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Naomi Novik

ナオミ・ノヴィク

Naomi Novik

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
New York (state)
Nationality
American
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Roslyn Heights, Long Island → Manhattan

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Computer programmer
Active Years
2006-
Affiliations
Organization for Transformative Works (OTW), Archive of Our Own (AO3)
Memberships
Organization for Transformative Works (OTW) director (2007)
Influenced By
J. R. R. Tolkien, Jane Austen
Nominations
Goodreads Choice Awards 2018 Fantasy novel (Spinning Silver), Hugo Award 2007 Novel (His Majesty's Dragon), Hugo Award 2016 Novel (Uprooted), Hugo Award 2019 Novel (Spinning Silver), Hugo Award 2017 Series (Temeraire), Locus Award 2022 Fantasy novel (The Last Graduate), Locus Award 2016 Novelette (Spinning Silver), Lodestar Award 2021 Young adult book (A Deadly Education), Nebula Award 2019 Novel (Spinning Silver), World Fantasy Award 2016 Novel (Uprooted)

Education

Brown University
English literature
Degree: BA
Country: United States
Columbia University
Computer science
Degree: MS
Country: United States

Awards

Alex Award
2019
Work: Spinning Silver
Category: Adult book
Organization: American Library Association
Result: Won
Audie Award
2019
Work: Spinning Silver
Category: Fantasy
Result: Won
British Fantasy Award
2016
Work: Uprooted
Category: Fantasy novel
Organization: British Fantasy Society
Result: Won
Compton Crook Award
2007
Work: His Majesty's Dragon
Category: New writer
Organization: Baltimore Science Fiction Society
Result: Won
John W. Campbell Award
2007
Work: Naomi Novik
Category: New writer
Result: Won
Locus Award
2016
Work: Uprooted
Category: Fantasy novel
Result: Won
Locus Award
2019
Work: Spinning Silver
Category: Fantasy novel
Result: Won
Locus Award
2007
Work: Temeraire: In the Service of the King
Category: First novel
Result: Won
Lodestar Award
2022
Work: The Last Graduate
Category: Young adult book
Result: Won
Mythopoeic Award
2016
Work: Uprooted
Category: Adult literature
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Won
Mythopoeic Award
2019
Work: Spinning Silver
Category: Adult literature
Organization: Mythopoeic Society
Result: Won
Nebula Award
2016
Work: Uprooted
Category: Novel
Organization: Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result: Won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

His Majesty's Dragon

2006 Historical fantasy

Alternate history of the Napoleonic Wars involving dragons.

DragonsAerial combatFriendship
Adaptations
  • [Film] / Peter Jackson

Uprooted

2015 Fantasy

Standalone fantasy novel inspired by Polish folklore.

MagicWoodHeroism
Adaptations
  • [Film] / Ellen DeGeneres / Jeff Kleeman

Spinning Silver

2018 Fantasy

Standalone novel inspired by Rumpelstiltskin fairy tale.

FairiesDebtTransformation

A Deadly Education

2020 Fantasy

First in the Scholomance trilogy about a school of black magic.

Magic schoolSurvivalMulticulturalism
Adaptations
  • [Film] / Todd Lieberman / David Hoberman

Bibliography

  • See Wikipedia for complete bibliography

Adaptations

  • Temeraire series film optioned by Peter Jackson (rights reverted)
  • Uprooted film rights by Warner Bros.
  • Scholomance series film rights by Universal Pictures

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Speculative fictionHistorical fantasyAlternate history
Recurring Motifs
DragonsMagicFolktale retellings

Legacy

Prominent speculative fiction author with multiple awards. Co-founder of AO3 contributing to fan culture.

In Popular Culture

  • AO3 won Hugo Award for Best Related Work

Trivia

  • Co-founder of Archive of Our Own (AO3).
  • Helped organize Organization for Transformative Works.
  • Temeraire series optioned by Peter Jackson but rights reverted.