Amal El-Mohtar

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Amal El-Mohtar
Amal El-Mohtar.jpg
El-Mohtar in 2017
Born (1984-12-13) 13 December 1984 (age 38)
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
Genre Science fiction, fantasy
Notable work This Is How You Lose the Time War
Notable awards Hugo Award for Best Short Story (2017)
Hugo Award for Best Novella (2020)
Nebula Award for Best Short Story (2017)
Nebula Award for Best Novella (2020)
Locus Award for Best Short Story (2015, 2017)
Locus Award for Best Novella (2020)

Amal El-Mohtar (born 13 December 1984 [1] ) is a Canadian poet and writer of speculative fiction. [2] She has published short fiction, poetry, essays and reviews, and has edited the fantastic poetry quarterly magazine Goblin Fruit since 2006. [3]

Contents

El-Mohtar began reviewing science fiction and fantasy books for the New York Times Book Review in February 2018. [4] She has worked as a creative writing instructor at Carleton University and the University of Ottawa. [5] In 2018, she also served as a host on Brandon Sanderson's creative writing podcast Writing Excuses for Season 13. [6]

Personal life

El-Mohtar was born in Ottawa, Ontario to a family of Lebanese descent. She grew up in Ottawa with the exception of two years spent in Lebanon beginning when she was six years old. [1] [7]

She is married [8] and lives in Ottawa. [9]

Awards and honors

Award [lower-alpha 1] CategoryWorkResultRef.
Hugo Award Novella This Is How You Lose the Time War (2019) [lower-alpha 2] Won [10]
Short story "Seasons of Glass and Iron" (2016)Won [11] [5]
Locus Award Novella This Is How You Lose the Time War (2019) [lower-alpha 2] Won [10]
Short story "The Truth About Owls" (2014)Won [12]
"Madeleine" (2015)Nominated [10]
"Seasons of Glass and Iron" (2016)Won [13]
Nebula Award Novella This Is How You Lose the Time War (2019) [lower-alpha 2] Won [14] [15]
Short story "The Green Book" (2010)Nominated [16]
"Madeleine" (2015)Nominated [17]
"Seasons of Glass and Iron" (2016)Won [18]
World Fantasy Award Short fiction "Pockets" (2015)Nominated [19]
"Seasons of Glass and Iron" (2016)Nominated [20]

El-Mohtar has also received the Rhysling Award for Best Short Poem in 2009, 2011 and 2014. [21]

Selected works

El-Mohtar's full bibliography includes an extensive list of short stories, poems, essays, and reviews. [22] Her most notable works include a short story collection and novella.

Notes

  1. ↑ Awards are listed in alphabetical order.
  2. 1 2 3 With her co-author Max Gladstone.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Amal El-Mohtar & Max Gladstone: Letter Space". Locus. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ↑ McDermott, J. M. (November 2011). "Nebula Awards Interview: Amal El-Mohtar" . Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  3. ↑ El-Mohtar, Amal (25 October 2013). "Interview: Amal El-Mohtar". Amazing Stories (Interview). Interviewed by Diane Severson Mori. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  4. ↑ "Amal El-Mohtar Replaces N.K. Jemisin as The New York Times Book Review's Otherworldly Columnist". Tor.com . 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  5. 1 2 Blackmore, Olivia (15 August 2017). "Ottawa writer's 'fairy-tale mashup' wins prestigious Hugo Award for science-fiction". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Writing Excuses podcast hosts https://writingexcuses.com/about-2/
  7. ↑ "Amal El-Mohtar, Pocket Interview No. 3". STORYOLOGICAL.
  8. ↑ "Landing Myself a Husband". Amal El-Mohtar. Archived from the original on 16 August 2016. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  9. ↑ "Worldcon 2019 Schedule". Amal El-Mohtar. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2021.
  10. 1 2 3 "Amal El-Mohtar Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
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  20. ↑ "Nominees". World Fantasy Convention. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  21. ↑ "SFPA Rhysling Award Archive". Archived from the original on 29 August 2015. Retrieved 28 June 2015.
  22. ↑ Full bibliography https://amalelmohtar.com/bibliography/
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