Neon Yang
JY Yang is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. Yang identifies as non-binary and queer, and uses the pronoun "they".[1]
Yang has written a series of "silkpunk" novellas,[2] and has published short fiction since 2012.[3] Their novella The Black Tides of Heaven was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella[4], the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle[5] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.[6]
Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.[7]
Work
- Collections
- The Ayam Curtain, Math Paper Press 2012, ed. as June Yang with Joyce Chng, ISBN 978-981-07-4008-5
- Novellas
In the "Tensorate" series:
- The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9541-2
- The Red Threads of Fortune, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9540-5
- The Descent of Monsters, Tor.com 2018, ISBN 978-1250165855
External links
References
- ^ "ABOUT THE WRITER". GENTLE PLASMIDS. JY Yang. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "J.Y. Yang's two novellas are like rojak, a surprisingly delicious blend of unexpected flavours". The Straits Times. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ Neon Yang at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- ^ "Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Nominees". Tor.com. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
- ^ "Announcing The Kitschies' 2017 Shortlists". Tor.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". theHugoAwards.org. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ "Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang". Tor.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.