Charlie Jane Anders

Charlie Jane Anders
Anders at Worldcon 75 in 2017
Anders at Worldcon 75 in 2017
Born (1969-07-24) July 24, 1969 (age 55)
Tolland County, Connecticut, U.S.
Occupation
  • Writer
  • editor
  • presenter
  • performance artist
  • publisher
GenreScience fiction, short story, fiction
Notable worksChoir Boy, All the Birds in the Sky
Website
charliejaneanders.com

Charlie Jane Anders (born July 24, 1969) is an American writer specializing in speculative fiction. She has written several novels as well as shorter fiction, published in magazines and on websites, and hosted podcasts; these works cater to both adults and adolescent readers. Her first science fantasy novels, such as All the Birds in the Sky and The City in the Middle of the Night, cover mature topics, received critical acclaim, and won major literary awards like the Nebula Award for Best Novel and Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel. Her young adult trilogy Unstoppable has been popular among younger audiences. Shorter fiction has been collected into Six Months, Three Days, Five Others and Even Greater.

In 2005, she received the Lambda Literary Award for work in the transgender category, and in 2009, the Emperor Norton Award.[1] Her 2011 novelette "Six Months, Three Days" won the 2012 Hugo Award[2] and was a finalist for the Nebula Award and Theodore Sturgeon Award.[3][4] Her 2016 novel All the Birds in the Sky was listed No. 5 on Time's "Top 10 Novels" of 2016,[5] won the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novel,[6] the 2017 Crawford Award,[7] and the 2017 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel;[8] it was also a finalist for the 2017 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[9]

  1. ^ "Spotlight on: Charlie Jane Anders, Author, Editor, Blogger, Emcee". Locus Online. Locus Publications. August 25, 2010. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  2. ^ "2012 Hugo Award Winners". The Hugo Awards. September 2, 2012. Archived from the original on September 5, 2012. Retrieved April 18, 2015.
  3. ^ "2011 Nebula Awards Nominees Announced". SFWA.org. Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America. February 12, 2012. Archived from the original on February 23, 2019. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  4. ^ "Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award Finalists". Sfcenter.ku.edu. Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction. June 20, 2014. Archived from the original on June 15, 2012. Retrieved April 16, 2015.
  5. ^ Begley, Sarah (November 22, 2016). "The Top 10 Novels". Time. Archived from the original on November 28, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  6. ^ "Nebula Awards 2017". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved May 24, 2017.
  7. ^ "2017 Crawford Award". Locus Online News. February 9, 2017. Archived from the original on March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2017.
  8. ^ "Locus Awards 2017". Science Fiction Awards Database. Archived from the original on June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 25, 2017.
  9. ^ "2017 Hugo Awards Finalists Announced". Tor.com. April 4, 2017. Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.