Shirley Jackson Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 7 (2013) Winner
Sam J. Miller
サム・ジェイ・ミラー
Samu J. Mirā
Aliases:
Sam Joshua Miller
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1979-02-07 （Hudson, New York）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Hudson, New York (childhood) → New York City (current)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Community organizer
- Active Years
- 2008-2024
- Nominations
- 2014 Nebula Award Best Novelette finalist (We Are the Cloud), 2015 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award finalist (We Are the Cloud), 2015 Nebula Award Best Short Story finalist (When Your Child Strays from God), 2016 World Fantasy Award Short Fiction finalist (The Heat of Us: Notes Toward an Oral History)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarion Workshop | — | Writing | — | 2012 | United States |
Clarion Workshop
Writing
Period:
2012
Year of Graduation:
2012
Country:
United States
Studied writing under Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, and Ted Chiang
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Shirley Jackson Award | 57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides | best short fiction | — | winner |
| 2018 | Andre Norton Award | The Art of Starving | Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy | SFWA | winner |
| 2019 | John W. Campbell Memorial Award | Blackfish City | Best Science Fiction Novel | — | winner |
| 2023 | Locus Award | Boys, Beasts & Men | Best Collection | — | winner |
Shirley Jackson Award
2013
Work:
57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides
Category:
best short fiction
Result:
winner
Andre Norton Award
2018
Work:
The Art of Starving
Category:
Young Adult Science Fiction and Fantasy
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
winner
John W. Campbell Memorial Award
2019
Work:
Blackfish City
Category:
Best Science Fiction Novel
Result:
winner
Locus Award
2023
Work:
Boys, Beasts & Men
Category:
Best Collection
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
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Edition 47 (2019) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Art of Starving
2017 Young Adult Science FictionA gay, bullied teenage boy who believes that extreme hunger awakens supernatural abilities and is rooted in Miller's own experience with an adolescent eating disorder.
eating disorderqueersupernatural
Blackfish City
2018 Science FictionA science fiction novel set in a floating Arctic city.
social issuesfuture city
Boys, Beasts & Men
2022 Short story collectionCollection of previously published and new stories with introduction by Amal El-Mohtar.
beastsmonstershumanity
57 Reasons for the Slate Quarry Suicides
2013 HorrorShort story that won the Shirley Jackson Award.
suicidehorror
Bibliography
- The Art of Starving (2017)
- Blackfish City (2018)
- Destroy All Monsters (2019)
- The Blade Between (2020)
- Boys, Beasts & Men (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- evocativedisturbinggrim but compelling
- Recurring Motifs
- speculative fictionsocial issuesbeasts and monsters
Health
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eating disorder思春期Influenced the creation of the novel The Art of Starving
Legacy
American science fiction, fantasy, and horror short fiction author. Winner of Shirley Jackson Award, John W. Campbell Memorial Award, Locus Award. Known for exploring social issues in speculative fiction.
Quotes
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Life is magic. Human society is horror. The world is science fiction.
Source: Locus (2016) (2016)
Trivia
- Grew up in Hudson, New York, where his family ran a butcher shop
- Works as a community organizer for a homelessness organization
- Lives with his husband in New York City
- Attended the 2012 Clarion Workshop