John Chu (Chinese: 朱中宜) is a Taiwanese American microprocessor architect, science fiction writer and literary translator.
John Chu | |
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 Chu at ConFusion in 2017 | |
| Occupation | Author, engineer, translator |
| Notable works | The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere (2013) |
| Notable awards | |
| Website | |
| johnchu | |
Life and career
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
Short fiction
| 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
External links
- Official website
- John Chu's bibliography. Many of his stories are available free online.
- "John Chu", Tor.com, September 2014
- John Chu on X
- John Chu on Mastodon