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Nisi Shawl


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Nisi Shawl is an African-American writer of science fiction and fantasy short stories and a journalist. They are the co-author (with Cynthia Ward) of Writing the Other: Bridging Cultural Differences for Successful Fiction. Their short stories have appeared in Asimov's SF Magazine, Strange Horizons, and numerous other magazines and anthologies.
 

Genres: Science Fiction, Horror
 
New and upcoming books
December 2023

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Sun River
 
January 2024

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Kinning
(Everfair, book 2)
Novels
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Collections
   Filter House (2008)
   Our Fruiting Bodies (2022)
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Novellas and Short Stories
   Sun River (2023)
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Anthologies edited
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Anthology series
New Suns
   1. New Suns (2019)
   2. New Suns 2 (2023)
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Series contributed to
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Non fiction show
 
Nisi Shawl recommends
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Oakland Dragon Blues and Other Stories (2023)
(Essential Peter S. Beagle, book 2)
Peter S Beagle
"Master enchanter Peter S. Beagle is best known for his novel The Last Unicorn, a book which has charmed generations of readers. But the briefer enchantments collected in these two volumes also brim with the deepest and truest of his magical powers: with laughter, with wisdom, and with the ineffable pleasure of the imaginary memories he shares. From the gradually refined focus of 'Professor Gottesman and the Indian Rhinoceros' to 'Vanishing''s crankily slipped-and-skewed perspective, these are visions of an inner world all of us need to visit again and again. Each tale is a spell welcoming our hearts to their real home: wonder."
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Night Shift (2022)
Eileen Gunn
"If 'umami' described how stories feel in your mind instead of how food tastes, I would say everything Eileen does is infused with umami."
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Ring Shout (2020)
P Djèlí Clark
"Phenderson Djeli Clark’s Ring Shout puts a weapon wielding our diaspora’s emotional power.... Ring Shout is a cry of release; a daring, darling, victory dance; a magical exhortation to move, be, and do our very best; and an adventure tale sharp and sweet as a first kiss."

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Anthologies containing stories by Nisi Shawl
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Black Cat Weekly #47 (2022)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 47)
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Black Cat Weekly #38 (2022)
(Black Cat Weekly, book 38)

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Awards
James Tiptree, Jr. Award Best Book winner (2008) : Filter House
John W Campbell Memorial Award Best Novel nominee (2017) : Everfair
Nebula Awards Best Novel nominee (2017) : Everfair


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