Madeline Ashby

Madeline Ashby
Born	(1983-04-24) April 24, 1983 (age 42) [1] Panorama City, California
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	American-Canadian
Alma mater	OCAD University
Genre	Science fiction
Notable work	Company Town
Spouse	David Nickle

Madeline Ashby (born April 24, 1983 in Panorama City, California) ^[2] is an American-Canadian science fiction writer. ^[3] She is best known for her 2016 novel Company Town, ^[4] which was selected for the 2017 edition of Canada Reads . ^[5]

She previously published the novels VN (2012) ^[6] and iD (2013), ^[7] as well as numerous short stories in anthologies and literary magazines. ^[3] A graduate of OCAD University, ^[3] she is a regular columnist for the Ottawa Citizen . ^[3]

In addition to being a science fiction writer, Ashby has also had jobs working for Intel, the Ontario government, and design and communication firms. ^[2] She now lives in Toronto, Ontario. ^[2]

In 2013, Ashby received enough nominations to be a finalist for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, ^[8] but recused herself on the grounds that her professional writing career had started with her 2009 publication of a short story in Nature — and thus her two-year Campbell eligibility period had expired in 2011. ^[9]

Bibliography

Machine Dynasties series

• The Education of Junior Number 12 (novelette 2011)
• Give Granny a Kiss (short story 2012)
• vN: The First Machine Dynasty (novel 2012)
• iD: The Second Machine Dynasty (novel 2013)
• reV: The Third Machine Dynasty (novel 2020)

Other novels

• Company Town (novel 2016)
• Glass Houses (novel 2024)

Short stories

• "In Which Joe and Laurie Save Rock n'Roll" (2007)
• "Fitting a New Suit" (2008)
• "βoyfriend" (2008)
• "Off Track Betting" (2009)
• "The Chair" (2009)
• "Ishin" (2010)
• "Zombies, Condoms and Shenzhen: The Surprising Link Between the Undead and the Unborn" (2010)
• "Social Services" (2013)
• "Come from Away" (2014)
• "By the Time We Get to Arizona" (2014)
• "Memento Mori" (2015)
• "A Stopped Clock" (2015)
• "Be Seeing You" (2015)
• "Thieving Magpie" (2016)
• "Dreams in the Bitch House" (2016)
• "Panic City" (2016)
• "The Japanese Room" (2017)
• "Death on Mars" (2017)
• "Withnail & Us" (2018)
• "Work Shadow/Shadow Work" (2018)
• "Domestic Violence" (2018)
• "Tierra y libertad" (2018)

Non-fiction

• How to Future (with Scott Smith), 2020. ^[10]

References

1. Ashby, Madeleine (April 24, 2013). "Inevitable Birthday Post: 30" . Retrieved April 7, 2017.
2. "The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Madeline Ashby". Tor.com. 2012-10-19. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
3. "Madeline Ashby: Author of Company Town". CBC Books , January 31, 2017.
4. "Live and Let Die: Madeline Ashby’s Company Town". Tor.com , May 18, 2016.
5. "CBC announces Canada Reads finalists, panellists, and host". Quill & Quire , January 31, 2017.
6. "Reviews: VN by Madeline Ashby". Strange Horizons , September 17, 2012.
7. "Cracking the Failsafe: iD by Madeline Ashby". Tor.com , June 18, 2013.
8. 2013 Hugo Statistics, at TheHugoAwards.org; retrieved June 2, 2018
9. Don’t nominate me for the Campbell; I declined it last year., by Madeline Ashby, at MadelineAshby.com; published January 11, 2014; retrieved June 2, 2018
10. Page, Kogan. "How to Future". Kogan Page. Retrieved 2020-02-04.

External links

• Official website