Suzanne Palmer
Suzanne Palmer is a writer of science fiction known for her novelette "The Secret Life of Bots" which won a Hugo Award in 2018.[1] The story also won a Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award, and was a finalist for the Theodore A. Sturgeon Memorial Award.[2][3]
Suzanne Palmer | |
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| Other names | zanzjan |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Website | zanzjan |
Palmer won the 2020 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award for her story "Waterlines."[4] Her first full-length novel, Finder, a fast-moving thriller about an interstellar repo man, was published by DAW Books in 2019.[5][6] She has since published two more novels in that series: Driving the Deep and The Scavenger Door.
Palmer has been publishing short fiction and poetry since 2005.[7] She cites John Scalzi, Elizabeth Bear, Karl Schroeder, and Martha Wells as some of her influences and describes her primary genre as "space opera-style science fiction."[8] She moderates the SFF room on the AbsoluteWrite forums using her online name zanzjan.[8]
Palmer has a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.[5] She was the head librarian of the UMass Science Fiction Society.[1] She lives in Massachusetts where she works as a system administrator at Smith College.[1]
Bibliography
Finder Chronicles
- Finder (2019)
- Driving the Deep (2020)
- The Scavenger Door (2021)
Short stories
- The Ins and Outs of Intergalactic Diplomacy (2005) (published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #20)
- He's Got Skeleteons (2006) (published in Aoife's Kiss webzine)
- Spheres (2006) (published in Interzone #207)
- The Neighborly Thing (2007) (published in Andromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine #31)
- Concession Girl (2008) (published in Interzone #217)
- Silence and Roses (2009) (published in Interzone #223)
- Zombie Cabana Boy (2010) (published in Black Static #17)
- The Ceiling Is Sky (2011) (published in Interzone #234)
- By the Time I Get to Phoenix (2011) (published in Comets and Criminals #1)
- Surf (2011) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Two for the Starry Night (2012) (published in Comets and Criminals #2)
- Adware (2012) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Tangerine, Nectarine, Clementine, Apocalypse (2012) (published in Interzone #239)
- Hotel (2013) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Fly Away Home (2014) (published in Interzone #251)
- House Party Blues (2014) (published in Black Static #39)
- Shatterdown (2014) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Tuesdays (2015) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Moogh and the Great Trench Kraken (2015) (published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies #181)
- Lazy Dog Out (2016) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Ten Poems for the Mossums, One for the Man (2016) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Detroit Hammersmith, Zero Gravity Toilet Repairman (Retired) (2016) (published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact)
- Belong (2016) (published in Interzone #265)
- Number Thirty-Nine Skink (2017) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Books of the Risen Sea (2017) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- The Secret Life of Bots (2017) (published in Clarkesworld #132)
- The Streaming Man (2018) (published in Analog Science Fiction and Fact)
- Stones in the Water, Cottage on the Mountain (2018) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- R.U.R-8? (2018) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Thirty-Three Percent Joe (2018) (published in Clarkesworld #145)
- Taking Icarus Home (2019) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- The Painter of Trees (2019) (published in Clarkesworld #153)
- Waterlines (2019) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Dave's Head (2019) (published in Clarkesworld #156)
- Table Etiquette for Diplomatic Personnel, in Seventeen Scenes (2021) (published in Asimov's Science Fiction)
- Bots of the Lost ark (2021) (published in Clarkesworld #171)
Awards
- Hugo Award (2018)
- Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award (2018)
- Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award (2020)
References
- "Suzanne Palmer". PenguinRandomhouse.com. 2021-06-30. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- "Science Fiction & Fantasy". Clarkesworld Magazine. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- "Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award". Washington Science Fiction Association's Small Press Award. 2019-01-03. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- Liptak, Andrew (2020-10-21). "Suzanne Palmer Wins the 2020 Theodore Sturgeon Award". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- "Suzanne Palmer – JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc". JABberwocky Literary Agency, Inc – The premiere agency for science fiction and fantasy. 2019-04-02. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- Di Filippo, Paul. "Reviews Finder by Suzanne Palmer – Locus Online". Locus Online – The Magazine of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Field. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- "Summary Bibliography: Suzanne Palmer". The Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved 2021-07-19.
- MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape, DJ (2019-04-08). "Author Interview: Suzanne Palmer". MyLifeMyBooksMyEscape. Retrieved 2021-07-19.