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Silvia Moreno-Garcia



Mexican by birth, Canadian by inclination. Silvia lives in beautiful British Columbia. Her first collection, This Strange Way of Dying, was a finalist for The Sunburst Award for Excellence in Canadian Literature of the Fantastic. Her debut novel is Signal to Noise, about music, magic and Mexico City.
 

Awards: BFA (2021)  see all

Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Science Fiction, Horror, Historical, Urban Fantasy
 
New and upcoming books
July 2025

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The Bewitching
 
Novels
   Signal to Noise (2015)
   Certain Dark Things (2016)
   The Beautiful Ones (2017)
   Gods of Jade and Shadow (2019)
   Untamed Shore (2020)
   Mexican Gothic (2020)
   Velvet Was the Night (2021)
   The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (2022)
   Silver Nitrate (2023)
   The Seventh Veil of Salome (2024)
   The Bewitching (2025)
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Collections
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Prime Meridian (2018)
   The Return of the Sorceress (2021)
   The Lover (2023)
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Anthologies edited
   Historical Lovecraft (2011) (with Paula R Stiles)
   Candle in the Attic Window (2011) (with Paula R Styles)
   Future Lovecraft (2011) (with Paula R Stiles)
   Fungi (2012) (with Orrin Grey)
   Dead North (2013)
   Sword & Mythos (2014) (with Paula R Stiles)
   Fractured (2014)
   She Walks in Shadows (2015) (with Paula R Stiles)
   Cthulhu's Daughters (2016) (with Angela Slatter and Paula R Stiles)
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Books containing stories by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
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Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction: Volume Two (2024)
(Year's Best Canadian Fantasy and Science Fiction, book 2)
edited by
Stephen Kotowych
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The Dagon Collection (2024)
edited by
Nate Pedersen

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Awards
2021 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel : Mexican Gothic
2021 British Fantasy Award for Best Horror Novel : Mexican Gothic
2021 Aurora Award for Best Novel : Mexican Gothic

Award nominations
2024 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Silver Nitrate
2023 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novelette (nominee) : The Lover
2023 Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
2023 Hugo Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
2023 Dragon Award for Best Science Fiction Novel (nominee) : The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
2023 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : The Daughter of Doctor Moreau
2022 Macavity Award for Best Historical Novel (nominee) : Velvet Was the Night
2022 Locus Award for Best Novella (nominee) : The Return of the Sorceress
2021 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Mexican Gothic
2021 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature (nominee) : Mexican Gothic
2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller (nominee) : Velvet Was the Night
2020 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Mexican Gothic
2020 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Gods of Jade and Shadow
2020 Dragon Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Gods of Jade and Shadow
2020 Bram Stoker Award for Superior Achievement in a Novel (nominee) : Mexican Gothic
2020 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Gods of Jade and Shadow
2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Gods of Jade and Shadow
2017 Locus Award for Best Horror Novel (nominee) : Certain Dark Things
2016 Locus Award for Best First Novel (nominee) : Signal to Noise
2016 British Fantasy Award for Best Fantasy Novel (nominee) : Signal to Noise
2016 Aurora Award for Best Novel (nominee) : Signal to Noise


Silvia Moreno-Garcia recommends
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No One Will Come Back For Us (2023)
Premee Mohamed
"Premee Mohamed is a top-notch fantasist with a dark streak of unease bubbling through her fiction."
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White Horse (2022)
Erika T Wurth
"This ghost story is a perfect example of new wave horror that will also satisfy fans of classic Stephen King."
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Our Share of Night (2022)
Mariana Enríquez
"A masterful, unsettling novel from one of Latin America's most exciting authors."

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