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Vylar Kaftan is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. A Clarion West Workshop graduate, she lives on the U.S. West Coast.

Kaftan's short story "Civilisation" is included in Farah Mendlesohn's anthology Glorifying Terrorism, and several of her other speculative fiction flash and short stories have also been published. Her short story "I'm Alive, I Love You, I'll See You In Reno", published in the June 2010 issue of Lightspeed Magazine, was a nominee for the 2010 Nebula Award for Best Short Story.[1].

Her novella "The Weight of the Sunrise", published in the February 2013 issue of Asimov's Science Fiction, won the 2013 Nebula Award for Best Novella[2] and the Sidewise Award.[3]; it also was a nominee for the 2014 Theodore Sturgeon Award[4]. Her novella "Her Silhouette, Drawn In Water", published May 21, 2019 by Tor.com, was a nominee for the Nebula Award for Best Novella[5].

Bibliography

See also the list of stories on her website, with links.

Short fiction

Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
Lion dance 2012 Kaftan, Vylar (October–November 2012). "Lion dance". Asimov's Science Fiction. Vol. 36, no. 10–11. {{cite magazine}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help)
The weight of the sunrise 2013 Kaftan, Vylar (February 2013). "The weight of the sunrise". Asimov's Science Fiction. Vol. 37, no. 2. pp. 76–106. {{cite magazine}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |authormask= (help) Novella
Her Silhouette, Drawn In Water" 2019 Tor.com, May 21, 2019, 112 p. Novella

References

  1. ^ "SFWA announces the 2010 Nebula Award Nominees". Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. 2011-02-22. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  2. ^ "2013 Nebula Nominees Announced". Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
  3. ^ "2014 Sidewise Award Winners". Goodreads. 2020. Retrieved 2020-05-18.
  4. ^ "Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction News and Events". Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ "2019 Nebula Nominees Finalists Announced". Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved 2020-02-25.



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