Zen Cho

Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.^[1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad.^[2]

Zen Cho
Occupation	Author
Language	English
Education	University of Cambridge
Period	2015–Present
Genre	Speculative fiction Romance
Notable works	Spirits Abroad Sorcerer to the Crown Black Water Sister
Notable awards	Crawford Award (2015) BFA–Newcomer (2016) Hugo–Novelette (2019)
Website
zencho.org

Biography

Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer.^[3][4]

Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015.^[4][5][6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016,^[7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer.^[8] Her novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.^[9]

Awards

Source:^[10]

Year	Title	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2015	Spirits Abroad	Crawford Award	—	Won
	Sorcerer to the Crown	Otherwise Award	—	Honorable Mention
2016		British Fantasy Award	Newcomer	Won
			Fantasy Novel	Shortlisted
		Hugo Award	Novel	Longlisted
		Locus Award	First Novel	Nominated—2nd
2018	"If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again"	Hugo Award	Novelette	Won
		Locus Award	Novelette	Nominated—11th
2019	The True Queen	Locus Award	Fantasy Novel	Nominated—14th
2021	The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water	British Fantasy Award	Novella	Shortlisted
		Hugo Award	Novella	Longlisted
		Lambda Literary Award	Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror	Shortlisted
		Locus Award	Novella	Nominated—6th
2022	Black Water Sister	Ignyte Award	Novel (Adult)	Shortlisted
		Kitschies	Red Tentacle (Novel)	Shortlisted
		Locus Award	Fantasy Novel	Nominated—2nd
		World Fantasy Award	Novel	Shortlisted
	Spirits Abroad	Locus Award	Collection	Nominated—2nd

Bibliography

Sorcerer Royal series

• —— (2015). Sorcerer to the Crown (hardcover 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 9780425283370.
• —— (2019). The True Queen (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 9780425283417.

Standalone novels and long fiction

• —— (2012). The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (ebook ed.). Smashwords. p. 81. ISBN 9781476177670.
• —— (2020). The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (hardcover 1st ed.). Tor. p. 160. ISBN 9781250269256.
• —— (2021). Black Water Sister (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 384. ISBN 9780425283431.

Collections

• —— (2014). Spirits Abroad (paperback 1st ed.). FIXI Novo. p. 284. ISBN 9789670374987.
  • —— (2021). Spirits Abroad (paperback expanded ed.). Small Beer Press. p. 338. ISBN 9781618731869.