Astounding Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer)
1 appearances
-
Edition 20 (1992) Winner
Ted Chiang
ジャン・フェンナン
Jiāng Fēngnán
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1967 （Port Jefferson, New York）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Atheism
- Residence History
- Long Island → Bellevue, Washington
Career
- Occupations
- Fiction writer, Technical writer
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Notre Dame, Santa Fe Institute
- Influenced By
- Isaac Asimov, Arthur C. Clarke, Gene Wolfe
- Influenced
- Peter Watts
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown University | — | Computer Science | B.S. | 1985-1989 | United States |
Brown University
Computer Science
Degree:
B.S.
Period:
1985-1989
Year of Graduation:
1989
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Nebula Award | Tower of Babylon | Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America | Won |
| 2002 | Hugo Award | Hell Is the Absence of God | Novelette | — | Won |
| 2000 | Nebula Award | Story of Your Life | Novella | — | Won |
| 2024 | PEN/Malamud Award | — | — | — | Won |
Nebula Award
1990
Work:
Tower of Babylon
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America
Result:
Won
Hugo Award
2002
Work:
Hell Is the Absence of God
Category:
Novelette
Result:
Won
Nebula Award
2000
Work:
Story of Your Life
Category:
Novella
Result:
Won
PEN/Malamud Award
2024
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Sidewise Award for Alternate History
1 appearances
BSFA Award
2 appearances
-
Edition 40 (2008) Winner
-
Edition 56 (2024) Winner
PEN/Malamud Award (PEN/Bernard and Ann Malamud Award)
1 appearances
-
Edition 48 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tower of Babylon
1990 Science fictionA story about climbing the Tower of Babylon.
FaithPhysics
Story of Your Life
1998 Science fictionA linguist communicates with aliens; basis for the film Arrival.
TimeLanguage
Adaptations
- [Film] Arrival / Denis Villeneuve (2016)
Hell Is the Absence of God
2001 FantasyFaith in a world where angels appear.
ReligionGod
Stories of Your Life and Others
2002 Short story collectionCollection of early stories.
SFPhilosophy
Exhalation
2019 Short story collectionLater collection of stories.
AIFree will
Bibliography
- Tower of Babylon
- Division by Zero
- Story of Your Life
- Exhalation: Stories
Adaptations
- Arrival (film)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Tight-hewn and lucid styleMaking philosophical questions storyable
- Recurring Motifs
- TimeArtificial intelligenceLanguageFaith
Legacy
One of the most awarded science fiction writers, with 4 Hugos and 4 Nebulas.
In Popular Culture
- Known as the author of the story behind the film Arrival.
Quotes
-
Science fiction allows me to make philosophical questions storyable.
Source: Interview (2016)
Trivia
- Father is a professor of mechanical engineering at Stony Brook University.
- Mother was a librarian.
- Began submitting SF stories at age 15.