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Sarah Gailey
BornCalifornia Edit this on Wikidata
OccupationWriter, comics writer, essayist, novelist Edit this on Wikidata
Stylehorror fiction, science fiction, fantasy Edit this on Wikidata
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Websitehttps://www.sarahgailey.com/ Edit this on Wikidata

Sarah Gailey is an American author. Their alternate history novella River of Teeth was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,[1] the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[2] and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella.[3] In 2018, they also won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer.[2]

Career[edit]

Gailey's fiction has been published in The Atlantic,[4] Tor.com,[5] and Fireside Magazine. Their non-fiction writing has appeared on Tor.com,[6] Mashable,[7] The Boston Globe[8] and Uncanny Magazine.[9]

Gailey first became well-known for their 2017 American Hippo duology, consisting of the novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow.[10][11][12]

Their first full-length novel, Magic for Liars, was published by Tor Books in June 2019. Buzzfeed News called it "one of the best fantasies of 2019."[13]

February 2020 brought the publication of a standalone novella, Upright Woman Wanted.[14] Their debut young adult novel, When We Were Magic, was published by Simon Pulse in March 2020.[15]

Gailey's second novel for adults, The Echo Wife, was published in February 2021 by Tor Books.[16] In August 2021, their five-issue original comics series Eat the Rich premiered.[17]

In 2022 Gailey released their third novel for adults, Just Like Home, published in July by Tor Books.[18][19] They continued their work in comics with a 12-issue Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics arc titled The Vampire Slayer (2022-2023)[20][21] and an original science fiction series titled Know Your Station (2022-2023),[22][23] co-created with artist Liana Kangas.

According to Gailey's website, their work has been translated into seven different languages.

Personal life[edit]

Gailey is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area,[24] and as of 2019 lives in Los Angeles.[13]

Gailey is non-binary.[25]

Bibliography[edit]

Novels[edit]

  • Magic for Liars (2019, Tor Books; ISBN 9781250174611)
  • When We Were Magic (2020, Simon Pulse; ISBN 9781534432871)
  • The Echo Wife (2021, Tor Books; ISBN 9781250174666)
  • Just Like Home (2022, Tor Books; ISBN 9781250174727)

Comics Collections[edit]

Novellas[edit]

American Hippo series[edit]

  • American Hippo (2018, Tor Books; ISBN 9781250176424; omnibus containing the novellas River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, as well as additional short stories, including "Worth Her Weight in Gold")
    • River of Teeth
    • Taste of Marrow

Short stories[edit]

Year Title Publication
2015 "Stars" —— (Autumn 2015). "Stars". The Colored Lens (17).
"Bargain" —— (Oct 2015). "Bargain". Mothership Zeta. 1 (1). Escape Artists, Inc.
2016 "Haunted" —— (Mar 2016). "Haunted". Fireside Magazine (31).
"Of Blood and Bronze" —— (Aug 2016). "Of Blood and Bronze". Devilfish Review (17).
"Homesick" —— (Sep 2016). "Homesick". Fireside Magazine (36).
"Rescue" —— (Oct 2016). "Rescue". Mothership Zeta. 1 (5). Escape Artists, Inc.
2017 "The Art of Asterculture" —— (May 10, 2017). "The Art of Asterculture". Tor.com.
"A Lady's Maid" —— (May 2017). "A Lady's Maid". Barnes & Noble.
"Single Parent" —— (Jun 2017). "Single Parent". Cast of Wonders (253). Escape Artists, Inc.
"The Fisher of Bones" —— (Aug–Dec 2017). "The Fisher of Bones". Fireside Magazine (46–51).
2018 "STET" —— (Oct 2018). "STET". Fireside Magazine (60).
"Bread and Milk and Salt" —— (Nov 7, 2018). "Bread and Milk and Salt". Tor.com.
"From the Void" —— (Nov 2018). "From the Void". Shimmer (46).
2019 "Away With the Wolves" —— (Sep 2019). "Away With the Wolves". Uncanny.
"Wild to Covet" —— (Sep 2019). "Wild to Covet". The Mythic Dream. Saga Press.
2020 "Drones to Ploughshares" —— (Feb 4, 2020). "Drones to Ploughshares". Vice.
"We Don't Talk About the Dragon" —— (Jun 2020). "We Don't Talk About the Dragon". The Book of Dragons. HarperVoyager.
"At the Threshold of Your Bedchamber on the Fifth Night" —— (Jul 2020). "At the Threshold of Your Bedchamber on the Fifth Night". Subterranean: Tales of Dark Fantasy 3. Subterranean Press.
"Tiger Lawyer Gets It Right" —— (Oct 2020). "Tiger Lawyer Gets It Right". Escape Pod. Titan Books.
2021 "I Swim Up From Below" —— (Sep 2021). "I Swim Up From Below". Mermaids Monthly (9).
2022 "I Remember Satellites" —— (May 2022). "I Remember Satellites". Someone in Time. Solaris.

