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Maureen F. McHugh

もーりーん・えふ・まくひゅー

Mōrīn F. Makuhyū

Pen Names: Michael GalloglachUsed for her first story published in 1988

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1959-02-13 (Unknown)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown

Career

Occupations
Writer, Novelist
Active Years
1988-2024
Affiliations
No Mimes Media
Nominations
1993 Hugo Award for Best Novel nomination (China Mountain Zhang), 1993 Nebula Award for Best Novel nomination (China Mountain Zhang), 1996 Nebula Award for Best Short Story nomination (The Lincoln Train)

Awards

Locus Award
1993
Work: China Mountain Zhang
Category: Best First Novel
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: Won
Lambda Literary Award
1993
Work: China Mountain Zhang
Category: Gay Men's Science Fiction/Fantasy
Organization: Lambda Literary Foundation
Result: Won
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
1992
Work: China Mountain Zhang
Organization: James Tiptree, Jr. Literary Award Council
Result: Won
Hugo Award
1996
Work: The Lincoln Train
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: World Science Fiction Society
Result: Won
Locus Award
1996
Work: The Lincoln Train
Category: Best Short Story
Organization: Locus Magazine
Result: Won
Shirley Jackson Award
2012
Work: After the Apocalypse
Category: Collection
Organization: Shirley Jackson Awards
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

China Mountain Zhang

1992 Science fiction

Set in a future world dominated by China, it follows the life of transgender protagonist Rafael Zhang.

IdentityCultural clashHomosexuality

Half the Day Is Night

1994 Science fiction

A thriller set in a future South America.

PoliticsTerror

Mission Child

1998 Science fiction

Story of survival and identity on an alien colony.

ColonialismLanguage

Nekropolis

2001 Science fiction

Set in a future Egypt where zombies live among humans.

Life and deathInfection

Mothers and Other Monsters

2005 Short story collection

Collection exploring mothers, monsters, and more.

FamilyMonsters

After the Apocalypse

2011 Short story collection

Stories set after apocalyptic events.

Post-apocalypseSurvival

Bibliography

  • China Mountain Zhang
  • Half the Day Is Night
  • Mission Child
  • Nekropolis
  • Mothers and Other Monsters
  • After the Apocalypse

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Realistic SFCultural and social insightsConcise prose
Recurring Motifs
Cross-cultural encountersPost-apocalyptic worldsIdentity exploration

Legacy

Hugo and Locus Award winner highly regarded in SF for cultural explorations; also wrote for alternate reality games.