Sarah Gailey
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Sarah Gailey is an American author. Their alternate history novella River of Teeth was a finalist for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,[1] the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[2] and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella.[3] In 2018, they also won the Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer.[2]
Career[]
Gailey's fiction has been published in The Atlantic,[4] Tor.com,[5] and Fireside Magazine. Their non-fiction writing has appeared on Tor.com,[6] Mashable,[7] The Boston Globe[8] and Uncanny Magazine.[9]
Gailey is well known for their 2017 novella duology, River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow.[10][11][12] Their first full-length novel, Magic for Liars, was published by Tor Books in June 2019. Buzzfeed News called it "one of the best fantasies of 2019."[13]
February 2020 brought the publication of their most recent novella, Upright Woman Wanted.[14] Their debut young adult novel, When We Were Magic, was published by Simon Pulse in March 2020.[15]
Gailey's second novel for adults, The Echo Wife, was published in February 2021 by Tor Books.[16]
Personal life[]
Gailey is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area,[17] and as of 2019 lives in Los Angeles with their partner.[13] They are non-binary[18] and use they/them pronouns.[19]
Bibliography[]
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Books[]
- The Fisher of Bones. Fireside Fiction 2017. ISBN 9780998778327
- River of Teeth. Tor Books 2017. ISBN 9780765395221
- Taste of Marrow. Tor Books 2017. ISBN 9780765395245
- American Hippo. Tor Books 2018. ISBN 9781250176424 (A volume combining the "River of Teeth" and "Taste of Marrow" novellas, as well as additional short stories.)
- Magic for Liars. Tor Books 2019. ISBN 9781250174611
- Upright Women Wanted. Tor Books 2020. ISBN 9781250213587
- When We Were Magic. Simon Pulse 2020. ISBN 9781534432871
- The Echo Wife. Tor Books 2021. ISBN 9781250174666
Short stories[]
- "Haunted". Fireside Magazine March 2016.
- "The Art of Asterculture". Tor May 2017.
- "A Lady's Maid". Barnes and Noble May 2017.
- "STET". Fireside Magazine October 2018.
- "Bread and Milk and Salt". Tor November 2018.
- "Away With the Wolves". Uncanny Magazine September 2019.
Select nonfiction[]
- "This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017". Tor.com October 2017.
- "Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing". Fireside Magazine March 2019.
Awards and nominations[]
- 2017 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer finalist[20]
- 2017 Hugo Award for Best Related Work nomination for "The Women of Harry Potter" posts[20]
- 2017 British Fantasy Award Best Non-fiction nomination for "The Women of Harry Potter" posts [21]
- 2017 Nebula nomination for River of Teeth[1]
- 2018 Hugo and Locus nominations for River of Teeth[2][3]
- 2018 Hugo Award for Best Fan Writer[2]
- 2019 Hugo and Locus nominations for "STET"[22][23]
- 2020 Hugo nomination for "Away With The Wolves"[24]
- 2020 Locus Award nomination for Magic for Liars[25]
- 2021 Hugo nomination[26] and 2021 Locus Award[27] nominations for Upright Women Wanted
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b River of Teeth, at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d 2018 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Jump up to: a b 2018 Locus Award Winners, at Locus Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ An Augmented Reality at The Atlantic; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Worth Her Weight in Gold at Tor.com; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Tor.com content by Sarah Gailey at Tor.com; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ The Harry Potter series is actually one long story about PTSD at Mashable.com; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Dissociation is scary. Dissociation is safety. at The Boston Globe; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ City of Villains: Why I Don't Trust Batman at Uncanny Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Of Hippos and Humans, by Ana Grilo, at Kirkus Reviews; published June 9, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
- ^ River of Teeth, reviewed at Publishers Weekly; published May 13, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
- ^ Hip, Hippo Hooray For 'River Of Teeth', by Amal El-Mohtar, at National Public Radio; published May 28, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
- ^ Jump up to: a b The Author Of One Of The Best Fantasies Of 2019 Walks Us Through Their Writing Space at Buzzfeed News; published June 6, 2019
- ^ Read the First Chapter From Sarah Gailey’s Upright Women Wanted at Tor.com; published January 6, 2020; retrieved March 8, 2020
- ^ When We Were Magic | Book by Sarah Gailey | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster; retrieved March 8, 2020
- ^ The Echo Wife | Sarah Gailey | Macmillan; retrieved March 8, 2020
- ^ Interview with Sarah Gailey, at Civilian Reader; retrieved June 20, 2019
- ^ Evans, Kristen (June 26, 2019). "Sarah Gailey". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
- ^ "Sarah Gailey (@gaileyfrey)". Retrieved September 9, 2019 – via Twitter.
- ^ Jump up to: a b 2017 Hugo Awards, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ British Fantasy Awards 2017 Shortlist at the British Fantasy Society; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ 2019 Locus Awards Finalists, at Locus Magazine; retrieved June 19, 2019
- ^ Tor.com (2020-04-07). "Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ Tor.com (2020-05-29). "Announcing the 2020 Locus Awards Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ^ "Announcing the 2021 Hugo Award Finalists". Tor.com. 13 Apr 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ Andrew Liptak (3 May 2021). "Here are the 2021 Locus Award Finalists". Tor.com. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
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