N. K. Jemisin

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'''[http://nkjemisin.com N. K. Jemisin]''' is an African-American female speculative fiction writer. Her fiction explores a wide variety of themes, including but not limited to cultural conflict and oppression, via fantasy and science fictional milieu. She is a former member of the Boston-area writing group "[[BRAWL]]", as well as the New York-area groups "[[The Secret Cabal]]", "[[Black Beans]]", and [http://www.alteredfluid.com/af.php Altered Fluid]. A graduate of the 2002 Viable Paradise writing workshop, she has published a number of short stories and has completed several novels. Her novels ''[[The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms]]'' and ''[[The Broken Kingdoms]]'' (the first two books of the Inheritance Trilogy) were published by Orbit in 2010. ''[[The Kingdom of Gods]]'' is due for publication in October, 2011.

==Names==
* N. K. Jemisin (pseudonym)
* Nora Jemisin

==Works==

===Novels===

; Inheritance Trilogy
*''[[The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms]]'' ([[2010]])
*''[[The Broken Kingdoms]]'' (2010)

===Short stories===
*"[http://nkjemisin.com/2010/01/a-story-for-haiti-the-effluent-engine/#more-261 The Effluent Engine]", 2010
*"Sinners, Saints, Dragons, and Haints, in the City Beneath the Still Waters" ''[[Postscripts]]'', 2010.
*"[http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/jemisin_09_09/ Non-Zero Probabilities]" ''[[Clarkesworld]]'', 2009, nominated for a 2009 [[Nebula Award|Nebula]] and [[Hugo Award]].
*"Playing Nice With God's Bowling Ball" ''[[Baen's Universe]]'', 2008.
*[http://www.strangehorizons.com/2007/20071203/train-f.shtml The You Train] ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', 2007.
*[http://abyssandapex.com/200701-bittersweet.html Bittersweet"], ''[[Abyss and Apex]]'', 2007.
*[http://transcriptase.org/fiction/jemisin-n-k-the-narcomancer/ The Narcomancer"], ''[[Helix]]'', reprinted in ''[[Transcriptase]]'', 2007.
*[http://transcriptase.org/fiction/jemisin-n-k-the-brides-of-heaven/ The Brides of Heaven"], ''[[Helix]]'', reprinted in ''[[Transcriptase]]'', 2007.
*[http://www.strangehorizons.com/2005/20050801/jemisin-f.shtml Dragon Cloud Skies], ''[[Strange Horizons]]'', 2005. Also an [http://escapepod.org/2007/07/12/ep114-cloud-dragon-skies/ Escape Pod] episode
*[http://www.fishnetmag.com/archives/2005/04/red_riding_hood.html Red Riding-Hood's Child], ''[[Fishnet]]'', 2005.
*[http://nojojojo.livejournal.com/103618.html#cutid1 L'Alchimista] <strong>Scattered Covered Smothered</strong> (out of print), 2004. Winner of an Honorable Mention from ''The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror, 18th collection''. Also available as an [http://www.escapepod.org/2006/01/25/ep038-lalchimista/ Escape Pod] episode
*[http://www.ideomancer.com/ss/Jemison-Tomorrows/Jemison-Tomorrows.htm Too Many Yesterdays, Not Enough Tomorrows], ''[[Ideomancer]]'', 2004.

==Agents==
Her novel-length fiction is represented by [[Lucienne Diver]] of the Knight Agency.

==Awards==
* [[Speculative Literature Foundation]]'s 2004 Travel Grant.
* Nominated for the [[Fountain Award]] (2006).
* On the 2006 Recommended Reading list for the [[Carl Brandon Society]].

==Further reading==
* [http://nkjemisin.com N.K. Jemisin webpage]

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