Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
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Edition 50 (2022) Winner
Shelley Parker-Chan
シェリー・パーカー＝チャン
Sherī Pākā-Chan
Profile
- Gender
- non-binary
- Born
- New Zealand
- Nationality
- Australian
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New Zealand → Australia (Adelaide) → Asia → Timor-Leste → Indonesia → Australia (Melbourne)
Career
- Occupations
- Diplomat, International development adviser, Fantasy novelist
- Active Years
- 2021-2024
- Influenced By
- Percy Bysshe Shelley
- Nominations
- Goodreads Choice Awards Debut Novel 6th, Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy 4th, British Book Award Debut Book of the Year Shortlisted, Ditmar Award Novel Shortlisted, Lambda Literary Award Transgender Fiction Shortlisted
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Astounding Award for Best New Writer | — | — | World Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2022 | British Fantasy Award (Robert Holdstock Award) | She Who Became the Sun | Fantasy Novel | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 2022 | British Fantasy Award (Sydney J. Bounds Award) | — | Best Newcomer | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 2021 | Aurealis Award | She Who Became the Sun | Fantasy Novel | Aurealis Awards | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Hugo Award | She Who Became the Sun | Novel | World Science Fiction Society | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | Locus Award | She Who Became the Sun | First Novel | Locus Magazine | Nominated |
| 2022 | Dragon Award | She Who Became the Sun | Alternate History Novel | — | Shortlisted |
Astounding Award for Best New Writer
2022
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award (Robert Holdstock Award)
2022
Work:
She Who Became the Sun
Category:
Fantasy Novel
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
British Fantasy Award (Sydney J. Bounds Award)
2022
Category:
Best Newcomer
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
Aurealis Award
2021
Work:
She Who Became the Sun
Category:
Fantasy Novel
Organization:
Aurealis Awards
Result:
Shortlisted
Hugo Award
2022
Work:
She Who Became the Sun
Category:
Novel
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Shortlisted
Locus Award
2022
Work:
She Who Became the Sun
Category:
First Novel
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
Nominated
Dragon Award
2022
Work:
She Who Became the Sun
Category:
Alternate History Novel
Result:
Shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
She Who Became the Sun
2021 Fantasy 416 pagesIn a queer reimagining of the rise of Ming founder Zhu Yuanzhang, a peasant girl assumes her dead brother's identity, becomes a monk, and rises to power amid war and ambition in 14th-century China.
gender fluidityqueer relationshipshistorical reimaginingambition and destinyidentity
Translations
- Translated into 15 languages
He Who Drowned the World
2023 Fantasy 480 pagesSequel to She Who Became the Sun, concluding the duology with betrayals and power struggles in the founding of the Ming dynasty.
betrayaldesirepower strugglesqueer
Translations
- Translated into multiple languages
Bibliography
- She Who Became the Sun (2021)
- He Who Drowned the World (2023)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lush, sensual proseblending of historical fact and fantasyqueer-centered narration
- Recurring Motifs
- gender ambiguityqueer reimaginings of Asian historyhunger and desire
Legacy
Rising star in SFF for queer, Asia-centric historical fantasy. Debut novel won Astounding, British Fantasy Awards; Hugo finalist. Challenges stereotypes of Asian characters.
Quotes
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...Asians could be any and every kind of character: the heroes, the villains, the love interests, warriors, scholars.
Source: Geeks OUT interview (2023) -
I was raised very much by a tiger parent... but I was definitely not perceived as Asian.
Source: Liminal Magazine interview (2022)
Trivia
- Named after Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley.
- Queer and genderqueer.
- Married with a daughter.