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Neon Yang


(JY Yang)

JY Yang is a lapsed journalist, a former practicing scientist, and a master of hermitry. A queer, non-binary, postcolonial intersectional feminist, their work often examines issues of race, class, and gender. They have short fiction published or forthcoming in places including Uncanny, Lightspeed, Strange Horizons and Tor.com. They are the author of the Tensorate Series, which begins with the twin novellas The Black Tides of Heaven and The Red Threads of Fortune. They live in Singapore, edit fiction at Epigram Books, and have a MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.
 


Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
 
New and upcoming books
Collections
   Magic & Mayhem Sampler (2019) (with others)
   Fantasy from Asia and the Asian Diaspora (2020) (with others)
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Novellas and Short Stories
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Series contributed to
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In Our Own Worlds
   1. In Our Own Worlds (2018) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Neon Yang
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The Best of World SF: 2 (2022)
(Best of World SF, book 2)
edited by
Lavie Tidhar
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The Long List Anthology Volume 7 (2022)
(Long List Anthology, book 7)
edited by
David Steffen
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The Year's Best Science Fiction Vol. 2 (2021)
(Year's Best Science Fiction )
edited by
Jonathan Strahan

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Award nominations
2023 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : The Genesis of Misery
2021 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : A Stick of Clay, in the Hands of God, is Infinite Potential
2020 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Ascent to Godhood
2020 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Ascent to Godhood
2019 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Descent of Monsters
2018 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Black Tides of Heaven
2018 Nebula Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Black Tides of Heaven
2018 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Red Threads of Fortune
2018 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Black Tides of Heaven
2018 Locus Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : Waiting On a Bright Moon
2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Black Tides of Heaven
2017 Otherwise Award (nominee) : The Red Threads of Fortune
2017 Otherwise Award (nominee) : The Black Tides of Heaven


Neon Yang recommends
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The Bruising of Qilwa (2022)
Naseem Jamnia
"The Bruising of Qilwa transports you to a lushly-described, beautifully imagined world where magic and medicine meet. Heartfelt relationships temper the grim reality of a flawed world with a creeping, strange new disease. A delightful read."

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