C. L. Polk
C. L. Polk | |
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Born | Chelsea Louise Polk 1969 (age 54–55) Fantasy fiction |
Notable works | Witchmark |
Notable awards | World Fantasy Award Nebula Award |
Website | |
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Chelsea Louise Polk (born 1969) is a
Life and career
Polk was born in 1969 in
Polk's first novel
Witchmark is the first book of the Kingston Cycle, with the sequel
Even Though I Knew the End, a period novella set in early 1900s Chicago about a damned woman fighting for a chance to be with the woman she loves, was nominated for multiple major awards and won the Nebula Award. Polk expressed surprise at the flood of nominations, saying that they didn't think it was "an award book."[16]
In 2023, Polk underwent treatment with
As of 2020, Polk resides in Calgary, Alberta.[18]
Awards
Pub. year |
Work | Award | Category | Result[15] |
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2018 | Witchmark | Aurora Award
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Novel | Nominated |
Lambda Award
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SF, Fantasy and Horror | Nominated | ||
Locus Award | First Novel | Nominated–4th | ||
Nebula Award | Novel | Nominated | ||
World Fantasy Award | Novel | Won | ||
2020 | The Midnight Bargain | Ignyte Award
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Adult Novel | Nominated |
Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated–9th | ||
Nebula Award | Novel | Nominated | ||
World Fantasy Award | Novel | Nominated | ||
2021 | "The Music of the Siphorophenes" | Ignyte Award
|
Novelette | Nominated |
The Kingston Cycle | Hugo Award | Series | Nominated | |
Soulstar | Aurora Award
|
Novel | Nominated | |
Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | Nominated–8th | ||
2022 | Even Though I Knew the End | Aurora Award[19]
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Best Novella | Nominated |
Ignyte Award | Novella | Nominated | ||
Hugo Award | Best Novella | Nominated | ||
Locus Award | Best Novella | Nominated | ||
Nebula Award | Best Novella | Won | ||
World Fantasy Award | Best Novella
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Nominated |
Bibliography
The Kingston Cycle
- —— (2018). ISBN 978-1250162687.
- —— (2020). Stormsong (paperback ed.). ISBN 978-0765398994.
- —— (2021). Soulstar (paperback ed.). ISBN 978-1250203571.
Other novels and novellas
- —— (2020). The Midnight Bargain (hardcover ed.). ISBN 978-1645660071.
- —— (2022). Tor.com.
Short fiction
Year | Title | Scope | Publication | Ref |
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2003 | "Le Bel Homme Sans Merci" | "Le Bel Homme Sans Merci". Abyss & Apex. July–August 2003. | ||
2005 | "Bright Wings and Wax" | "Bright Wings and Wax". Ideomancer. 4 (1). March 2005. | ||
2007 | "Kether Station" | "Kether Station". Jim Baen's Universe. 2 (3). October 2007. | ||
2020 | "St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid" | Chen, Ruoxi, ed. (February 5, 2020). "St. Valentine, St. Abigail, St. Brigid". Tor.com .
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2021 | "The Music of the Siphorophenes" | Novelette | "The Music of the Siphorophenes". F&SF. 140 (3 & 4). March–April 2021. |
Notes
References
- ^ ASIN B088D6T1GB.
- ^ Polk, C.L. "I just failed at describing my gender..." Bluesky. Retrieved January 23, 2024.
- ^ C. L. Polk (March 18, 2021). "Hello! I didn't Make a big deal announcement because it didn't seem like the right time but it will never be the right time. I caucus with women, but I am nonbinary..." Twitter. Archived from the original on March 18, 2021. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
- ^ "About Me". C. L. Polk (Personal website). Retrieved December 28, 2021.
- ^ Colyard, K.W. (June 3, 2019). "We Asked 24 Fantasy Authors For The Book That Made Them Fall In Love With The Genre". Bustle.
- ^ M., Daryl (May 31, 2018). "Interview With an Author: C.L. Polk". Los Angeles Public Library.
- Tor.com. Macmillan.
- ^ Gutterman, Annabel (October 15, 2020). "The 100 Best Fantasy Books of All Time: Witchmark by C.L. Polk". Time.
- ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2019". World Fantasy Convention. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- CBC Books. June 27, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- CBC Books. July 1, 2019.
- ^
"47 works of Canadian fiction to watch for in spring 2020". CBC Books. February 5, 2020. Retrieved February 7, 2020.
- ^ Rockwood, Catherine (July 5, 2021). "Soulstar by C. L. Polk". Strange Horizons.
- ^ El-Mohtar, Amal (October 14, 2020). "Dealmakers and Wanderers: New Science Fiction and Fantasy". The New York Times.
- ^ Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Retrieved September 21, 2022.
- ^ Polk, C.L. "Nothing worth writing a post about has happened to me in months, part 1-5". Small Acts of Writing. Retrieved July 13, 2023.
- ^ Polk, C.L. "Oh hey, lots of people, hello". Mastodon. Archived from the original on May 29, 2023. Retrieved June 13, 2023.
- Lightspeed Magazine.
- ^ "Current Ballot – the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association (CSFFA)". The Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association. Retrieved May 12, 2023.