ENSIKLOPEDIA Cari Tekan Enter untuk memulai pencarian cepat. Kembali ke Ensiklopedia Arsip Wikipedia Indonesia Zen Cho Zen ChoMalaysian fantasy author (born 1986) Zen ChoAt MCM London Comic Con, 24 October 2025OccupationAuthorLanguageEnglishEducationUniversity of CambridgePeriod2015–PresentGenreSpeculative fictionRomanceNotable worksSpirits AbroadSorcerer to the CrownBlack Water SisterNotable awardsCrawford Award (2015)BFA–Newcomer (2016)Hugo–Novelette (2019)Websitezencho.org Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom.[1] She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad.[2] Biography Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer.[3][4] Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015.[4][5][6] It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016,[7] and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer.[8] Her novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.[9] Spirits Abroad: Stories (2021)[10] was awarded the Ray Bradbury Prize by the 2021 Los Angeles Times Book Prize.[11] Awards Year Title Award Category Result Ref 2015 Spirits Abroad Crawford Award — Won[a] [12] Sorcerer to the Crown Otherwise Award[b] — Longlisted [13] 2016 British Fantasy Award Newcomer Won [14] Fantasy Novel Shortlisted [14] Locus Award First Novel Finalist [15] 2019 "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" Hugo Award Novelette Won [16] 2021 The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water British Fantasy Award Novella Shortlisted [17] Lambda Literary Award Sci-fi, Fantasy, and Horror Finalist [18] Locus Award Novella Finalist [19] Black Water Sister Kitschies Red Tentacle (Novel) Finalist [20] 2022 Ignyte Award Adult Novel Finalist [21] Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [22] RUSA CODES Reading List Fantasy Shortlisted [23] World Fantasy Award Novel Nominated [24] Spirits Abroad Locus Award Collection Finalist [22] Bibliography Sorcerer Royal series —— (2015). Sorcerer to the Crown (hardcover 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 9780425283370. —— (2019). The True Queen (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 371. ISBN 9780425283417. Standalone novels and long fiction —— (2012). The Perilous Life of Jade Yeo (ebook ed.). Smashwords. p. 81. ISBN 9781476177670. —— (2020). The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water (hardcover 1st ed.). Tor. p. 160. ISBN 9781250269256. —— (2021). Black Water Sister (paperback 1st ed.). Ace. p. 384. ISBN 9780425283431. Collections —— (2014). Spirits Abroad (paperback 1st ed.). FIXI Novo. p. 284. ISBN 9789670374987. —— (2021). Spirits Abroad (paperback expanded ed.). Small Beer Press. p. 338. ISBN 9781618731869. Notes ↑ Tie with The Angel of Losses by Stephanie Feldman ↑ Then known as the James Tiptree Jr. Award References ↑ "Zen Cho". panmacmillan.com. Retrieved 25 May 2021. ↑ "Cho and Feldman Win Crawford Award". Locus Online. Locus Publication. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016. ↑ "Malaysian author Zen Cho: Forget critics, focus on the story". The Star. 2 January 2016. Archived from the original on 2 November 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016. 1 2 "Malaysian author's debut fantasy novel goes out to the world". The Straits Times. 30 August 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016. ↑ Berlin, Marina (20 November 2015). "Sorcerer to the Crown by Zen Cho". Strange Horizons. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016. ↑ "Zen Cho: Tackling questions of race, gender and social justice in fantasy fiction". The Independent. 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2016. ↑ "2016 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2016. ↑ "Winners of the British Fantasy Awards 2016". The British Fantasy Society. 25 September 2016. Archived from the original on 31 October 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016. ↑ "2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists". World Science Fiction Society. 2 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019. ↑ "Gary K. Wolfe Reviews Spirits Abroad by Zen Cho". locusmag.com. Retrieved 2026-05-04. ↑ "Los Angeles Times Book Prizes Winners Announced: 2021 Book Prizes Winners". latimes.com. Retrieved 2026-05-02. ↑ "Cho and Feldman Win Crawford Award". Locus. 27 January 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2025. ↑ Debbie Notkin (1 April 2016). "2015 Winners, Honor List, and Long List Announced!". Otherwise Award. Retrieved 16 December 2025. 1 2 "2016 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 25 September 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2025. ↑ "2016 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 June 2016. Retrieved 16 December 2025. ↑ "Announcing the 2019 Hugo Award Winners". Reactor Magazine. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2024. ↑ "2021 British Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 27 September 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2025. ↑ Saka, Rasheeda (15 March 2021). "Here are the finalists for the 2021 Lambda Literary Award". Literary Hub. Archived from the original on 15 March 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2025. ↑ "2021 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 26 June 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2025. ↑ "2021 Kitschies Winners". Locus. 14 October 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025. ↑ Emmet Asher-Perrin (17 September 2022). "Announcing the Winners of the 2022 Ignyte Awards". Reactor. Retrieved 16 December 2025. 1 2 "2022 Locus Awards Winners". Locus. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025. ↑ "The Reading List". RUSA Update. Retrieved 16 December 2025. ↑ "2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners". Locus. 6 November 2022. Retrieved 16 December 2025. External links Official website Zen Cho at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database vteMalaysian writersMale writers A Samad Said Abdullah Hussain Amir Muhammad Arena Wati Ee Tiang Hong Faisal Tehrani Farish A. Noor Huzir Sulaiman Kee Thuan Chye Keris Mas Kevin Nyiau K.S. Maniam Khoo Kheng-Hor Lloyd Fernando Mahathir Mohamad Malachi Edwin Vethamani Munshi Abdullah Noordin Hassan Pak Sako Rahimidin Zahari Ramlee Awang Murshid Rehman Rashid Shahnon Ahmad Syed Hussein Alatas Tan Twan Eng Tash Aw Tunku Halim Usman Awang Uthaya Sankar SB Wong Phui Nam Female writers Adibah Amin Bernice Chauly Che Husna Azhari Chuah Guat Eng Dina Zaman Fatimah Busu Julya Oui Khadijah Hashim Khasnor Johan Preeta Samarasan Rani Manicka Ruhaini Matdarin Salmi Manja Shih-Li Kow Shirley Geok-Lin Lim Siti Zainon Ismail Suriani Abdullah Wani Ardy Zen Cho Zurinah Hassan vteHugo Award for Best NoveletteRetro Hugos "Rule 18" by Clifford D. Simak (1939) "The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein (1941) "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov (1943) "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett (1944) "First Contact" by Murray Leinster (1946) "The Little Black Bag" by Cyril M. Kornbluth (1951) "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish (1954) 1955–1960 "The Darfsteller" by Walter M. 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