Regina Kanyu Wang
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| name = Regina Kanyu Wang (王侃瑜)
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| birth_place = Shanghai
| occupation = Writer
| nationality = Chinese
| alma_mater = University of Oslo
| genre = Speculative fiction
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Regina Kanyu Wang is a Chinese writer of speculative fiction and essays on the genre. Her work was first published in 2015, and she immediately began earning acclaim in the form of a number of national awards. In 2023, she was nominated for two Hugo Awards, one for her work the prior year on the fanzine Journey Planet, and one for her 2022 short story 火星上的祝融 ("Zhurong on Mars"). She writes in both Chinese and English.
Biography
Wang, from Shanghai,{{cite web|url=https://us.macmillan.com/author/reginakanyuwang|title=Regina Kanyu Wang|website=MacMillan Publishers|accessdate=12 July 2023}} is currently completing her Ph.D. at the University of Oslo, focusing on women writers of Chinese science fiction.{{cite web|url=https://www.lapl.org/collections-resources/blogs/lapl/interview-author-regina-kanyu-wang|title=Interview With an Author: Regina Kanyu Wang|author=Daryl M.|publisher=Los Angeles Public Library|date=21 June 2022}} Her hobbies include the physical sports of krav maga, kali, boxing and yoga; she also enjoys cooking and baking.{{cite web|url=https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/author/regina-kanyu-wang/|title=Regina Kanyu Wang|magazine=Clarkesworld|accessdate=12 July 2023}}
Writing career
Wang catapulted to national Chinese prominence when she was awarded separate Xingyun Awards (the Chinese equivalent of the Nebula Award) for her fan work and for being a Best New Writer.{{cite web|url=https://www.isfdb.org/cgi-bin/ea.cgi?213163|title=Summary Bibliography: Regina Kanyu Wang|website=Internet Speculative Fiction Data Base|access-date=12 July 2023}} After receiving a host of national awards in subsequent years, she was nominated for two Hugo Awards in 2023—again for both fan and literary works.{{cite web|url=https://en.chengduworldcon.com/news3_35_95_32_66_76_50/125.html|title=
The Much-Anticipated 2023 Hugo Awards, Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book, and Astounding Award for Best New Writer Finalists Announced!|date=July 6, 2023}} Her English-language historical work on Chinese SF provide context to the recent upsurge in production, acceptance, and recognition of Chinese SF authors on the world scene.{{cite web|url=https://mithilareview.com/wang_11_16/|title=A Brief Introduction to Chinese Science Fiction|author=Regina Kanyu Wang|date=2 November 2016|magazine=Mithril}}
In addition to her writing work, Wang has also edited two anthologies of translated Chinese science fiction and fantasy. For The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories, the stories of which are entirely by women and non-binary authors, Wang made the editorial choice to integrate fandom essays throughout the anthology to provide a contextual foundation for the fiction.{{cite web|url=https://share.descript.com/view/eZWVEIRXiwA|title=The Heart of Genre: Regina Kanyu Wang, Oghenechovwe Donald Ekpeki, and Sheree Renée Thomas on Curating Anthologies|website=Literary Hub|date=5 October 2022}}
Wang lists as her top five influential/favorite authors Wang Anyi, Ursula K. Le Guin, Ken Liu, Xia Jia, and Chen Qiufan.
Bibliography
Anthologies
- The Way Spring Arrives and Other Stories (2022) with Yu Chen
- New Voices in Chinese Science Fiction (2022) with Neil Clarke and Xia Jia
Short Fiction
- 重返弥安 (2015), translated: Back to Myan (2017) and Întoarcerea pe Myan [Romanian] (2020)
- 云雾 (2015) translated: Nuvole e nebbia [Italian] (2019)
- 消防员 (2016) translated: Il vigile del fuoco [Italian] (2019)
- 脑匣 (2018) translated: The Brain Box (2019), ブレインボックス [Japanese] (2020), Brainbox [German] (2020), Мозговой ящик [Russian] (2020), La caja cerebral [Spanish] (2020)
- The Gift (2018)
- 语膜 (2019) translated: The Language Sheath (2020)
- The Story of Dăo (2019)
- The Winter Garden (2021)
- The Tide of Moon City (2021)
- 火星上的祝融 or "Zhurong on Mars" (2022)
Collections
Awards
- Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "Zhurong on Mars" in Frontiers (2023) (finalist)
- Hugo Award for Best Fanzine for her work on Journey Planet (2023) (finalist)
- Annual Short Story Award of Shanghai Writers' Association for "The Language Sheath" (2019)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Silver Award for Best Novella “Of Cloud and Mist” (2016)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Silver Award for Best New Writer (2016)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Silver Award Shortlist Award for Best Work for Potential Movie Adaption “Mechanical Squirrel” (2016)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Gold Award for Best Movie Script “Of Cloud and Mist”, co-authored with Anna Wu (2015)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Silver Award for Best New Writer (2015)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Silver Award for Best Fan (2015)
- SF Comet - International Science Fiction Short Story Competition Winner “Back to Myan” (2015)
- Xingyun Global Chinese SF Silver Award for Best Fan (2014){{cite web|url=https://www.hf.uio.no/ikos/english/people/aca/chinese-studies/temporary/kanyuw/|title=Kanyu Wang|website=University of Oslo|date=9 November 2020|access-date=12 July 2023}}
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Category:Chinese fantasy writers
Category:Chinese science fiction writers
Category:Chinese women short story writers
Category:Women science fiction and fantasy writers