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Sarah Gailey is an American author. Their alternate history novella '' River of Teeth'' was a finalist for the 2017
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the 2018
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,2018 Hugo Awards
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and the 2018 Locus Award for Best Novella.2018 Locus Award Winners
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In 2018, they also won the
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Career

Gailey's fiction has been published in ''
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, and ''Fireside Magazine.'' Their non-fiction writing has appeared on Tor.com, Mashable, ''
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''. Gailey is well known for their 2017 novella duology, ''River of Teeth'' and ''Taste of Marrow''.Of Hippos and Humans
by Ana Grilo, at '' Kirkus Reviews''; published June 9, 2017; retrieved June 13, 2018
River of Teeth
reviewed at ''
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Hip, Hippo Hooray For 'River Of Teeth'
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Their first full-length novel, '' Magic for Liars'', was published by Tor Books in June 2019. ''Buzzfeed News'' called it "one of the best fantasies of 2019."The Author Of One Of The Best Fantasies Of 2019 Walks Us Through Their Writing Space
at Buzzfeed News; published June 6, 2019
February 2020 brought the publication of their most recent novella, ''Upright Woman Wanted''. Their debut young adult novel, ''When We Were Magic,'' was published by Simon Pulse in March 2020. Gailey's second novel for adults, ''
The Echo Wife ''The Echo Wife'' is a 2021 science fiction thriller novel by Sarah Gailey. Synopsis Doctor Evelyn Caldwell, an accomplished scientist researching cloning, has discovered that her husband, Nathan, has used her research to create Martine, a cl ...
'', was published in February 2021 by Tor Books.


Personal life

Gailey is originally from the San Francisco Bay Area,Interview with Sarah Gailey
at Civilian Reader; retrieved June 20, 2019
and as of 2019 lives in Los Angeles with their partner.


Bibliography


River of Teeth series

* ''American Hippo''. Tor Books 2018. (Omnibus containing "River of Teeth" and "Taste of Marrow" novellas, as well as additional short stories.) ** ''River of Teeth'' ** ''Taste of Marrow''


Standalone novels

* '' Magic for Liars''. Tor Books 2019. * ''When We Were Magic''. Simon Pulse 2020. * ''
The Echo Wife ''The Echo Wife'' is a 2021 science fiction thriller novel by Sarah Gailey. Synopsis Doctor Evelyn Caldwell, an accomplished scientist researching cloning, has discovered that her husband, Nathan, has used her research to create Martine, a cl ...
''. Tor Books 2021. * ''Just Like Home''. Tor Books 2022. ISBN 9781250174727


Chapbook form

* ''River of Teeth''''. Tor Books 2017. '' * ''Taste of Marrow''. Tor Books 2017. * ''The Fisher of Bones''. Fireside Fiction 2017. * ''Worth Her Weight in Gold''. Tor Books. * '' Upright Women Wanted''. Tor Books 2020.


Short stories


Select nonfiction

* "This Future Looks Familiar: Watching Blade Runner in 2017"
Tor.com
October 2017. * "Impostor/Abuser: Power Dynamics in Publishing"
Fireside Magazine
March 2019.


Awards and nominations

* 2017
John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer The ''Astounding'' Award for Best New Writer (formerly the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer) is given annually to the best new writer whose first professional work of science fiction or fantasy was published within the two previous ...
finalist2017 Hugo Awards
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* 2017
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nomination for "The Women of Harry Potter" posts * 2017
British Fantasy Award The British Fantasy Awards (BFA) are awarded annually by the British Fantasy Society (BFS), first in 1976. Prior to that they were known as The August Derleth Fantasy Awards (see August Derleth Award). First awarded in 1972 (to ''The Knight of ...
Best Non-fiction nomination for "The Women of Harry Potter" posts British Fantasy Awards 2017 Shortlist
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* 2017 Nebula nomination for ''River of Teeth'' * 2018
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nominations for ''River of Teeth'' * 2018
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* 2019
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nominations for "STET"2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists
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2019 Locus Awards Finalists
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Locus Magazine ''Locus: The Magazine of The Science Fiction & Fantasy Field'', founded in 1968, is an American magazine published monthly in Oakland, California. It is the news organ and trade journal for the English-language science fiction and fantasy fields ...
; retrieved June 19, 2019
* 2020
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nomination for "Away With The Wolves" * 2020
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nomination for ''Magic for Liars'' * 2021
Hugo Hugo or HUGO may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Hugo'' (film), a 2011 film directed by Martin Scorsese * Hugo Award, a science fiction and fantasy award named after Hugo Gernsback * Hugo (franchise), a children's media franchise based on ...
nomination and 2021
Locus Award The Locus Awards are an annual set of literary awards voted on by readers of the science fiction and fantasy magazine ''Locus'', a monthly magazine based in Oakland, California. The awards are presented at an annual banquet. In addition to the pl ...
nominations for ''Upright Women Wanted''


References


External links


Official website
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