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John Chu
Chu at ConFusion in 2017
Chu atConFusionin 2017
OccupationAuthor, engineer, translator
Notable worksThe Water That Falls on You from Nowhere(2013)
Notable awards
Website
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John Chu(Chinese:Chu trung nghi) is aTaiwanese Americanmicroprocessor architect,science fictionwriter andliterary translator.

Life and career[edit]

Chu was born inTaiwan,moved to the US and began learning English at age six.[1]He read voraciously as a child and was inspired to write science fiction by the works ofTed Chiang.He has attended theViable ParadiseandClarionscience fiction & fantasy writing workshops.[1]He has aPhDincomputer engineering[2]and is gay,[3]a theme that he explores in his writing.[1]

In 2014 Chu won theHugo Award for Best Short Storywith the storyThe Water That Falls on You from Nowhere.[4]In 2023,If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal Youwon theLocus Awardfor Best Novelette.[5]Chu also reads for podcasts and translates novels and stories from Chinese into English.[1][3]

Bibliography[edit]

Short fiction[edit]

Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
"If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You" 2022 Chu, John (July 2022). "If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You".Uncanny.Vol. 47. Finalist 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novelette
"Best of All Possible Worlds" 2013 Chu, John (February 2013). "Best of All Possible Worlds".Asimov's Science Fiction.Vol. 37, no. 2. pp. 70–74.
"The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere" 2013 Chu, John (February 20, 2013)."The Water that Falls On You From Nowhere".Tor.Retrieved2016-01-23. Berman, Steve, ed. (2014).Wilde stories 2014: the year's best gay speculative fiction.Lethe Press. Winner 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^abcdDeborah Stanish (May 2, 2015)."Interview: John Chu".Uncanny Magazine.Retrieved16 October2015.
  2. ^Brent Lambert (September 24, 2018)."Mother of Invention:John Chu Interview ".FIYAH Literary Magazine.RetrievedJuly 23,2023.
  3. ^abRachel Swirsky (May 23, 2019)."Silly Interview with John Chu, who will tell you about the great injustices of American Musical Theater".RetrievedJuly 22,2023– viaPatreon.
  4. ^ab"2014 Hugo Awards".Retrieved8 September2014.
  5. ^"2023 Locus Awards Winners".Locus.June 25, 2023.RetrievedJune 25,2023.

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