JY Neon Yang

JY Neon Yang is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. Yang is non-binary and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.[1]

JY Neon Yang
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalitySingapore
Notable awardsNebula Award for Best Novella
Website
Official website

Yang has written a series of "silkpunk" novellas,[2] and has published short fiction since 2012.[3] Their novella The Black Tides of Heaven was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,[4] the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle[5] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.[6]

Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.[7]

Work
Collections
  • The Ayam Curtain, Math Paper Press 2012, ed. as June Yang with Joyce Chng, ISBN 978-981-07-4008-5
Novellas

In the "Tensorate" series:

  1. The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9541-2
  2. The Red Threads of Fortune, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9540-5
  3. The Descent of Monsters, Tor.com 2018, ISBN 978-1250165855
  4. The Ascent to Godhood, Tor.com, 2019, ISBN 9781250165886
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References
  1. "ABOUT THE WRITER". GENTLE PLASMIDS. JY Yang. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  2. "J.Y. Yang's two novellas are like rojak, a surprisingly delicious blend of unexpected flavours". The Straits Times. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. JY Neon Yang at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  4. "Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Nominees". Tor.com. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Announcing The Kitschies' 2017 Shortlists". Tor.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. "2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". theHugoAwards.org. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. "Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang". Tor.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.


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