Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.
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.
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Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Education | University of Cambridge |
Period | 2015–Present |
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Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer. Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015. It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016, and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. 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.
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Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
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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 |
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