City We Became (Jemisin) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—September 19, 1972
• Where—Iowa City, Iowa, USA
• Raised—New York City, New York; Mobil, Alabama
• Education—B.S., Tulane University; M.Ed., University of Maryland
• Awards—(below)
• Currently—New York City, New York


Nora K. Jemisin is an American author, whom The New York Times has called "the most celebrated science fiction and fantasy writer of her generation." Her fiction explores a wide variety of themes, including cultural conflict and oppression.

Jemisin has won numerous awards, including Hugo Awards for Best Novel in 2016, 2017, and 2018— for her entire Broken Earth trilogy—making her the only author to have won a Hugo Best Novel for three consecutive years. She was also the first African-American writer to have won in the Hugo best novel category.

Background
Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, and grew up in New York City and Mobile, Alabama. She attended Tulane University from 1990 to 1994, where she received a B.S. in psychology. She went on to study counseling and earn her M.Ed. from the University of Maryland.

Jemisin worked for years as a psychologal counselor while writing on the side. In 2016, she mounted a fund-raising campaign on Patreon, earning enough to enable her to quit her work as a therapist and devote herself to writing fulltime.

In January of that same year, Bustle called Jemisin "the sci-fi writer every woman needs to be reading." In 2017, Jemisin started writing "Otherworldly," a bimonthly column for The New York Times.

Major Sci-Fi Works
— Inheritance Trilogy
2010 - The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms
2010 - The Broken Kingdoms
2011 - The Kingdom of Gods
2014 - The Awakened Kingdom (sequel to trilogy, novella)
2015 - Shades in Shadow (prequel to trilogy, short stories)

— Dreamblood Duology
2012- The Killing Moon
2012 -The Shadowed Sun

— Broken Earth series
2015 - The Fifth Season
2016 - The Obelisk Gate
2017 - The Stone Sky

Awards
2010 - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Fantasy Novel  (The Broken Kingdoms)
2011 - Locus Award, Best First Novel (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms)
2011 - Sense of Gender Award (The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms)
2012 - Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, Best Fantasy Novel 2012 (The Shadowed Sun)
2016 - Hugo Award, Best Novel (The Fifth Season)
2017 - Hugo Award, Best Novel (The Obelisk Gate)
2018 - Nebula Award, Best Novel (The Stone Sky)
2018 - Locus Award, Best Fantasy (The Stone Sky)
2018 - Hugo Award, Best Novel (The Stone Sky)
2019 - American Library Association's Alex Award (How Long 'til Black Future Month?)
(Author Bio adapted from Wikipedia. Retrieved 3/12/2020.)