| Zen Cho | |
| Language: | English |
| Occupation: | Author |
| Education: | University of Cambridge |
| Period: | 2015–Present |
Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad.[2]
Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer.[3] [4] Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015.[5] [6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016,[7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer.[8] Her novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[9]
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| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Spirits Abroad | Crawford Award | — | ||
| Sorcerer to the Crown | Otherwise Award | — | |||
| 2016 | British Fantasy Award | Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award) | |||
| Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) | |||||
| Hugo Award | Novel | ||||
| Locus Award | First Novel | ||||
| 2018 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" | Hugo Award | Novelette | ||
| Locus Award | Novelette | ||||
| 2019 | The True Queen | Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | ||
| 2021 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | British Fantasy Award | Novella | ||
| Hugo Award | Novella | ||||
| Lambda Literary Award | Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror | ||||
| Locus Award | Novella | ||||
| 2022 | Black Water Sister | Ignyte Award | Novel (Adult) | ||
| Kitschies | Red Tentacle | ||||
| Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | ||||
| World Fantasy Award | Novel | ||||
| Spirits Abroad | Locus Award | Collection |