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New Release: THE VELA is out!

March 9, 2019 by slhuang

The first episode of the serial I’ve been writing with Yoon Ha Lee, Rivers Solomon, and Becky Chambers is now OUT! It’s called “A Leisurely Extinction” and you can read it here for free!

Subscribe to get the whole series as it comes out. You get both text and audio bundled for every episode — with the audio timed to be commute-length!

Not convinced? Here’s what people are saying:

“…nothing less than excellent, which is only to be expected from its writing team.” — Liz Bourke, Tor.com

“These authors are at the forefront of diverse, inclusive, fresh and imaginative scifi. They’re the best of the best in current science fiction…it’s gritty and real, and it will not cease to surprise you…it’s the book we’ve been waiting for for a long time now. Or rather, it’s the book women, queer people, disabled people and any allies have been waiting for for a loooooooong time” — Avalinah’s Books

“The best comparison I can think of is The Expanse meets Battlestar Galactica but 100% queerer.” — The Illustrated Page

“…fast-paced action, fundamentally irreconcilable political showdowns, and some highly entertaining twists” — Nerds of a Feather

“…this is a dream team of writers, and so far they are doing something really special with this story.” — Lady Business

“The novel’s climactic action scenes are breathtaking, and once the book enters its final stages, it’s almost impossible to put down. It’s an intoxicating mix of high-octane action and human emotion.” — Geek Dad

“OOF. Tear my heart into tiny pieces, why don’t you, The Vela writing team?” — Reading the End

COME TRY THE FIRST EPISODE FOR FREE!!

Filed Under: Fiction Announcements, Writing Announcements Tagged With: audio, new, serialbox, thevela

New Short Story, Boston Video, and Zero Sum Game Giveaway

June 29, 2018 by slhuang

I’m trying to get better about organizing my social media. I post whatever comes to mind on Twitter and Facebook, but those are kind of transient and it’s easy to miss stuff. And I put a lot in my newsletter but that only comes out once every couple of months. I haven’t even started to figure out Goodreads…

Anyway, THIS news space should really be a place that’s always up to date with my latest writer news, and I haven’t been using it that way. For example, I really should have posted about my story “Time Travel Is Only for the Poor” getting chosen for Rich Horton’s Year’s Best SF&F anthology and as an AnLab Finalist in Analog’s readers’ choice awards, or about “The Little Homo Sapiens Scientist” getting longlisted for the Tiptree. Why do I not post these things?! (Answer: I’m really bad at talking about myself. Er.)

Time to start! From here on I’m going to try to use this space as the up-to-date repository for my writer news. Twitter/Facebook will have news mixed in with other commentary and life stuff, and my newsletter will highlight only the most important information, as well as being more in-depth (plus sometimes special offers for subscribers).

So here’s the current news:

  • New story! My novelette “The Woman Who Destroyed Us” is now available in the Twelve Tomorrows anthology from MIT Press. Other authors in the anthology include Elizabeth Bear, Clifford V. Johnson, J. M. Ledgard, Liu Cixin, Ken Liu, Paul McAuley, Nnedi Okorafor, Malka Older, Sarah Pinsker, and Alastair Reynolds.
  • See me ON VIDEO! Want to see me in person but haven’t been able to? Check out this video of a promotional event I did with Elizabeth Bear and Ken Liu for Twelve Tomorrows. We’re joined by our editor, Wade Roush!
  • Giveaway Giveaway Giveaway! Tor is currently doing a #FearlessWomen giveaway, in which you can win EIGHT BOOKS from the #FearlessWomen authors, including Zero Sum Game. Two more days to enter!

From here on, I’m going to try to start being better about posting every time something happens, so this news feed can be a reference for anyone who’s trying to follow just the writing news. Still figuring all this out — bear with me! 🙂

Filed Under: Event Announcements, Fiction Announcements, Giveaway Announcements, Short Story Announcements, Signings, Writing Announcements Tagged With: analog, booksmugglers, new, novelettes, shortstories, thewomanwhodestroyedus, twelvetomorrows, video, zerosumgame

New Story In Nature: “The Last Robot”

January 29, 2017 by slhuang

Nature: Futures illustration

This week I had a new flash story come out in Nature. Read it for free online here!

This is a favorite story of mine, all about gender, climate change, and the end of the world. And check out the beautiful illustration!

Filed Under: Fiction Announcements, Short Story Announcements, Writing Announcements Tagged With: flash, freefiction, naturefutures, new, thelastrobot

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