The audiobook of Jade City, narrated by Andrew Kishino, is a finalist for the 2019 Audie Awards in the Fantasy category. Andrew did an outstanding job bringing my book to life for listeners and I couldn’t be more thrilled to see his work recognized. Listen to a sample here, or download the book at Audible, Downpour, or wherever audiobooks are sold.
Winners will be announced at the Audie Awards Gala on March 4th.
I’m happy to share the news that Cross Fire is a finalist for the 2019 Oregon Book Award in the YA category, alongside The Wicked Deep by Shea Ernshaw, Books Smarts & Tender Hearts by Shelley Pearson, and This Mortal Coil by Emily Suvada. Congratulations to all the finalists! This is my third Oregon Book Award nomination (Zeroboxer and Exo were nominees in 2016 and 2018 respectively). The full announcement and more details can be found on the Literary Arts website.
I couldn’t be happier to share the news that Jade City is the winner of the 2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel. This year, the Best Novel award was a tie; I share this incredible honor with The Changeling by Victor LaValle. See the full list of nominees and winners.
The 2018 Aurora Awards for Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy, were announced in Vancouver, BC on October 6, and my work was honored with not one, but two wins! Jade City won for Best Novel, and Exo won for Best YA Novel, in a tie with Houses of the Old Blood by Elizabeth Whitton. Thank you to the voters of the CSFFA! See the full list of winners here.
When my boxes of author copies start piling up like this, it’s time to do a big giveaway! Enter the Rafflecopter below to win one of 8 (that’s right, EIGHT) signed paperback copies of my Andre-Norton-nominated, Oregon Book Award finalist, Jr. Library Guild-selected young adult science fiction novel Exo.
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Jade War has a big, bold cover designed by Lisa Marie Pampilio, and those tag lines give me shivers of anticipation. I’ve turned in the manuscript to my editor at Orbit, so look for Book 2 of the Green Bone Saga in summer 2019! More info here on the Orbit Books blog.
I’m going to be part of two stops on Scholastic’s Find Your Story Tour this October, along with Scott Westerfeld, Ally Carter, Elliot Schrefer, Kody Keplinger, Justina Chen, and Sarah Darer Littman. You can find me in San Francisco at Towne Center Books on Oct 22, or in San Diego at Mysterious Galaxy on Oct 23.
Exo has been named an Honor Book in the Young Adult category of the Oregon Spirit Book Award for 2017 by the Oregon Council of Teachers of English. Congratulations to winner Emily Suvada (This Mortal Coil) and fellow honoree Laini Taylor (Strange the Dreamer). This is the second time the OCTE has recognized my work (Zeroboxer won in 2015), and I’m extremely thankful to have the valuable support of state English teachers.
The finalists for the 2018 World Fantasy Awards have been announced and I’m on the ballot twice! Jade City is nominated for Best Novel, and “Old Souls” for Best Short Fiction. Check out all the deserving nominees and their works here. This year’s World Fantasy Convention will take place November 1-4 in Baltimore.
The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association has announced the 2018 ballot for the Aurora Awards and my work is thrice nominated. Jade City is a finalist for Best Novel, Exo is a finalist for Best YA Novel, and “Old Souls” is up for Best Short Fiction. The Aurora Awards will be voted on by members of the CSFFA and will be presented at VCON 42 in Richmond, BC, Oct 5-7, 2018.
The longlist for the Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic was also announced, and Jade City and Exo are both finalists in their respective categories.
I’m thrilled and honored to have my work recognized in Canada.