Amal El-Mohtar
Amal El-Mohtar | |
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Born | 1984 or 1985 (age 39–40)[1] |
Occupation | Writer |
Language | English |
Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
Notable awards | Hugo Award for Best Short Story, Nebula Award for Best Short Story |
Amal El-Mohtar is a Canadian poet and writer of speculative fiction.[2] She has published short fiction, poetry, essays and reviews, and has edited the fantastic poetry quarterly magazine Goblin Fruit since 2006.[3]
Beginning in February 2018, she reviews science fiction and fantasy books for the New York Times Book Review.[4] She lives in Ottawa, Ontario where she has worked as a creative writing instructor at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa.[1]
Awards and nominations
El-Mohtar has received the following awards:
- Rhysling Award for Best Short Poem in 2009, 2011 and 2014[5]
- Locus Award for Best Short Story for "The Truth About Owls", 2015[6]
- Nebula Award for Best Short Story for "Seasons of Glass and Iron", 2016[7]
- Locus Award for Best Short Story for "Seasons of Glass and Iron", 2017[8]
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "Seasons of Glass and Iron", 2017[9][1]
Other awards her short fiction has been nominated for include the 2010 Nebula Award (for "The Green Book");[10] the 2016 Nebula Award (for "Madeleine");[11] the 2016 World Fantasy Award (for "Pockets");[12] and the 2017 World Fantasy Award (for "Seasons of Glass and Iron").[13]
Bibliography
- The Honey Month, collected short fiction, Papaveria Press 2010; ISBN 978-1907881008
References
- ^ a b c Blackmore, Olivia (15 August 2017). "Ottawa writer's 'fairy-tale mashup' wins prestigious Hugo Award for science-fiction". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
- ^ McDermott, J. M. (November 2011). "Nebula Awards Interview: Amal El-Mohtar". Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ El-Mohtar, Amal (25 October 2013). "Interview: Amal El-Mohtar". Amazing Stories (Interview). Interviewed by Diane Severson Mori. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
- ^ "Amal El-Mohtar Replaces N.K. Jemisin as The New York Times Book Review's Otherworldly Columnist". Tor.com. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
- ^ "SFPA Rhysling Award Archive". Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
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- ^ "Announcing the 2016 Nebula Awards Winners". Tor.com. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
- ^ "2015 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 27 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "2017 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
- ^ "SFWA announces the 2010 Nebula Award Nominees". 22 February 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
- ^ "Nebula Awards". SFWA. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2016". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Nominees". World Fantasy Convention. Retrieved 7 September 2017.