Eugie Foster
Encyclopedia
Eugie Foster is a Nebula Award
winning Asian American
short story
writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories have been published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including Fantasy Magazine
, Realms of Fantasy
, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
, and Interzone
. Her collection of short stories, Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, was published in 2009.
, Foster currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia
. Foster wrote "Writing for Young Readers," a monthly column for children's literature
and young adult literature
writers. She has worked as the managing editor for both Tangent Online and The Fix, two online short fiction review magazines. She is also a director for Dragon Con
and edits their onsite newsletter, the Daily Dragon.
have been published in a number of magazines and books, including Fantasy Magazine
, Realms of Fantasy
, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
, Interzone
, Best New Romantic Fantasy 2, and Apex Magazine
. Her story "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" won the 2009 Nebula Award
and is also a finalist for the Hugo
and BSFA
Awards.
Nebula Award
The Nebula Award is given each year by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America , for the best science fiction/fantasy fiction published in the United States during the previous year...
winning Asian American
Asian American
Asian Americans are Americans of Asian descent. The U.S. Census Bureau definition of Asians as "Asian” refers to a person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent, including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan,...
short story
Short story
A short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
writer, columnist, and editor. Her stories have been published in a number of magazines and book anthologies, including Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine is a U.S.-based online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was launched as a print edition at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. It continued in this format for six more issues, but in mid-October 2007, it moved online, with daily content, and spun off...
, Realms of Fantasy
Realms of Fantasy
Realms of Fantasy is a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Damnation Books, which specializes in fantasy, nonfiction, and art. The magazine publishes short stories by some of the genre's most popular and most prominent authors...
, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show is an anthology edited by Edmund R. Schubert and Orson Scott Card.Originally published in paperback by Tor Books in August 2008 , It contains eighteen stories from Card's online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show including four from Card set in his...
, and Interzone
Interzone (magazine)
Interzone is an award-winning British fantasy and science fiction magazine. Published since 1982, Interzone is the eighth longest-running science fiction magazine in history and the longest-running British SF magazine...
. Her collection of short stories, Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice, was published in 2009.
Life and career
Born December 30, 1971 in Urbana, IllinoisUrbana, Illinois
Urbana is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 41,250. Urbana is the tenth-most populous city in Illinois outside of the Chicago metropolitan area....
, Foster currently lives in Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia
Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in...
. Foster wrote "Writing for Young Readers," a monthly column for children's literature
Children's literature
Children's literature is for readers and listeners up to about age twelve; it is often defined in four different ways: books written by children, books written for children, books chosen by children, or books chosen for children. It is often illustrated. The term is used in senses which sometimes...
and young adult literature
Young adult literature
Young-adult fiction or young adult literature , also juvenile fiction, is fiction written for, published for, or marketed to adolescents and young adults, roughly ages 14 to 21. The Young Adult Library Services of the American Library Association defines a young adult as "someone between the...
writers. She has worked as the managing editor for both Tangent Online and The Fix, two online short fiction review magazines. She is also a director for Dragon Con
Dragon Con
Dragon*Con is a North America multigenre convention, founded in 1987, which takes place once each year in Atlanta, Georgia...
and edits their onsite newsletter, the Daily Dragon.
Short stories
Foster's short storiesShort Stories
Short Stories may refer to:*A plural for Short story*Short Stories , an American pulp magazine published from 1890-1959*Short Stories, a 1954 collection by O. E...
have been published in a number of magazines and books, including Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine
Fantasy Magazine is a U.S.-based online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was launched as a print edition at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. It continued in this format for six more issues, but in mid-October 2007, it moved online, with daily content, and spun off...
, Realms of Fantasy
Realms of Fantasy
Realms of Fantasy is a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Damnation Books, which specializes in fantasy, nonfiction, and art. The magazine publishes short stories by some of the genre's most popular and most prominent authors...
, Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show
Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show is an anthology edited by Edmund R. Schubert and Orson Scott Card.Originally published in paperback by Tor Books in August 2008 , It contains eighteen stories from Card's online magazine InterGalactic Medicine Show including four from Card set in his...
