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Zen Cho


Malaysia (b.1986)

Zen Cho is a Malaysian writer of SFF and romance. She was born and raised in Selangor, read law at Cambridge, and currently lives in London.

Awards: LA Times (2021), Hugo (2019)  see all

Genres: Fantasy
 
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Novels
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Collections
   Spirits Abroad (2014)
   Fantasy from Asia and the Asian Diaspora (2020) (with others)
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Books containing stories by Zen Cho
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Someone in Time (2022)
Tales of Time-crossed Romance
edited by
Jonathan Strahan
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The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, Volume Two (2021)
(Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror, book 2)
edited by
Paula Guran

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Awards
2021 Ray Bradbury Prize : Spirits Abroad
2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette : If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again

Award nominations
2022 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Black Water Sister
2022 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Black Water Sister
2022 Locus Award for Best Collection (nominee) : Spirits Abroad
2021 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
2021 British Fantasy Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water
2016 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Sorcerer to the Crown
2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Sorcerer to the Crown
2013 Astounding Award for Best New Writer (nominee) : The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo


Zen Cho recommends
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Lady Eve's Last Con (2024)
Rebecca Fraimow
"Ingenious, heart-warming and hilarious, Lady Eve's Last Con is the sparkling sapphic space caper romcom of my dreams."
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The Book of Love (2024)
Kelly Link
"Pure enchantment - a tale of love, death, magic and teenagers being teenagers, rich with fairy strangeness and told in sentences like jewels strung on a chain."
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Daughter of the Moon Goddess (2022)
(Celestial Kingdom, book 1)
Sue Lynn Tan
"A stirring romantic fantasy set in a richly realised world inspired by Chinese mythology. I loved it!"

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