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Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Period | 2015–Present |
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Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. [1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad. [2]
Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer. [3] [4] Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015. [4] [5] [6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016, [7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. [8] Her novelette " If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. [9]
Source: [10]
Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Spirits Abroad | Crawford Award | — | Won | |
Sorcerer to the Crown | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novel | Nominated Below Cutoff | ||
British Fantasy Award | BFA–Newcomer
( Sydney J. Bounds Award) |
Won | |||
British Fantasy Award | BFA–Fantasy Novel
( Robert Holdstock Award) |
Nominated | |||
Otherwise Award | — | Honorable Mention | |||
Locus Award | Locus–First Novel | Nominated–2nd | |||
2018 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novelette | Won | |
Locus Award | Locus–Novelette | Nominated–11th | |||
2019 | The True Queen | Locus Award | Locus–Fantasy Novel | Nominated–14th | |
2020 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novella | Nominated Below Cutoff | |
British Fantasy Award | BFA–Novella | Nominated | |||
Lambda Award | Lambda–Sci-fi | Nominated | |||
Locus Award | Locus–Novella | Nominated–6th | |||
2021 | Black Water Sister | World Fantasy Award | WFA–Novel | Pending | |
Locus Award | Locus–Fantasy Novel | Nominated–2nd | |||
Ignyte Award | Novel (Adult) | Pending | |||
Spirits Abroad | Locus Award | Locus–Collection | Nominated–2nd |
Zen Cho | |
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Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Period | 2015–Present |
Genre | |
Notable works |
|
Notable awards |
|
Website | |
zencho |
Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. [1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad. [2]
Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer. [3] [4] Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015. [4] [5] [6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016, [7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. [8] Her novelette " If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette. [9]
Source: [10]
Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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2015 | Spirits Abroad | Crawford Award | — | Won | |
Sorcerer to the Crown | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novel | Nominated Below Cutoff | ||
British Fantasy Award | BFA–Newcomer
( Sydney J. Bounds Award) |
Won | |||
British Fantasy Award | BFA–Fantasy Novel
( Robert Holdstock Award) |
Nominated | |||
Otherwise Award | — | Honorable Mention | |||
Locus Award | Locus–First Novel | Nominated–2nd | |||
2018 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novelette | Won | |
Locus Award | Locus–Novelette | Nominated–11th | |||
2019 | The True Queen | Locus Award | Locus–Fantasy Novel | Nominated–14th | |
2020 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novella | Nominated Below Cutoff | |
British Fantasy Award | BFA–Novella | Nominated | |||
Lambda Award | Lambda–Sci-fi | Nominated | |||
Locus Award | Locus–Novella | Nominated–6th | |||
2021 | Black Water Sister | World Fantasy Award | WFA–Novel | Pending | |
Locus Award | Locus–Fantasy Novel | Nominated–2nd | |||
Ignyte Award | Novel (Adult) | Pending | |||
Spirits Abroad | Locus Award | Locus–Collection | Nominated–2nd |