Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2020) Winner
Sarah Pinsker
サラ・ピンスカー
Sara Pinsukā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New York
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York → Illinois → Texas → Toronto, Canada → Maryland
Career
- Occupations
- Science fiction and fantasy author, Singer-songwriter
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA), Baltimore Science Fiction Society
- Memberships
- SFWA
- Influenced By
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Kate Wilhelm, Octavia Butler, Karen Joy Fowler, Kij Johnson, Kelly Link
- Nominations
- Nebula Award finalist (multiple), Hugo Award finalist (multiple)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goucher College | — | History | — | — | United States |
Goucher College
History
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Nebula Award | Our Lady of the Open Road | Best Novelette | SFWA | Won |
| 2020 | Nebula Award | A Song for a New Day | Best Novel | SFWA | Won |
| 2021 | Nebula Award | Two Truths and a Lie | Best Novelette | SFWA | Won |
| 2021 | Nebula Award | Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather | Best Short Story | SFWA | Won |
| 2020 | Philip K. Dick Award | A Song for a New Day | — | — | Won |
| 2023 | Seiun Award | Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea | Translated Short Story | — | Won |
Nebula Award
2016
Work:
Our Lady of the Open Road
Category:
Best Novelette
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
Won
Nebula Award
2020
Work:
A Song for a New Day
Category:
Best Novel
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
Won
Nebula Award
2021
Work:
Two Truths and a Lie
Category:
Best Novelette
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
Won
Nebula Award
2021
Work:
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
Category:
Best Short Story
Organization:
SFWA
Result:
Won
Philip K. Dick Award
2020
Work:
A Song for a New Day
Result:
Won
Seiun Award
2023
Work:
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea
Category:
Translated Short Story
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Nebula Award
1 appearances
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Edition 57 (2022) WinnerWork: Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
A folk-horror story told through comment threads on a crowdsourced website, where an investigation into a local ballad slowly turns eerie and unsafe.
folk horroronline investigationfolkloremysterycommunal storytelling
Works
Major Works
A Song for a New Day
2019 Science fictionThe novel follows the life of a musician in a future where pandemics and terrorism make public events such as concerts illegal.
musicpandemicfreedomsurveillance
We Are Satellites
2021 Science fictionA family grapples with a brain implant that augments cognition.
technologyfamilyidentity
Our Lady of the Open Road
2015 Science fictionA novelette about a road trip and music.
musictravelloss
Two Truths and a Lie
2020 FantasyA novelette involving mermaids and human interaction.
fantasyhuman relationships
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
2021 FantasyA girl with the power of folk songs.
musicmagicgrowth
Bibliography
- A Song for a New Day
- We Are Satellites
- Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea
- Lost Places
Translations of Works
- Japanese translation of 'Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea'
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- thoughtfulsubtledreamlikecreepy
- Recurring Motifs
- musicroadspersonal experiencesdiverse perspectives
Legacy
A prominent American SF and fantasy author with multiple Nebula and Hugo Awards, known for thoughtful explorations of music, identity, and society.
Quotes
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Science fiction looks at the world through a slightly different lens, so it's fun to put that lens onto new experiences.
Source: Interview (2016)
Trivia
- Singer-songwriter with the band Stalking Horses
- Hosts the Baltimore Science Fiction Society's Dangerous Voices Variety Hour reading series