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Sofia Samatar is an American of Somali and Swiss German Mennonite background. She wrote A Stranger in Olondria in Yambio, south Sudan, where she worked as an English teacher. She has worked in Egypt and is pursuing a PhD in African languages and literature at the University of Madison, Wisconsin.
 

Awards: WFA (2014), BFA (2014), Hugo (2014)  see all

Genres: Science Fiction
 
Series
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Collections
   Tender (2017)
   Monster Portraits (2018)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Books containing stories by Sofia Samatar
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The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 (2023)
(Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy, book 9)
edited by
John Joseph Adams and R F Kuang

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Awards
2014 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel : A Stranger in Olondria
2014 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel : A Stranger in Olondria
2014 Astounding Award for Best New Writer : A Stranger in Olondria

Award nominations
2025 Philip K Dick Award (nominee) : The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
2024 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Practice, the Horizon, and the Chain
2021 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Fairy Tales for Robots
2019 Nommo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Hard Mary
2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Tender
2018 Nommo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : Fallow
2018 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Tender
2018 British Fantasy Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Tender
2017 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : The Winged Histories
2014 World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Selkie Stories Are for Losers
2014 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : A Stranger in Olondria
2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Selkie Stories Are for Losers
2014 BSFA Award for Best Short Fiction (nominee) : Selkie Stories Are for Losers
2013 Nebula Award for Best Short Story (nominee) : Selkie Stories Are for Losers
2013 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : A Stranger in Olondria


Sofia Samatar recommends
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I'll Come to You (2025)
Rebecca Kauffman
"I'll Come to You is a deft, engrossing novel, full of subtle humor and compassion. In scenes as precise and intimate as lighted windows on a dark street, Rebecca Kauffman explores those everyday encounters and accidents that can loom so large they overwhelm a life."
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Fifty Beasts to Break Your Heart (2024)
GennaRose Nethercott
"All of you who love that strain of witty, wistful, enigmatic stories that runs from Kafka to Kelly Link: come read this book. GennaRose Nethercott draws from a magic well, bringing us tales that feel as old as time yet marvelously new."
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Strange Labour (2020)
Robert G Penner
"A post-apocalyptic road novel with the gnomic quality of a parable, Strange Labour shimmers with a meaning just beyond reach."

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