, Interzone
Interzone (magazine)
Interzone is an award-winning British fantasy and science fiction magazine. Published since 1982, Interzone is the eighth longest-running science fiction magazine in history and the longest-running British SF magazine...
, Best New Romantic Fantasy 2, and Apex Magazine
Apex Digest
Apex Magazine, also previously known as Apex Digest, is an American horror and science fiction magazine which began publishing in 2005 out of Lexington, Kentucky. In 2008, Apex Digest ceased printing the American digest size print version and opted to move the magazine online. This free webzine,...
. Her story "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" won the 2009 Nebula Award
Nebula Award for Best Novelette
Winners of the Nebula Award for best Novelette. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-External links:* * *...
and is also a finalist for the Hugo
Hugo Award for Best Novelette
The Hugo Awards are given every year by the World Science Fiction Society for the best science fiction or fantasy works and achievements of the previous year. The award is named after Hugo Gernsback, the founder of the pioneering science fiction magazine Amazing Stories, and was once officially...
and BSFA
BSFA award
The BSFA Awards are literary awards presented annually since 1970 by the British Science Fiction Association to honor works in the genre of science fiction. Nominees and winners are chosen based on a vote of BSFA members...
Awards.
Anthologies
- "All in My Mind" - Hitting the Skids in PixeltownThe Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2The Phobos Science Fiction Anthology Volume 2 - Hitting the Skids in Pixeltown is an anthology edited by Orson Scott Card and Keith Olexa. It contains thirteen stories by different writers...
(2003) - Phobos Books - "Returning My Sister's Face" - Best New Fantasy (2006) - Prime BooksPrime BooksEdited by two-time Hugo-nominee and 2006 World Fantasy-winner Sean Wallace, Prime Books is an award-winning independent publishing house, specializing in a mix of literary/commercial anthologies, collections, novels, and two magazines: Fantasy Magazine and Lightspeed Magazine. Some of its...
- "Nothing of Me" - Aegri SomniaAegri SomniaAegri Somnia is an anthology of horror stories edited by Jason Sizemore and Gill Ainsworth and published by Apex Books. The twelve stories in this collection were all written by different authors...
(2006) - Apex Digest PressApex DigestApex Magazine, also previously known as Apex Digest, is an American horror and science fiction magazine which began publishing in 2005 out of Lexington, Kentucky. In 2008, Apex Digest ceased printing the American digest size print version and opted to move the magazine online. This free webzine,... - "Souls of Living Wood" - Modern Magic: Dark Tales of Fantasy (2006) Fantasist Enterprises
- "Mistress Fortune Favors the Unlucky" - Bash Down the Door and Slice Open the Badguy (2007) Fantasist Enterprises
- "The Wizard of Eternal Watch" - Best New Romantic Fantasy 2 (2007) - Juno Books
- "Honor is a Game Mortals Play" - Heroes in Training (2007) - DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
- "Year of the Fox" - So Fey: Queer Faery Fiction (2007) - Haworth PressHaworth PressHaworth Press was a publisher of scholarly, academic and trade books, and approximately 200 peer-reviewed academic journals. It was founded in 1978 by the publishing industry executives Bill Cohen and Patrick Mclaughlin. The name was taken from the township of Haworth in England, the home of the...
- "The Life and Times of Penguin" - Triangulation: Taking Flight (2008) - Parsec Ink
- "A Nose for Magic" - The Pagan Anthology of Short Fiction: 13 Prize Winning Tales (2008) Llewellyn Publications
- "Princess Bufo marinus, Also Known as Amy" - Magic in the Mirrorstone (2008) - Mirrorstone Books
- "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" - Interzone, Jan./Feb. 2009. Winner of the Nebula Award for Best NoveletteNebula Award for Best NoveletteWinners of the Nebula Award for best Novelette. The stated year is that of publication; awards are given in the following year. Winning titles are listed first, with other nominees listed below.-External links:* * *...
