of California, Davis
Creative Writing
Country:
United States
Took creative writing class
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | — | — | SFWA | winner |
| 1999 | World Fantasy Award—Collection | Black Glass | — | World Fantasy Convention | winner |
| 2004 | Nebula Award (Short Story) | What I Didn't See | — | SFWA | winner |
| 2008 | Nebula Award (Short Story) | Always | — | SFWA | winner |
| 2010 | Shirley Jackson Award (Short Story) | The Pelican Bar | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction | The Pelican Bar | — | World Fantasy Convention | winner |
| 2011 | World Fantasy Award—Collection | What I Didn't See, and Other Stories | — | World Fantasy Convention | winner |
| 2014 | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction | We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | — | PEN/Faulkner Foundation | winner |
| 2014 | Man Booker Prize Shortlist | We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | — | — | shortlist |
| 2014 | Specsavers National Book Awards International Author | We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves | — | — | winner |
| 2022 | Booker Prize Longlist | Booth | — | — | longlist |
| 2020 | World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement | — | — | World Fantasy Convention | winner |
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer
1987
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
winner
World Fantasy Award—Collection
1999
Work:
Black Glass
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
winner
Nebula Award (Short Story)
2004
Work:
What I Didn't See
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
winner
Nebula Award (Short Story)
2008
Work:
Always
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
winner
Shirley Jackson Award (Short Story)
2010
Work:
The Pelican Bar
Result:
winner
World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction
2010
Work:
The Pelican Bar
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
winner
World Fantasy Award—Collection
2011
Work:
What I Didn't See, and Other Stories
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
winner
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
2014
Work:
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Organization:
PEN/Faulkner Foundation
Result:
winner
Man Booker Prize Shortlist
2014
Work:
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Result:
shortlist
Specsavers National Book Awards International Author
2014
Work:
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Result:
winner
Booker Prize Longlist
2022
Work:
Booth
Result:
longlist
World Fantasy Award—Life Achievement
2020
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2009) Winner
Thomas D. Clareson Award for Distinguished Service
1 appearances
-
Edition 16 (2011) Winner
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
1 appearances
-
Edition 34 (2014) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Jane Austen Book Club
2004 Literary fictionSix members of a 21st-century book club discuss Jane Austen's books. SF plays a role.
Jane AustenBook clubRelationships
Adaptations
- [Film] The Jane Austen Book Club / Robin Swicord (2007)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
2013 Literary fictionRosemary reflects on her childhood raised with a chimpanzee sister Fern.
FamilyAnimal researchMemory
Booth
2022 Historical fictionStory of the Booth family, Shakespearean actors connected to Lincoln's assassin.
19th centuryFamilyAmerican history
Sarah Canary
1991 Science fiction19th-century Pacific Northwest: alienated people encounter mysterious Sarah, an alien.
Social alienation19th centuryFirst contact
Bibliography
- Sarah Canary
- The War of the Roses
- The Sweetheart Season
- Sister Noon
- The Jane Austen Book Club
- Wit's End
- We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
- Booth
- Artificial Things
- Peripheral Vision
- Letters from Home
- Black Glass
- What I Didn't See and Other Stories
- The Science of Herself
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Blends SF, fantasy, literary fictionFocus on 19th centuryWomen's livesSocial alienation
- Recurring Motifs
- 19th-century AmericaWomen's livesAlienation and outsidersFamily secrets
Legacy
Acclaimed in SF, fantasy, literary fiction with multiple major awards. The Jane Austen Book Club bestseller and film. Co-founder James Tiptree Jr. Award.
Trivia
- Has one child
- Co-founded the James Tiptree, Jr. Award with Pat Murphy in 1991
- Lived in Bloomington, Indiana until age 11