John Chu (author)

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John Chu
Chu at ConFusion in 2017
Chu at ConFusion in 2017
OccupationAuthor, engineer, translator
Notable worksThe Water That Falls on You from Nowhere (2013)
Notable awards
Website
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John Chu (Chinese: 朱中宜) is a Taiwanese American microprocessor architect, science fiction writer and literary translator.

Life and career[edit]

Chu was born in Taiwan, moved to the US and began learning English at age six.[1] He read voraciously as a child and was inspired to write science fiction by the works of Ted Chiang. He has attended the Viable Paradise and Clarion science fiction & fantasy writing workshops.[1] He has a PhD in computer engineering[2] and is gay,[3] a theme that he explores in his writing.[1]

In 2014 Chu won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story with the story The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere.[4] In 2023, If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You won the Locus Award for Best Novelette.[5] Chu also reads for podcasts and translates novels and stories from Chinese into English.[1][3]

Bibliography[edit]

Short fiction[edit]

Title Year First published Reprinted/collected Notes
"If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You" 2022 Chu, John (July 2022). "If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You". Uncanny. Vol. 47. Finalist 2023 Hugo Award for Best Novelette
"Best of All Possible Worlds" 2013 Chu, John (February 2013). "Best of All Possible Worlds". Asimov's Science Fiction. Vol. 37, no. 2. pp. 70–74.
"The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere" 2013 Chu, John (February 20, 2013). "The Water that Falls On You From Nowhere". Tor.com. Retrieved 2016-01-23. Berman, Steve, ed. (2014). Wilde stories 2014: the year's best gay speculative fiction. Lethe Press. Winner 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story[4]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d Deborah Stanish (May 2, 2015). "Interview: John Chu". Uncanny Magazine. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
  2. ^ Brent Lambert (September 24, 2018). "Mother of Invention: John Chu Interview". FIYAH Literary Magazine. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b Rachel Swirsky (May 23, 2019). "Silly Interview with John Chu, who will tell you about the great injustices of American Musical Theater". Retrieved July 22, 2023 – via Patreon.
  4. ^ a b "2014 Hugo Awards". Retrieved 8 September 2014.
  5. ^ "2023 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.

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