Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2014) award
Sarah Pinsker
サラ・ピンスカー
Sarah Pinsker
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- New York, USA
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York (birth) → Illinois (resident) → Texas (resident) → Toronto (family settled when she was 14) → Baltimore (active)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Singer-songwriter, Musician
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Affiliations
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (director at large), Baltimore Science Fiction Society (hosts Dangerous Voices Variety Hour)
- Influenced By
- Ursula K. Le Guin, Kate Wilhelm, Octavia Butler, Karen Joy Fowler, Kij Johnson, Kelly Link
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goucher College | — | History | — | — | United States |
Goucher College
History
Country:
United States
Studied history; graduation year not specified
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Nebula Award (Best Novel) | A Song for a New Day | Novel | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association | Won |
| 2015 | Nebula Award (Best Novelette) | Our Lady of the Open Road | Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association | Won |
| 2020 | Nebula Award (Best Novelette) | Two Truths and a Lie | Novelette | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association | Won |
| 2021 | Hugo Award (Best Novelette) | Two Truths and a Lie | Novelette | World Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2021 | Nebula Award (Best Short Story) | Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather | Short Story | Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association | Won |
| 2022 | Hugo Award (Best Short Story) | Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather | Short Story | World Science Fiction Society | Won |
| 2022 | Locus Award (Best Short Story) | Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather | Short Story | Locus Magazine | Won |
| 2022 | Eugie Award | Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather | — | Eugie Foster Memorial Award (organizers) | Won |
| 2023 | Seiun Award (Translated Short Story) | Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea (translated short story) | Translated Short Story | Seiun Awards (Japan) | Won |
| 2020 | Philip K. Dick Award | — | — | Philip K. Dick Award committee | Won |
| 2014 | Theodore Sturgeon Award | — | — | Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award committee | Won |
Nebula Award (Best Novel)
2019
Work:
A Song for a New Day
Category:
Novel
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result:
Won
Nebula Award (Best Novelette)
2015
Work:
Our Lady of the Open Road
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result:
Won
Nebula Award (Best Novelette)
2020
Work:
Two Truths and a Lie
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result:
Won
Hugo Award (Best Novelette)
2021
Work:
Two Truths and a Lie
Category:
Novelette
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Nebula Award (Best Short Story)
2021
Work:
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association
Result:
Won
Hugo Award (Best Short Story)
2022
Work:
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
World Science Fiction Society
Result:
Won
Locus Award (Best Short Story)
2022
Work:
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
Category:
Short Story
Organization:
Locus Magazine
Result:
Won
Eugie Award
2022
Work:
Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather
Organization:
Eugie Foster Memorial Award (organizers)
Result:
Won
Seiun Award (Translated Short Story)
2023
Work:
Sooner or Later Everything Falls Into the Sea (translated short story)
Category:
Translated Short Story
Organization:
Seiun Awards (Japan)
Result:
Won
Philip K. Dick Award
2020
Organization:
Philip K. Dick Award committee
Result:
Won
Theodore Sturgeon Award
2014
Organization:
Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award committee
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
The Philip K. Dick Award
1 appearances
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Edition 38 (2019) award
Works
Major Works
A Song for a New Day
2019 Science fiction (near-future)A near-future novel about musicians and communities navigating a world where pandemics and terrorism have made public concerts illegal.
musicisolation and communitytechnology and humanity
We Are Satellites
2021 Science fictionA 2021 novel exploring connection and community through speculative premises.
loneliness and connectiontechnologyhuman relationships
Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea
2019 Short fiction / CollectionA collection of short fiction covering memory, loss, travel and music among other subjects.
memorylossjourney
Lost Places: Stories
2023 CollectionA 2023 collection of stories that explore lost places and memories.
placememoryloss
Two Truths and a Lie
2020 Novelette / ChapbookA novelette that interrogates relationships and the boundaries between truth and lies; an award-winning piece.
truth vs. fictionrelationships
Bibliography
- A Song for a New Day
- Sooner or Later Everything Falls into the Sea
- We Are Satellites
- Lost Places: Stories
- Two Truths and a Lie (chapbook)
- A Better Way of Saying (chapbook)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- character-driven speculative fictionlyrical, measured prose
- Recurring Motifs
- musicmemorysmall communitiesfriction between technology and everyday life
Legacy
A multiple winner of major SF awards (Nebula, Hugo, etc.), Pinsker is regarded as a prominent short- and mid-length fiction writer in 21st-century American SF, noted for integrating musical elements with strong character work.
Academic Societies
- Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (associated)
Quotes
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“It is a good time to be someone who has something to say about a group or a personal experience that hasn't been touched on before. Science fiction looks at the world through a slightly different lens, so it's fun to put that lens onto new experiences.”
Source: Interview (Apex Magazine / Locus etc.) (2016)
Trivia
- Also active as a singer-songwriter with the band Stalking Horses and has released multiple albums on independent labels.
- Her family settled in Toronto when she was 14.
- Serves as director at large for the Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Association (SFWA).