E. Lily Yu

E. Lily Yu is an American author. In 2012, she won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer for her short story "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees"; the work was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Short Story^[1] and the World Fantasy Award—Short Fiction.^[2]

On July 27, 2019, she released the short story "Zero in Babel".^[3]

Her debut novel, On Fragile Waves, was published in February 2021 by Erewhon Books.^[4] The novel was named a finalist for the 2022 Crawford Award presented by the International Association for the Fantastic in the Arts.^[5]

Her work has also appeared in various venues such as McSweeney's, Boston Review, Clarkesworld, F&SF, and The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year.

She attended Princeton University, graduating with an A.B. in 2012.^[6]

Awards

Year	Nominee	Award	Category	Result	Ref[7]
2012	"The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees"	Hugo Award	Short Story	Shortlisted
		Locus Award	Short Story	Nominated
		Nebula Award	Short Story	Shortlisted
		World Fantasy Award	Short Fiction	Shortlisted
		WSFA Press Award	—	Shortlisted
	—	John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer	—	Won
2014	"The Urashima Effect"	Theodore Sturgeon Award	—	Shortlisted
2021	On Fragile Waves	Endeavour Award	—	Shortlisted
2022		Crawford Award	—	Shortlisted
		Washington State Book Award	Fiction	Won
2023	Jewel Box	BSFA Award	Artwork	Shortlisted
		Los Angeles Times Book Prize	Ray Bradbury Prize	Shortlisted
2024		World Fantasy Award	Collection	Shortlisted

Bibliography

Novels

• On Fragile Waves (2021)

Collections

• Jewel Box (2023)

Short fiction

• "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" (2012)
• "The Wretched and the Beautiful" (2017)
• "Zero in Babel" (2019)

References

1. The 2012 Hugo Nominations have been announced! at io9; published April 7, 2012; retrieved September 2, 2012
2. "2012 World Fantasy Awards Ballot". World Fantasy Convention. Archived from the original on October 27, 2012. Retrieved October 29, 2012.
3. Yu, E. Lily (July 27, 2019). "Read a New Short Story About DIY Genetic Editing for Keeping Up With High School Trends". Slate Magazine. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
4. ""On Fragile Waves, the Debut Novel From E. Lily Yu, to Publish in Fall 2020 With Erewhon Books!"". Tor.com. November 20, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
5. "Malik Wins 2022 Crawford Award" Locus Magazine, February 10, 2022.
6. "Spotlight on: E. Lily Yu, Author". Locus Online. August 30, 2012. Retrieved February 16, 2020.
7. "sfadb : E. Lily Yu Awards". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved October 26, 2024.

External links

• Official website
• E. Lily Yu on Facebook
• "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees", Clarkesworld Magazine, April 2011