Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
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Edition 24 (2014) Winner
Monica Byrne
モニカ・バーン
Monika Bān
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981-07-13 （Harrisburg, Pennsylvania）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic
- Residence History
- Harrisburg, Pennsylvania → Annville, Pennsylvania → Durham, North Carolina
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Playwright
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Vermont Studio Center, Elsewhere Collective, Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern
- Influenced By
- Norman Rush, Kim Stanley Robinson, Ursula K. Le Guin
- Nominations
- Locus Award and Kitschies nominations (The Girl in the Road)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wellesley College | Biochemistry and Religion | — | BA | — | United States |
| Massachusetts Institute of Technology | — | Geochemistry | MS | — | United States |
| Clarion Workshop | — | — | — | 2008 | United States |
Wellesley College
Biochemistry and Religion
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
BA in biochemistry and religion
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Geochemistry
Degree:
MS
Country:
United States
MS in geochemistry
Clarion Workshop
Period:
2008
Year of Graduation:
2008
Country:
United States
Attended with Neil Gaiman
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | James Tiptree, Jr. Award | The Girl in the Road | — | — | 受賞 |
James Tiptree, Jr. Award
2015
Work:
The Girl in the Road
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Girl in the Road
2014 Science fictionSet in a future where India and Africa are economic superpowers, interweaving stories of Meena crossing the Arabian Sea from Mumbai to Djibouti on a floating bridge, and Mariama riding a truck across Africa from Mauritania to Djibouti.
IdentityTraumaFuture societies
The Actual Star
2021 Science fictionSpans three timelines: 1012 in a declining Mayan kingdom, 2012 following a young woman exploring her Belizean heritage, and 3012 in a utopian genderless society after climatic ruin.
HistoryClimate changeGender
What Every Girl Should Know
2012 DramaGirls at a Catholic girls' school around 1914 worship birth control and women's rights activist Margaret Sanger.
FeminismBirth controlReligion
Bibliography
- The Girl in the Road (2014)
- The Actual Star (2021)
- The Comedy at Kuala (2010)
- Nine Bodies of Water (2010)
- Five Letters from New Laverne (2010)
- Gustus Dei (2015)
- The Reclamation Rite of One April Nora Hess
- Miss America 1988 and The Last Human Conversation
- Poor Ball
- Nightwork (2011)
- The Memory Palace (2011)
- The Pentaeon (2012)
- Tarantino's Yellow Speedo (2014)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- AmbitiousRich worldbuildingInterwoven narratives
- Recurring Motifs
- Women's journeysFuture societiesCultural identity
Legacy
Known for winning the James Tiptree, Jr. Award, acclaimed for innovative science fiction novels.
Trivia
- Former NASA intern
- Aspired to be an astronaut
- Transitioned from scientist to writer