Vina Jie-Min Prasad
Vina Jie-Min Prasad | |
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| Born | Singapore |
| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | Science fiction, fantasy |
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Vina Jie-Min Prasad (维娜·杰敏·普拉萨德) is a Singaporean writer of science fiction and fantasy.[1] She is a three-time finalist for both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award, and has also been a finalist for other speculative fiction awards.
Writing career
[edit]Prasad has been active in speculative fiction since 2016.[2] She is a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop.[3]
Recognition
[edit]Prasad's short stories "Fandom for Robots" and "A Series of Steaks", both published in 2017, were nominated for the Nebula Award,[4] the Hugo Award[5] and the Theodore Sturgeon Award.[6] Her short story "A Guide for Working Breeds" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2020,[7] and for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.
She was a finalist for the 2018 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer,[8] and came second.[9]
Bibliography
[edit]Short fiction
[edit]- "Different Ways to Burn" (HEAT: A Southeast Asian Urban Anthology, Apr. 2016)[2]
- "The Spy Who Loved Wanton Mee (Queer Southeast Asia: A Literary Journal of Transgressive Art, Oct. 2016)[2]
- "A Series of Steaks" (Clarkesworld 124, Jan. 2017)[1]
- "Fandom for Robots" (Uncanny Magazine 18, Sep./Oct. 2017)[1]
- "Portrait of Skull with Man" (Fireside Fiction 49, Nov. 2017)[1]
- "Pistol Grip" (Uncanny Magazine 21, Mar./Apr. 2018)[1]
- "Black Flowers Blossom" (Uncanny Magazine 31, Nov./Dec. 2019)[1]
- "A Guide for Working Breeds" (Made To Order: Robots and Revolution, Mar. 2020)[1]
Interviews
[edit]- "Interview: Vina Jie-Min Prasad" (Uncanny Magazine 21, Mar./Apr. 2018) (Caroline M. Yoachim)[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h Vina Jie-Min Prasad at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ a b c Prasad, Vina Jie-Min. "Vina Jie-Min Prasad: Writing."
- ^ Yoachim, Carol M. "Interview: Vina Jie-Min Prasad," in Uncanny Magazine 21, Mar./Apr. 2018.
- ^ "Nebula Award nominees for 2018". Wired.
- ^ Singaporeans J.Y. Yang and Vina Jie-Min Prasad finalists in Hugo Awards for science fiction, Lifestyle News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
- ^ The Theodore Sturgeon Award Finalists
- ^ "SFWA Announces the 56th Annual Nebula Award Finalists". SFWA. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
- ^ 2018 Hugo and Campbell Awards Finalists – Locus Online
- ^ Hugo Awards 2018: Detailed Results
External links
[edit]- Author website. Includes story links.
- A Series of Steaks online text
- Fandom for Robots online text
- Vina Jie-Min Prasad Nebula nominations at SFWA. Includes author photo.
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