Brooke Bolander

Brooke Bolander is an American author of speculative fiction.[1]

Brooke Bolander
Brooke Bolander at Worldcon in Helsinki, 2017
OccupationWriter of short fiction
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Period2008–present
GenreSpeculative fiction
Notable worksThe Only Harmless Great Thing (2018)
Notable awards
Website
brookebolander.com

Biography

Bolander attended the University of Leicester, studying History and Archaeology,[2] and is a graduate of the 2011 Clarion Workshop.[3]

Literary career

Bolander's work, including both short fiction and essays, has been published in venues such as Lightspeed,[2] Uncanny Magazine,[4] and Strange Horizons.[3]

Her novelette "And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead" (2015), first published in Lightspeed,[5] was a finalist for the 2015 Nebula Award for Best Novelette,[6] the 2016 Hugo Award for Best Novelette,[7] and the 2016 Locus Award for Best Novelette.[8] It was included in The Year's Best Science Fiction: Thirty-Third Annual Collection.[9]

Her short story "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" (2016), in Uncanny Magazine,[10] was a finalist for the 2016 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11] and the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.[12]

Her novelette The Only Harmless Great Thing (2018), released by Tor,[13] won the 2018 Nebula Award for Best Novelette and the 2019 Locus Award for Best Novelette, and was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.

Bibliography

Source: ISFDB[14]

Fiction

Source:[10]

  • Kindle (2019)
  • A Bird, a Song, a Revolution (2019)
  • A Glossary of Radicalization (2020)
  • Where the River Turns to Concrete (2020)

Nonfiction
  • "Breaching the Gap" (2014)
  • "Introduction" (Genius Loci) (2016)
  • "The Uncanny Dinosaurs—Introduction" (2018)

Awards and nominations
Year Title Award Category Result Ref
2015 "And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead" Nebula Award Best Novelette Shortlisted [6]
2016 Hugo Award Best Novelette Shortlisted [7]
Locus Award Best Novelette Nominated [8]
Theodore Sturgeon Award — Shortlisted [16]
"Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" Nebula Award Best Short Story Shortlisted [11]
2017 Hugo Award Best Short Story Shortlisted [12]
World Fantasy Award Short Fiction Shortlisted
2018 The Only Harmless Great Thing Nebula Award Best Novelette Won
2019 Hugo Award Best Novelette Shortlisted [16][17]
Locus Award Best Novelette Won
Shirley Jackson Award Novella Shortlisted [16][17]
Theodore Sturgeon Award — Shortlisted [16][17]
World Fantasy Award Novella Shortlisted [16][17]
"The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters..." Hugo Award Best Short Story Shortlisted

See also

References
  1. "Her Words Like Hunting Vixens Spring". Lightspeed Magazine. 2012-02-07. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  2. "Brooke Bolander". Lightspeed Magazine. 2011-12-07. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  3. "Brooke Bolander". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  4. "Brooke Bolander". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  5. Bolander, Brooke (February 2015). "And You Shall Know Her By the Trail of Dead". Lightspeed Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  6. "Nebula Award Winners Announced". SFWA. 2016-05-14. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  7. "2016 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2015-12-29. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  8. "Locus Online News » 2016 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  9. "The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016, edited by Rich Horton". Prime Books. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  10. Bolander, Brooke (2016). "Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  11. "SFWA Announces 2016 Nebula, Norton, and Bradbury Award Nominees!". The Nebula Awards. 2017-02-20. Retrieved 2017-03-11.
  12. "2017 Hugo Awards". Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  13. Publishing, Tor com. "The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander | Tor.com Publishing". Tor Publishing. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  14. "Summary Bibliography: Brooke Bolander". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2024-04-02.
  15. Bol, Brooke; er. "The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  16. "Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction News and Events". Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  17. "World Fantasy Awards 2019 | World Fantasy Convention". Retrieved 2019-07-25.
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