Select nonfiction[edit]

  • "This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017". Tor.com October 2017.
  • "Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing". Fireside Magazine March 2019.

Awards and nominations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b River of Teeth, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved June 19, 2019
  2. ^ a b c d 2018 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019
  3. ^ a b 2018 Locus Award Winners, at Locus Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
  4. ^ An Augmented Reality at The Atlantic; retrieved June 19, 2019
  5. ^ Worth Her Weight in Gold at Tor.com; retrieved June 19, 2019
  6. ^ Tor.com content by Sarah Gailey at Tor.com; retrieved June 19, 2019
  7. ^ The Harry Potter series is actually one long story about PTSD at Mashable.com; retrieved June 19, 2019
  8. ^ Dissociation is scary. Dissociation is safety. at The Boston Globe; retrieved June 19, 2019
  9. ^ City of Villains: Why I Don't Trust Batman at Uncanny Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
  10. ^ Of Hippos and Humans, by Ana Grilo, at Kirkus Reviews; published June 9, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
  11. ^ River of Teeth, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published May 13, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
  12. ^ Hip, Hippo Hooray For 'River Of Teeth', by Amal El-Mohtar, at National Public Radio; published May 28, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
  13. ^ a b The Author Of One Of The Best Fantasies Of 2019 Walks Us Through Their Writing Space at Buzzfeed News; published June 6, 2019
  14. ^ Read the First Chapter From Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted at Tor.com; published January 6, 2020; retrieved March 8, 2020
  15. ^ When We Were Magic | Book by Sarah Gailey | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster; retrieved March 8, 2020
  16. ^ The Echo Wife | Sarah Gailey | Macmillan; retrieved March 8, 2020
  17. ^ Adams, Tim (2021-07-13). "Eat the Rich #1 Teases the Unspeakable Horrors of the One Percent (Exclusive)". CBR. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  18. ^ "Just like Home by Sarah Gailey". www.publishersweekly.com. 2022-05-11. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  19. ^ Mandelo, Lee (2022-07-19). "Unsheathing a Violent Wave of Tenderness: Just Like Home by Sarah Gailey". Tor.com. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  20. ^ "THE VAMPIRE SLAYER Series Announcement". BOOM! Studios. 2022-01-20. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  21. ^ Terror, Jude (2022-04-15). "Vampire Slayer #1 Preview: Scoobies vs. Crabs". Bleeding Cool News And Rumors. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  22. ^ "KNOW YOUR STATION Series Announcement". BOOM! Studios. 2022-09-07. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  23. ^ Grunenwald, Joe (2022-11-21). "PREVIEW: Welcome to The First Resort in KNOW YOUR STATION #1". The Beat. Retrieved 2023-01-21.
  24. ^ Interview with Sarah Gailey, at Civilian Reader; retrieved June 20, 2019
  25. ^ "Sarah Gailey". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
  26. ^ a b 2017 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019
  27. ^ British Fantasy Awards 2017 Shortlist at the British Fantasy Society; retrieved June 19, 2019
  28. ^ 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019
  29. ^ 2019 Locus Awards Finalists, at Locus Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
  30. ^ Tor.com (2020-04-07). "Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  31. ^ Tor.com (2020-05-29). "Announcing the 2020 Locus Awards Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
  32. ^ "Announcing the 2021 Hugo Award Finalists". Tor.com. 13 Apr 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
  33. ^ Andrew Liptak (3 May 2021). "Here are the 2021 Locus Award Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.

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