. - "Mortal Clay, Stone Heart" - The Dragon and the Stars (2010) - DAW BooksDAW BooksDAW Books is an American science fiction and fantasy publisher, founded by Donald A. Wollheim following his departure from Ace Books in 1971. The company therefore claims to be "the first publishing company ever devoted exclusively to science fiction and fantasy." The first DAW Book published was...
Collections
- Inspirations End (2005) - Scrybe Press. Contents:
- "Inspirations End"
- "Still My Beating Heart"
- Returning My Sister's Face and Other Far Eastern Tales of Whimsy and Malice (2009) - Norilana BooksNorilana BooksNorilana Books is an independent publishing company, founded in August 2006 and based in Los Angeles, California. It is operated and owned by Vera Nazarian. Norilana publishes reprints of previously published Science Fiction and Fantasy works, including the novels of Modean Moon...
. Contents:- "Daughter of Bótù"
- "The Tiger Fortune Princess"
- "A Thread of Silk"
- "The Snow Woman’s Daughter"
- "The Tanuki-Kettle"
- "Honor is a Game Mortals Play"
- "The Raven's Brocade"
- "Shim Chung the Lotus Queen"
- "The Tears of My Mother, the Shell of My Father"
- "Year of the Fox"
- "The Archer of the Sun and the Lady of the Moon"
- "Returning My Sister’s Face"
Magazines
- Aberrant Dreams
- Abyss & Apex
- AeonAeonThe word aeon, also spelled eon or æon , originally means "life", and/or "being", though it then tended to mean "age", "forever" or "for eternity". It is a Latin transliteration from the koine Greek word , from the archaic . In Homer it typically refers to life or lifespan...
- Apex DigestApex DigestApex Magazine, also previously known as Apex Digest, is an American horror and science fiction magazine which began publishing in 2005 out of Lexington, Kentucky. In 2008, Apex Digest ceased printing the American digest size print version and opted to move the magazine online. This free webzine,...
- Andromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight MagazineAndromeda Spaceways Inflight Magazine or ASIM is a fantasy and science fiction magazine and webzine published out of Glenn Innes, New South Wales, Australia. The publishers of ASIM describe it as "Australia's Pulpiest SF Magazine". The magazine is currently edited by Robbie Matthews and is...
- Cicada
- CricketCricket (magazine)Cricket is an illustrated literary magazine for children published in the United States, founded in September 1973 by Marianne Carus, whose intent was to create "The New Yorker for children." Marianne Carus still serves as the magazine's editor-in-chief.Each issue of Cricket is 64 pages...
- Fantasy MagazineFantasy MagazineFantasy Magazine is a U.S.-based online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was launched as a print edition at the 2005 World Fantasy Convention in Madison, Wisconsin. It continued in this format for six more issues, but in mid-October 2007, it moved online, with daily content, and spun off...
- Farrago's Wainscot
- HubHub (magazine)Hub is a UK based, online, speculative fiction magazine. It is published in PDF and mobipocket format. Each issue contains one or two stories, and a range of reviews and other articles...
- Intergalactic Medicine ShowIntergalactic Medicine ShowInterGalactic Medicine Show is an American online fantasy and science fiction magazine. It was founded by multiple award-winning author Orson Scott Card. An anthology also called Orson Scott Card's InterGalactic Medicine Show was published by Tor in August, 2008, featuring selected stories from...
- Orson Scott CardOrson Scott CardOrson Scott Card is an American author, critic, public speaker, essayist, columnist, and political activist. He writes in several genres, but is primarily known for his science fiction. His novel Ender's Game and its sequel Speaker for the Dead both won Hugo and Nebula Awards, making Card the... - InterzoneInterzone (magazine)Interzone is an award-winning British fantasy and science fiction magazine. Published since 1982, Interzone is the eighth longest-running science fiction magazine in history and the longest-running British SF magazine...
