Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2022) Winner
Nghi Vo
ンギ・ヴォ
Nghi Vo
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981-12-04 （Peoria, Illinois）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Peoria, Illinois → Urbana-Champaign, Illinois → Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, short story writer
- Active Years
- 2007-2025
- Nominations
- James Tiptree Jr. Award Honor List (2015, Neither Witch nor Fairy), Goodreads Choice Awards Finalist (2020, The Empress of Salt and Fortune), Ignyte Awards Finalist (2021, The Empress of Salt and Fortune), Locus Award Finalist (2021, The Empress of Salt and Fortune)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign | — | — | — | — | United States |
University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Hugo Award for Best Novella | The Empress of Salt and Fortune | Novella | World Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2021 | Crawford Award | The Empress of Salt and Fortune | — | International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts | Won |
| 2022 | Shirley Jackson Award | What the Dead Know | Novelette | — | Won |
| 2023 | Ignyte Award Best Novella | Into the Riverlands | Novella | — | Won |
| 2025 | Hugo Award for Best Short Story | Stitched to Skin Like Family Is | Short Story | World Science Fiction Society | Won |
Hugo Award for Best Novella
2021
Work:
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Category:
Novella
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Crawford Award
2021
Work:
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
Organization:
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
Result:
Won
Shirley Jackson Award
2022
Work:
What the Dead Know
Category:
Novelette
Result:
Won
Ignyte Award Best Novella
2023
Work:
Into the Riverlands
Category:
Novella
Result:
Won
Hugo Award for Best Short Story
2025
Work:
Stitched to Skin Like Family Is
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
World Fantasy Award
1 appearances
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Edition 50 (2024) WinnerWork: Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood
A short story in New Suns 2 about a royal wardrobist who resists colonization and survives invasion through craft and quiet defiance.
Resistance is expressed through the work of making and mending clothing.
short fictioncolonialismsurvivalcourt politicswardrobe
Works
Major Works
The Empress of Salt and Fortune
2020 FantasyA fantasy novella about a pilgrim monk unraveling the story of a deposed empress.
EmpireExileMemory
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain
2020 FantasySequel in the Singing Hills Cycle.
TigerLegends
The Chosen and the Beautiful
2021 FantasyQueer fantasy retelling of The Great Gatsby with Vietnamese-American Jordan Baker.
QueerImmigrationFantasy
Siren Queen
2022 Urban FantasyUrban fantasy set in pre-Hays Code Hollywood.
HollywoodSupernatural
Bibliography
- Singing Hills Cycle, Standalone novels etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- PoeticStorytelling-driven
- Recurring Motifs
- Asian mythology influencesQueer themes
Legacy
American fantasy author known for Hugo-winning works like Singing Hills Cycle.
Trivia
- Openly queer.
- Vietnamese-American descent.