PEN/Hemingway Award for Debut Novel
1 appearances
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Edition 40 (2015) Nominee
Kim Fu
キム・フー
Kimu Fū
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1987 （Vancouver, British Columbia）
- Nationality
- Canadian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Vancouver, British Columbia → Seattle, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- novelist
- Active Years
- 2010-2024
- Nominations
- PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist, Giller Prize Shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of British Columbia | — | Creative Writing | — | — | Canada |
University of British Columbia
Creative Writing
Country:
Canada
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Edmund White Award | For Today I Am a Boy | デビュー小説 | Publishing Triangle | 受賞 |
| 2015 | PEN/Hemingway Award | For Today I Am a Boy | デビュー小説 | PEN America | ファイナリスト |
| — | Lambda Literary Award | For Today I Am a Boy | トランスジェンダー文学 | — | ショートリスト |
| 2017 | National Magazine Awards | How Festive the Ambulance | — | — | 銀メダル |
| 2022 | Giller Prize | Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century | — | — | ショートリスト |
| 2023 | Danuta Gleed Literary Award | Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century | — | — | 受賞 |
Edmund White Award
2015
Work:
For Today I Am a Boy
Category:
デビュー小説
Organization:
Publishing Triangle
Result:
受賞
PEN/Hemingway Award
2015
Work:
For Today I Am a Boy
Category:
デビュー小説
Organization:
PEN America
Result:
ファイナリスト
Lambda Literary Award
Work:
For Today I Am a Boy
Category:
トランスジェンダー文学
Result:
ショートリスト
National Magazine Awards
2017
Work:
How Festive the Ambulance
Result:
銀メダル
Giller Prize
2022
Work:
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
Result:
ショートリスト
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
2023
Work:
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2022) Winner
Danuta Gleed Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 26 (2023) Winner
Works
Major Works
For Today I Am a Boy
2014 NovelThe book follows a Chinese Canadian transgender girl's realization of her identity through her adolescence and adulthood.
TransgenderIdentityFamily
How Festive the Ambulance
2016 PoetryPlayful, lyrical, and cutting debut poetry collection.
Contemporary PoetryDiverse Styles
The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore
2018 NovelFollows the lives of young girls on a camping trip and its long-term effects.
FriendshipClassCulture
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century
2022 Short Story CollectionWildly imaginative collection blending sci-fi, fantasy, and crime fiction.
MonstersModern HorrorSelf-Reflection
Bibliography
- For Today I Am a Boy (2014)
- How Festive the Ambulance (2016)
- The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore (2018)
- Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Playful and lyricalDiverse styles
- Recurring Motifs
- Identity explorationMonsters and self
Legacy
Canadian-born writer known for innovative works on transgender themes and modern monsters.
Trivia
- Born in Canada to immigrant parents from Hong Kong.