- Jim Baen's UniverseJim Baen's UniverseJim Baen's Universe was a bimonthly online fantasy and science fiction magazine created by Jim Baen . It is recognized by the SFWA as a Qualifying Short Fiction Venue. JBU began soliciting materials in January 2006 and launched in June 2006...
- Leading EdgeLeading EdgeLeading Edge, formerly The Leading Edge Magazine of Science Fiction and Fantasy, is a semi-professional speculative fiction magazine founded in 1981 and published at Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. The magazine is known for its high quality fiction and has published stories by authors such...
- Murky DepthsMurky DepthsMurky Depths bylined as "The Quarterly Anthology of Graphically Dark Speculative Fiction" is a British horror and science fiction magazine which began publishing in 2007. The magazine editor-in-chief is Terry Martin and the editor is Anne Stringer. The magazine is published four times a year. It...
- ParadoxParadox (magazine)Paradox: The Magazine of Historical and Speculative Fiction was an award-winning literary magazine featuring original short historical fiction in all of its forms up to novella length. This includes mainstream historical fiction as well as other genre fiction with historical themes...
- Realms of FantasyRealms of FantasyRealms of Fantasy is a professional bimonthly fantasy speculative fiction magazine published by Damnation Books, which specializes in fantasy, nonfiction, and art. The magazine publishes short stories by some of the genre's most popular and most prominent authors...
- ShinyShinyShiny is the debut album from Johannesburg-based indie pop band The Bang. The album was released in September 2005. The album's cover art was designed by Daniel Levi, who has directed music videos for Interpol and Massive Attack...
- SpiderSpider (magazine)Spider is an illustrated literary magazine designed for children from 6 to 9 years old. Started in January 1994, the magazine is published in the United States by The Cricket Magazine Group, which is owned by the Carus Publishing Company. The magazine publishes original short stories, poems,...
- The Third AlternativeThe Third AlternativeBlack Static, formerly The 3rd Alternative, is an award-winning British horror magazine edited by Andy Cox. The magazine has won the British Fantasy Award for "Best Magazine" while individual stories have won other awards...
Podcasts
- Clonepod
- Drabblecast
- Escape PodEscape Pod (podcast)Escape Pod is a magazine-style podcast launched on 12 May 2005 which presents stories in the genre of science fiction. It has been called "the world's leading science fiction podcast". Until his retirement in May 2010, the podcast was hosted by founder Steve Eley and edited by Jeremiah Tolbert...
- Podcastle
- PseudopodPseudopod (podcast)Pseudopod is a podcast launched on 11 August 2006 which presents horror genre short stories. It is part of Escape Artists, Inc. which also podcasts Escape Pod and PodCastle. Pseudopod is currently edited by Shawn M. Garrett and hosted by Alasdair Stuart...
Stories available online
- "Addy in My Mind" available at Helix
- "The Adventures of Manny the Mailmobile" available at Clonepod
- "Beauty's Folly" available at Orson Scott Card’s InterGalactic Medicine Show
- "Caesar's Ghost" available at Pseudopod
- "Daughter of Bótù" available at PodCastle
- "The Center of the Universe" available at Helix
- "The End of the Universe" available at Drabblecast
- "My Friend is a Lesbian Zombie" available at Escape Pod
- "The Life and Times of Penguin" available at Escape Pod
- "The Music Company" available at Hub
- "Nobodies and Somebodies" available at Aberrant Dreams
- "Oranges, Lemons, and Thou Beside Me" available at Pseudopod
- "A Parade of Taylups" available at Aberrant Dreams
- "The Reign of the Wintergod" available at Pseudopod
- "Returning My Sister's Face" available at Pseudopod
- "Sinner, Baker, Fabulist, Priest; Red Mask, Black Mask, Gentleman, Beast" available at Escape Pod
- "The Snow Woman's Daughter" available at Escape Pod
- "The Tanuki-Kettle" available at Podcastle
- "A Thread of Silk" available at Jim Baen's Universe
- "The Tiger Fortune Princess" available at Drabblecast
- "Wanting to Want" available at Pseudopod
- "The Wiggly People" available at Drabblecast