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Kai Ashante Wilson | |
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| Occupation | Author |
| Genre | speculative fiction |
Kai Ashante Wilson is an American author ofspeculative fiction active since 2013.[1]
Wilson lives in New York City.[2][3]
Wilson was the 2010 Octavia Butler scholar at the San DiegoClarion Writing Workshop.[2] His work has appeared in various periodicals, podcasts and anthologies, includingApex Magazine,The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Nine,The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Ten,The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year: Volume Twelve,Bloodchildren: Stories by the Octavia E. Butler Scholars,Fantasy Magazine,The Long List Anthology,The Long List Anthology Volume 2,Nebula Awards Showcase 2016,PodCastle,Some of the Best From Tor.com,The Stories: Five Years of Original Fiction on Tor.com,Stories for Chip: A Tribute to Samuel R. Delany,Tor.com,The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2016,The Year's Best Dark Fantasy & Horror: 2018, andWorlds Seen in Passing: Ten Years of Tor.com Short Fiction.[1]
Wilson won the 2016Crawford Award for best first novel forThe Sorcerer of the Wildeeps. His works have been shortlisted for theHugo Award,Nebula Award,Shirley Jackson Award,Theodore Sturgeon Award,Locus Award, andWorld Fantasy Award.[2]