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(b.Jo Walton writes science fiction and fantasy novels and reads a lot and eats great food. It worries her slightly that this is so exactly what she always wanted to do when she grew up. She comes from Wales, but lives in Montreal.
She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2002, the World Fantasy Award for Tooth and Claw in 2004, the Hugo and Nebula awards for Among Othersin 2012, and in 2014.
Genres: Fantasy, Science Fiction
Series
Flash Fiction Project (with Charlie Jane Anders, Brooke Bolander, Amal El-Mohtar, Maria Dahvana Headley, Kameron Hurley, Seanan McGuire, Nisi Shawl, Catherynne M Valente, Carrie Vaughn and Alyssa Wong)
Nevertheless She Persisted (2020)
Nevertheless She Persisted (2020)
Novels
Tooth and Claw (2003)
Lifelode (2009)
Among Others (2011)
My Real Children (2014)
The Rebirth of Pan (2016)
Poor Relations (2018)
Lent (2019)
Or What You Will (2020)
Lifelode (2009)
Among Others (2011)
My Real Children (2014)
The Rebirth of Pan (2016)
Poor Relations (2018)
Lent (2019)
Or What You Will (2020)
Collections
Novellas
Series contributed to
Some of the Best from Tor.com (with Charlie Jane Anders, Dale Bailey, Kelly Barnhill, Richard Bowes, Marie Brennan, Adam Christopher, John Chu, A M Dellamonica, Ruthanna Emrys, Max Gladstone, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Nicola Griffith, Maria Dahvana Headley, Pasi Ilmari Jääskeläinen, Yoon Ha Lee, Ken Liu, Seanan McGuire, Daniel José Older, Mary Rickert, John Scalzi, Veronica Schanoes, Genevieve Valentine, Kai Ashante Wilson, Ray Wood and Isabel Yap)
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2014 Edition (2015)
Some of the Best from Tor.com: 2014 Edition (2015)
Non fiction
What Makes This Book So Great (2014)
An Informal History of the Hugos (2018)
Visiting Friends (2020)
An Informal History of the Hugos (2018)
Visiting Friends (2020)
Awards
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Jo Walton recommends
Mending the Moon (2013)
Susan Palwick
"Reminiscent of Gail Godwin and Madeleine L'Engle, this is a brave and brilliant book."
Sunset Mantle (2015)
Alter S Reiss
"A beautifully structured story, with solid and original characters who could have come from no other time and place than this fascinating imagined history."
Too Like the Lightning (2016)
(Terra Ignota, book 1)
Ada Palmer
"The kind of science fiction that makes me excited all over again about what makes science fiction can do."
Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories (2017)
Naomi Kritzer
"Kritzer's sharp, bittersweet memorable stories will stay with you long after you close the book."
Weave a Circle Round (2017)
Kari Maaren
"I'd have loved this book when I was twelve, and I love it now."
Snow White Learns Witchcraft (2019)
Theodora Goss
"I was expecting this to be good, but it’s wonderful. Seeing these pieces together makes me realize what a vivid, authentic and important voice Goss is. These are real fairytales, magical, unsettling, touching, and brilliant. I loved every word."
A Memory Called Empire (2019)
(Teixcalaan, book 1)
Arkady Martine
"An elegant and accomplished example of the subgenre of subtle scheming with a background of stars. A delightful read. I couldn't put it down."
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