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Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad.[2]

Zen Cho
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Education	University of Cambridge
Period	2015–Present
Genre	Speculative fiction Romance
Notable works	Spirits Abroad Sorcerer to the Crown Black Water Sister
Notable awards	Crawford Award (2015) BFA–Newcomer (2016) Hugo–Novelette (2019)
Website
zencho.org

Biography

Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer.[3][4] Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015.[4][5][6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016,[7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer.[8] Her novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[9]

Awards

Source:[10]

Year	Title	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2015	Spirits Abroad	Crawford Award	—	Won
	Sorcerer to the Crown	Hugo Award	Hugo–Novel	Nominated Below Cutoff
		British Fantasy Award	BFA–Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award)	Won
		British Fantasy Award	BFA–Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award)	Nominated
		Otherwise Award	—	Honorable Mention
		Locus Award	Locus–First Novel	Nominated–2nd
2018	"If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again"	Hugo Award	Hugo–Novelette	Won
		Locus Award	Locus–Novelette	Nominated–11th
2019	The True Queen	Locus Award	Locus–Fantasy Novel	Nominated–14th
2020	The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water	Hugo Award	Hugo–Novella	Nominated Below Cutoff
		British Fantasy Award	BFA–Novella	Nominated
		Lambda Award	Lambda–Sci-fi	Nominated
		Locus Award	Locus–Novella	Nominated–6th
2021	Black Water Sister	World Fantasy Award	WFA–Novel	Pending
		Locus Award	Locus–Fantasy Novel	Nominated–2nd
		Ignyte Award	Novel (Adult)	Pending
	Spirits Abroad	Locus Award	Locus–Collection	Nominated–2nd

Bibliography

Sorcerer Royal series

• —— (2015). Sorcerer to the Crown (hardcover 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 978-0425283370.
• —— (2019). The True Queen (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 978-0425283417.

Standalone novels and long fiction

• —— (2012). The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (ebook ed.). Smashwords. p. 81. ISBN 978-1476177670.
• —— (2020). The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (hardcover 1st ed.). Tor. p. 160. ISBN 978-1250269256.
• —— (2021). Black Water Sister (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 384. ISBN 978-0425283431.

Collections

• —— (2014). Spirits Abroad (paperback 1st ed.). FIXI Novo. p. 284. ISBN 978-9670374987.
  • —— (2021). Spirits Abroad (paperback expanded ed.). Small Beer Press. p. 338. ISBN 978-1618731869.

References

External links

• Official website
• Zen Cho at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database

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