Julia Rios

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Julia Rios
Portrait photoshoot at Worldcon 75, Helsini, before the Hugo Awards - Julia Rios.jpg
Portrait photoshoot at Worldcon 75, Helsinki, before the Hugo Awards
NationalityAmerican
Website www.juliarios.com

Julia Rios is an American writer, editor, podcaster, and narrator.

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Biography

Born in the United States, Rios is partly of Mexican descent. They have won a number of awards for their work in Science Fiction and Fantasy and has even more nominations. They have hosted a number of podcasts including Outer Alliance and The Skiffy and Fanty Show. Rios has also been an editor for several of the genres biggest name magazines such as Strange Horizons, Uncanny Magazine and Fireside Magazine. They have also worked as a narrator for PodCastle and Pseudopod. Rios is a co-founders of Fuente Collective. In 2019 the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America awarded them the Kevin O'Donnell Jr. award for establishing of the SFWA mentoring initiative. Rios has a strong interest in diversity, especially in queer and Latinx communities. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

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References and sources

  1. "Understanding Your Inner Editor with Julia Rios". Clarion West.
  2. "Julia Rios". Latin American Literature Today.
  3. "Julia Rios — Work in Fireside". firesidefiction.com.
  4. "FuenteCo - Founders". FuenteCo.
  5. Rios, Julia. "Julia Rios, Author at Apex Magazine". Apex Magazine.
  6. "Julia Rios". Strange Horizons. 22 April 2013.
  7. "Kickstarting the Mexicanx Initiative Anthology, spotlighting Mexicanx creators who won scholarships to this year's Worldcon". Boing Boing. 7 August 2018.
  8. "Julia Rios Winner". The Nebula Awards®. Archived from the original on June 25, 2020. Retrieved April 11, 2025.
  9. "2017 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 31 December 2016.
  10. "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 15 March 2018.
  11. "sfadb: Aurealis Awards 2017". www.sfadb.com.
  12. "sfadb: Aurealis Awards 2015". www.sfadb.com.
  13. "sfadb: Ditmar Awards 2015". www.sfadb.com.
  14. "2024 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". July 19, 2025. Retrieved July 20, 2025.