Brooke Bolander

Brooke Bolander
Brooke Bolander
	Brooke Bolander atWorldconin Helsinki, 2017
Occupation	Writer of short fiction
Language	English
Nationality	American
Alma mater	University of Leicester; Clarion Workshop;
Period	2008–present
Genre	Speculative fiction
Notable works	The Only Harmless Great Thing(2018)
Notable awards	Nebula–Novelette(2018); Locus–Novelette(2018);
Website
	brookebolander.com

Brooke Bolanderis an American author ofspeculative fiction.^[1]

Biography

Bolander attended theUniversity of Leicester,studyingHistoryand Archaeology,^[2]and is a graduate of the 2011Clarion Workshop.^[3]

Literary career

Bolander's work, including bothshort fictionandessays,has been published in venues such asLightspeed,^[2]Uncanny Magazine,^[4]andStrange Horizons.^[3]

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

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

Her noveletteThe Only Harmless Great Thing(2018), released byTor,^[13]won the 2018Nebula Award for Best Noveletteand the 2019Locus Award for Best Novelette,and was a finalist for the 2019Hugo Award for Best Novelette.

Bibliography

Source:ISFDB^[14]

Fiction

Source:^[10]

"Trickster Blues" (2008)
"Her Words Like Hunting Vixens Spring" (2012)
"Tornado's Siren" (2012)
"Sun Dogs" (2012)
"The Beasts of the Earth, the Madness of Men" (2013)
"Darlings" (2014)
"The Legend of RoboNinja" (2014)
"Mechanical Animals" (2014)
"And You Shall Know Her by the Trail of Dead" (2015)^[5]
"Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies" (2016)
"The Last of the Minotaur Wives" (2017)
The Only Harmless Great Thing(2018)^[13]
"The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat"(2018)^[15]
"No Flight Without the Shatter" (2018)

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]
2017		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

References

^"Her Words Like Hunting Vixens Spring".Lightspeed Magazine.2012-02-07.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^b"Brooke Bolander".Lightspeed Magazine.2011-12-07.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^b"Brooke Bolander".Strange Horizons.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^"Brooke Bolander".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^bBolander, Brooke (February 2015)."And You Shall Know Her By the Trail of Dead".Lightspeed Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-12.
^^a ^b"Nebula Award Winners Announced".SFWA. 2016-05-14.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^b"2016 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards. 2015-12-29.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^b"Locus Online News » 2016 Locus Awards Winners".Locus Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^"The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016, edited by Rich Horton".Prime Books.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^bBolander, Brooke (2016)."Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-12.
^^a ^b"SFWA Announces 2016 Nebula, Norton, and Bradbury Award Nominees!".The Nebula Awards. 2017-02-20.Retrieved2017-03-11.
^^a ^b"2017 Hugo Awards".RetrievedApril 4,2017.
^^a ^bPublishing, Tor com."The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander | Tor.com Publishing".Tor Publishing.Retrieved2019-05-15.
^"Summary Bibliography: Brooke Bolander".www.isfdb.org.Retrieved2024-04-02.
^Bol, Brooke; er."The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved2019-05-15.
^^a ^b ^c ^d ^e"Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction News and Events".Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-15.Retrieved2019-05-15.
^^a ^b ^c ^d"World Fantasy Awards 2019 | World Fantasy Convention".Retrieved2019-07-25.

External links

Official website
Brooke Bolanderat theInternet Speculative Fiction Database
Brooke BolanderatLibrary of Congress,with 1 library catalog record

[1] "Her Words Like Hunting Vixens Spring".Lightspeed Magazine.2012-02-07.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:0-2] "Brooke Bolander".Lightspeed Magazine.2011-12-07.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:1-3] "Brooke Bolander".Strange Horizons.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[4] "Brooke Bolander".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:2-5] Bolander, Brooke (February 2015)."And You Shall Know Her By the Trail of Dead".Lightspeed Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-12.

[:4-6] "Nebula Award Winners Announced".SFWA. 2016-05-14.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:3-7] "2016 Hugo Awards".The Hugo Awards. 2015-12-29.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:5-8] "Locus Online News » 2016 Locus Awards Winners".Locus Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[9] "The Year's Best Science Fiction & Fantasy: 2016, edited by Rich Horton".Prime Books.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:6-10] Bolander, Brooke (2016)."Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved2017-03-12.

[:7-11] "SFWA Announces 2016 Nebula, Norton, and Bradbury Award Nominees!".The Nebula Awards. 2017-02-20.Retrieved2017-03-11.

[:8-12] "2017 Hugo Awards".RetrievedApril 4,2017.

[:9-13] Publishing, Tor com."The Only Harmless Great Thing by Brooke Bolander | Tor.com Publishing".Tor Publishing.Retrieved2019-05-15.

[14] "Summary Bibliography: Brooke Bolander".www.isfdb.org.Retrieved2024-04-02.

[15] Bol, Brooke; er."The Tale of the Three Beautiful Raptor Sisters, and the Prince Who Was Made of Meat".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved2019-05-15.

[sfcenter.ku.edu-16] "Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction News and Events".Gunn Center for the Study of Science Fiction.Archived fromthe originalon 2012-06-15.Retrieved2019-05-15.

[:10-17] "World Fantasy Awards 2019 | World Fantasy Convention".Retrieved2019-07-25.

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