Brooke Bolander is an American author of speculative fiction.[1]
Brooke Bolander | |
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 Brooke Bolander at Worldcon in Helsinki, 2017 | |
| Occupation | Short fiction author |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | |
| Period | 2008–present |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Notable works | The Only Harmless Great Thing (2018) |
| Notable awards |
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| Website | |
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Biography
editBolander attended the University of Leicester, studying History and Archaeology,[2] and is a graduate of the 2011 Clarion Workshop.[3]
Literary career
editBolander's work, including both short fiction and essays, has been published in venues such as Lightspeed,[2] Uncanny Magazine,[4] and Strange Horizons.[3]
Her novelette "And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead" (2015), first published in Lightspeed,[5] was a finalist for the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,[6] the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette,[7] and the 2016 Locus Award for Best Novelette.[8] It was included in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection.[9]
Her short story "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" (2016), in Uncanny Magazine,[10] was a finalist for the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11] and the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[12]
Her novelette The Only Harmless Great Thing (2018), released by Tor,[13] won the 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 2019 Locus Award for Best Novelette, and was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.
Awards and nominations
edit| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | "And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead" | Nebula Award | Novelette | Shortlisted | [6] |
| 2016 | Hugo Award | Novelette | Shortlisted | [7] | |
| Locus Award | Novelette | Nominated | [8] | ||
| Theodore Sturgeon Award | — | Shortlisted | [14] | ||
| "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" | Nebula Award | Short Story | Shortlisted | [11] | |
| 2017 | Hugo Award | Short Story | Shortlisted | [12] | |
| World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | Shortlisted | |||
| 2018 | The Only Harmless Great Thing | Nebula Award | Novelette | Won | |
| 2019 | Hugo Award | Novelette | Shortlisted | [14][15] | |
| Locus Award | Novelette | Won | |||
| Shirley Jackson Award | Novella | Shortlisted | [14][15] | ||
| Theodore Sturgeon Award | — | Shortlisted | [14][15] | ||
| World Fantasy Award | Novella | Shortlisted | [14][15] | ||
| "The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters..." | Hugo Award | Short Story | Shortlisted |
Bibliography
editFiction
editSource:[10]
- "Trickster Blues" (2008)
- "Her Words Like Hunting Vixens Spring" (2012)
- "Tornado's Siren" (2012)
- "Sun Dogs" (2012)
- "The Beasts of the Earth, the Madness of Men" (2013)
- "Darlings" (2014)
- "The Legend of RoboNinja" (2014)
- "Mechanical Animals" (2014)
- "And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead" (2015)[5]
- "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" (2016)
- "The Last of the Minotaur Wives" (2017)
- The Only Harmless Great Thing (2018)[13]
- "The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat" (2018)[17]
- "No Flight Without the Shatter" (2018)
- Kindle (2019)
- A Bird, a Song, a Revolution (2019)
- A Glossary of Radicalization (2020)
- Where the River Turns to Concrete (2020)
Nonfiction
edit- "Breaching the Gap" (2014)
- "Introduction" (Genius Loci) (2016)
- "The Uncanny Dinosaurs—Introduction" (2018)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Her Words Like Hunting Vixens Spring". Lightspeed Magazine. February 7, 2012. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Brooke Bolander". Lightspeed Magazine. December 7, 2011. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Brooke Bolander". Strange Horizons. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "Brooke Bolander". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Bolander, Brooke (February 2015). "And You Shall Know Her By the Trail of Dead". Lightspeed Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "Nebula Award Winners Announced". SFWA. May 14, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "2016 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. December 29, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "Locus Online News » 2016 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ "The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016, edited by Rich Horton". Prime Books. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b Bolander, Brooke (2016). "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved March 12, 2017.
- ^ a b "SFWA Announces 2016 Nebula, Norton, and Bradbury Award Nominees!". The Nebula Awards. February 20, 2017. Retrieved March 11, 2017.
- ^ a b "2017 Hugo Awards". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
- ^ a b Publishing, Tor com. "The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander | Tor.com Publishing". Tor Publishing. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e "Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction News and Events". Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "World Fantasy Awards 2019 | World Fantasy Convention". Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Summary Bibliography: Brooke Bolander". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved April 2, 2024.
- ^ Bol, Brooke; er. "The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved May 15, 2019.
External links
edit- Official website
- Brooke Bolander at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Brooke Bolander at Library of Congress, with 1 library catalog record
