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Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo
Nghi Vo in 2025
Nghi Vo in 2025
Born (1981-12-04) December 4, 1981 (age 43)
Peoria, Illinois, U.S.
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
Genre
Years active2007–present
Notable awards
Website
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Nghi Vo (born December 4, 1981) is an American author of short stories, novellas, and novels.[1] Vo's fantasy novella The Empress of Salt and Fortune has received acclaim and won the Hugo Award for Best Novella and the IAFA Crawford Award.

Biography

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Vo was born in Peoria, Illinois, where she lived until attending college at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.[2] In 2007 she moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin on the shores of Lake Michigan.[1][2] She defines her sexuality as queer.[3]

Vo's first published short story was "Gift of Flight" in 2007, after which she published a number of short stories in various media.[2] In 2020 Vo published the novella The Empress of Salt and Fortune, which won the Hugo Award for Best Novella[4][5] and the 2021 IAFA Crawford Award.[6] The book was also a finalist for the Locus and the Ignyte Award. It was followed by When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain. The novellas are part of the Singing Hills Cycle,[7] with a sixth book due for release October 2025.[8]

Her debut novel, The Chosen and the Beautiful, was published in 2021.[7] The novel is a queer fantasy adaptation of The Great Gatsby. It reimagines the character of Jordan Baker as a woman of Vietnamese descent who was taken to Louisville as a young child and raised by a wealthy, white American family.[9][10] In April 2025, she published Don't Sleep with the Dead, a companion novella more focused on Nick Carraway.[11][12]

Vo's second novel, Siren Queen, an urban fantasy set in pre-Code Hollywood, was released in May 2022.[2][13]

Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref.
2015 "Neither Witch nor Fairy" James Tiptree Jr. Award — Honor List [14]
2020 The Empress of Salt and Fortune Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy Finalist [15]
2021 Crawford Award — Won [16]
Hugo Award Novella Won [17]
Ignyte Awards Novella Finalist [18]
Locus Award Novella Finalist [19]
2022 The Chosen and the Beautiful Locus Award First Novel Finalist [20]
"What the Dead Know" Shirley Jackson Award Novelette Won [21]
When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain RUSA CODES Reading List Fantasy Shortlisted [22]
2023 Into the Riverlands Hugo Award Novella Finalist [23]
Ignyte Awards Novella Won [24]
Lambda Literary Awards Speculative Fiction Finalist [25]
Locus Award Novella Finalist [26]
Mammoths at the Gates Nebula Award Novella Finalist [27]
Siren Queen Ignyte Award Adult Novel Finalist [24]
Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [26]
World Fantasy Award Novel Finalist [28]
2024 Mammoths at the Gates Hugo Award Novella Finalist [29]
Locus Award Novella Finalist [30]
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize — Shortlisted [31]
World Fantasy Award Novella Finalist [32]
"On the Fox Roads" Hugo Award Novelette Finalist [29]
Locus Award Novelette Finalist [30]
"Silk and Cotton and Linen and Blood" World Fantasy Award Short Fiction Finalist [32]
2025 The Brides of High Hill Hugo Award Novella Finalist [33]
Locus Award Novella Finalist [34]
The City in Glass Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [34]
Mythopoeic Award Adult Literature Finalist [35]
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize — Pending [36]
"Stitched to Skin Like Family Is" Hugo Award Short Story Won [33]
Locus Award Short Story Finalist [34]

Bibliography

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Singing Hills Cycle novellas

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Standalone novels

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About". Nghi Vo. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d "Nghi Vo: Stories About Stories". Locus. May 17, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  3. ^ "@NghVoWrites". Twitter. Retrieved December 23, 2021. Cis, queer, she/her.
  4. ^ "2021 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2021.
  5. ^ Mike Glyer (December 18, 2021). "2021 Hugo Awards". File 770. Retrieved December 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "IAFA Crawford Award Winners". Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Award-Winning Author Nghi Vo Returns to Ahn: Announcing Three New Singing Hills Novellas". Tor.com. May 10, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  8. ^ "The Singing Hills Cycle". MacMillan. Retrieved 14 July 2023.
  9. ^ Noah Fram (May 30, 2021). "Nghi Vo gets the green light". BookPage (Interview). Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  10. ^ "Bibliography". Nghi Vo. Retrieved September 2, 2021.
  11. ^ "Don't Sleep with the Dead by Nghi Vo". www.publishersweekly.com. 2025-01-30. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  12. ^ Nghi, Vo. "Don't Sleep with the Dead". Library Journal. Retrieved 2025-08-10.
  13. ^ "A Monster, A Miracle, A Star: Revealing Nghi Vo's Siren Queen". Tor.com. September 1, 2021. Retrieved December 23, 2021.
  14. ^ Irene Gallo (4 Apr 2015). "Announcing the 2014 James Tiptree Jr. Award Honors". Reactor. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  15. ^ "Readers' Favorite Fantasy 2020". Goodreads. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  16. ^ "Nghi Vo Wins Crawford Award". Locus. 3 Mar 2021. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  17. ^ "2021 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners". Locus. 18 Dec 2021. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  18. ^ "2021 Ignyte Awards Winners". Locus. 18 Sep 2021. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  19. ^ "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 26 Jun 2021. Retrieved 1 Jun 2025.
  20. ^ "2022 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 Jun 2022. Retrieved 13 Aug 2025.
  21. ^ "2022 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners". Locus. 15 Jul 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  22. ^ "The Reading List". RUSA Update. Retrieved 6 Aug 2025.
  23. ^ "Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Hugo Awards". Tor.com. 23 Oct 2023. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  24. ^ a b "Announcing the Winners of the 2023 Ignyte Awards". Tor.com. 23 Oct 2023. Retrieved 13 Jan 2024.
  25. ^ Lewis, L. D. (2023-03-20). "Announcing the 35th Annual Lammy Awards Finalists". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2025-04-12.
  26. ^ a b "2023 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 June 2023. Retrieved 6 Aug 2025.
  27. ^ "Nebula Awards 2024". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus. Archived from the original on 2024-06-12. Retrieved 2024-06-12.
  28. ^ Molly Templeton (30 Oct 2023). "Announcing the 2023 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Reactor. Retrieved 7 Jul 2025.
  29. ^ a b "Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners". Locus. 11 Aug 2024. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  30. ^ a b "2024 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 22 Jun 2024. Retrieved 12 Aug 2025.
  31. ^ Armstrong, Vanessa (2024-07-16). "Here is the Shortlist for the 2024 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction!". Reactor. Retrieved 2024-07-17.
  32. ^ a b "2024 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 20 Oct 2024. Retrieved 5 Jul 2025.
  33. ^ a b "2025 Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners". Locus. 16 Aug 2025. Retrieved 17 Aug 2025.
  34. ^ a b c "2025 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 21 Jun 2025. Retrieved 13 Jul 2025.
  35. ^ "2025 Mythopoeic Award Winners". Locus. 4 Aug 2025. Retrieved 18 Aug 2025.
  36. ^ "2025 Le Guin Prize for Fiction Shortlist". Locus. 18 Jun 2025. Retrieved 8 Jul 2025.
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