Jade City TV Show in Development
EXCITING NEWS. The headline in Deadline says it: the Green Bone Saga is in development as a television show at Peacock! Read the details in the full announcement here.
Jade War a finalist for the Dragon Awards
I’m flabbergasted and ecstatic that Jade War is a finalist for the 2020 Dragon Awards for Best Fantasy Novel alongside these titans of the genre! This is my first major fan award nomination and it truly means much to me. To see the full ballot and register to vote, visit the Dragon Awards website. There is no fee or qualification to vote other than being a fan.
Green Bone Saga fan art
I’ve gathered the Green Bone Saga fan art I’ve received into a gallery on Pinterest, for my (and your) viewing pleasure. Seeing fan art is one easily one of the best things about being an author. It’s an incredible feeling every time I’m told that my stories and characters have inspired readers to be creative. I’ve tried to credit the artists as best I can, and of course, always welcome additions. Visit the Green Bone Saga fan art gallery here.
Locus Awards Finalist 2X
Both of my published works last year are finalists for the 2020 Locus Awards!
Jade War is a finalist for Best Fantasy novel.
“I [28M] created a deepfake girlfriend and now my parents think we’re getting married,” is a finalist for Best Short Story.
There is a wealth of excellent work on the finalist list and I’m honored to be on it. Thank you to all the voters and congratulations to all the finalists.
Online Interviews, Videos, and Panels
In this time of social distancing, here are a few places I’ve been around the Internet:
- Guest of Honor interview with Sirens.
- Guest of Honor reading recommendations for Sirens.
- Video for the Super Relaxed Fantasy Club featuring a sneak peek excerpt of Jade Legacy and recent book recommendations.
- Conversation with author and journalist David Epstein about career transition.
- Interview on The Fantasy Hive
- Panel on Urban Fantasy as part of Reddit Fantasy’s Virtual Con.
- 10 Minutes with Fonda Lee on the Coode Street Podcast
- Orbit Live! Q&A with Luke Arnold & Fonda Lee
- Interview on the Storied Lives podcast
- 4th Street Fantasy podcast panel – “The Fantasy Feast”
Jade War is an Aurora Award finalist
Jade War is a finalist for Best Novel in the 2020 Aurora Awards, celebrating the best of Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy. I’m honored by my fifth Aurora Awards nomination! The awards ceremony will be held online on August 15, 2020. See the full ballot.
Jade City is a finalist for the 2020 Seiun Awards
The Science Fiction Fan Groups’ Association of Nippon (SFFAN) has announced the finalists for the 2020 Seiun Awards (the Japanese equivalent of the Hugo Awards), honoring the best original and translated works published last year in Japan.
I’m delighted that Jade City is a finalist for Best Translated Novel. This is my first award nomination for a translated edition of my work. My thanks to translator Mayumi Ohtani, to my Japanese publisher, Hayakawa, and to Japanese readers.
Read more about the Seiun Awards and see the full ballot of nominees in this Locus article.
The Year’s Best Science Fiction
I’m honored that my short story, “I [28M] Created a Deepfake Girlfriend and Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married,” first published in the MIT Tech Review, will be included in The Year’s Best Science Fiction from Saga Press, edited by Jonathan Strahan and releasing September 8, 2020.
The anthology will also feature short fiction from Ted Chiang, NK Jemisin, Ken Liu, Caroline Yoachim, Charlie Jane Anders, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Malka Older, Fran Wilde, Indrapramit Das, Suzanne Palmer, Rich Larson, Alec Nevala-Lee, SL Huang, E. Lily Yu, Saleem Haddad, Karen Tidbeck, Han Song, Anil Menon, Tegan Moore, Suyi Davis Okungobowa, Vandana Singh, Greg Egan, Chinelo Onwualu.
2019 Locus Recommended Reading List
I’m delighted that both of my 2019 publications, my novel Jade War and my short story, “I [28M] Created a Deepfake Girlfriend And Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married” are on the 2019 Locus Recommended Reading List along with dozens of other excellent works.
New Short Story in MIT Technology Review
I have a new short story published in the MIT Technology Review this month. “I (28M) Created A Deepfake Girlfriend And Now My Parents Think We’re Getting Married” is a near-future comedy drama about a young man who turns to technology to solve his relationship problems and gets in over his head. You can read it online as part of the magazine’s youth issue.