Tähtifantasia Award
2 appearances
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Edition 5 (2011) Winner
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Edition 7 (2013) Winner
Steph Swainston
ステフ・スウェインストン
Sute fu Suwein suton
Aliases:
Stephanie Jane Swainston
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1974 （Bradford, Yorkshire, England）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Bookseller, Archaeologist, Lock keeper, Information scientist, Pyrotechnician, Chemistry teacher
- Active Years
- 2004-2024
- Nominations
- John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer nomination
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Girton College, Cambridge | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Wales | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Joseph's Catholic College, Bradford
Country:
United Kingdom
Girton College, Cambridge
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Wales
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Crawford Award | The Year of Our War | — | International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts | winner |
Crawford Award
2005
Work:
The Year of Our War
Organization:
International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Year of Our War
2004 Literary fantasy, New WeirdSet in the Fourlands, told from the first-person perspective of Jant, a winged humanoid and member of the immortal Circle, fighting insect-like creatures from another world under the Emperor.
ImmortalityWarDrug useSexMultiple worlds
No Present Like Time
2005 Literary fantasy, New WeirdSecond book in the Castle series.
ImmortalityWar
The Modern World
2007 Literary fantasy, New WeirdThird book in the Castle series.
ImmortalityWar
Above the Snowline
2010 Literary fantasy, New WeirdFourth book in the Castle series.
ImmortalityWar
Fair Rebel
2016 Literary fantasy, New WeirdFifth book in the Castle series.
ImmortalityWar
Bibliography
- The Year of Our War
- No Present Like Time
- The Modern World
- Above the Snowline
- Fair Rebel
- Wrought Gothic and Other Scenes
- Turning Point
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- First-person narrativeHyper-realistic depiction of warfareDrug useGraphic sex scenesGenre-blending fantasy
- Recurring Motifs
- FourlandsCircle of immortalsEmperorInsect-like creatures from another worldShift
Legacy
Known as a pioneer of New Weird fantasy, critiquing conservative commercial fantasy while gaining acclaim for hyper-realistic depictions of war, drugs, and sex in a fantastical setting.
Trivia
- Her novels are based on a secret childhood paracosm called Fourlands.
- Took a break from writing in 2011 to teach chemistry but returned later.