Vina Jie-Min Prasad

Summary

Vina Jie-Min Prasad (维娜·杰敏·普拉萨德) is a Singaporean writer of science fiction and fantasy.[1] She is a three-time finalist for both the Nebula Award and the Hugo Award, and has also been a finalist for other speculative fiction awards.

Vina Jie-Min Prasad
BornSingapore
OccupationAuthor
GenreScience fiction, fantasy
Website
vinaprasad.com

Writing career edit

Prasad has been active in speculative fiction since 2016.[2] She is a graduate of the Clarion West Writers Workshop.[3]

Recognition edit

Prasad's short stories "Fandom for Robots" and "A Series of Steaks", both published in 2017, were nominated for the Nebula Award,[4] the Hugo Award[5] and the Theodore Sturgeon Award.[6] Her short story "A Guide for Working Breeds" was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Short Story of 2020,[7] and for the 2021 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.

She was a finalist for the 2018 John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer,[8] and came second.[9]

Bibliography edit

Short fiction edit

  • "Different Ways to Burn" (HEAT: A Southeast Asian Urban Anthology, Apr. 2016)[2]
  • "The Spy Who Loved Wanton Mee (Queer Southeast Asia: A Literary Journal of Transgressive Art, Oct. 2016)[2]
  • "A Series of Steaks" (Clarkesworld 124, Jan. 2017)[1]
  • "Fandom for Robots" (Uncanny Magazine 18, Sep./Oct. 2017)[1]
  • "Portrait of Skull with Man" (Fireside Fiction 49, Nov. 2017)[1]
  • "Pistol Grip" (Uncanny Magazine 21, Mar./Apr. 2018)[1]
  • "Black Flowers Blossom" (Uncanny Magazine 31, Nov./Dec. 2019)[1]
  • "A Guide for Working Breeds" (Made To Order: Robots and Revolution, Mar. 2020)[1]

Interviews edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Vina Jie-Min Prasad at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  2. ^ a b c Prasad, Vina Jie-Min. "Vina Jie-Min Prasad: Writing."
  3. ^ Yoachim, Carol M. "Interview: Vina Jie-Min Prasad," in Uncanny Magazine 21, Mar./Apr. 2018.
  4. ^ "Nebula Award nominees for 2018". Wired.
  5. ^ Singaporeans J.Y. Yang and Vina Jie-Min Prasad finalists in Hugo Awards for science fiction, Lifestyle News & Top Stories - The Straits Times
  6. ^ The Theodore Sturgeon Award Finalists
  7. ^ "SFWA Announces the 56th Annual Nebula Award Finalists". SFWA. Retrieved 2021-03-19.
  8. ^ 2018 Hugo and Campbell Awards Finalists – Locus Online
  9. ^ Hugo Awards 2018: Detailed Results

External links edit

  • Author website. Includes story links.
  • A Series of Steaks online text
  • Fandom for Robots online text
  • Vina Jie-Min Prasad Nebula nominations at SFWA. Includes author photo.