Sue Burke

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Sue Burke
Born1955 (age 69–70)
Occupations
  • Writer
  • translator
Known for

Sue Burke (born 1955) is an American writer and translator. She has written the science fiction Semiosis trilogy, Semiosis (2018), Interference (2019), and Usurpation (2024). Semiosis attracted favorable attention and acclaim and appeared on numerous lists of the best books of 2018.[ citation needed ]

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Awards

In 2017, Burke received the Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation from the American Translators Association for her English translation of an excerpt from Joseph de la Vega’s Confusión de confusiones, written in Spanish in 1688. [1] The book, the first analysis of stock markets ever written, was a commission from Bolsas y Mercados Españoles for an institutional gift. [2]

Personal life

Burke grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and attended the University of Wisconsin. She moved with her husband, a trilingual businessman, to Madrid, Spain, in December 1999. [2] [3] She moved to Chicago in July 2016. [4]

Bibliography

Novels

Short fiction

Stories [8]
TitleYearFirst publishedReprinted/collectedNotes
Who Won the Battle of Arsia Mons?2017Burke, Sue (November 2017). "Who won the Battle of Arsia Mons?". Clarkesworld. No. 134.Novelette
Life from the Sky2018Burke, Sue (May–June 2018). "Life from the sky". Asimov's Science Fiction.Novelette
"Summer Home"2014Burke, Sue (December 2014). "Summer home". Asimov's Science Fiction. 38 (12): 66–67.

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References

  1. ↑ "Sue Burke (BA '77) Awarded Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation – Alumni". University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. April 11, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  2. 1 2 Valenzuela, Liliana (November 12, 2018). "Interview with Sue Burke, 2016 winner of the Alicia Gordon Award for Word Artistry in Translation – The Chronicle". American Translators Association. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sue Burke". Goodreads. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  4. ↑ "About". Sue Burke. October 31, 2017. Retrieved January 8, 2019.
  5. ↑ "Semiosis". Macmillan Publishers . Retrieved August 28, 2024.
  6. ↑ "Immunity Index". macmillan.com. Retrieved April 29, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Dual Memory". macmillan.com. May 16, 2023. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  8. ↑ Short stories unless otherwise noted.
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