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Cadwell Turnbull is an American science fiction and fantasy writer from the U.S. Virgin Islands.[1][2] He is the author of award-winning short stories and novels, including The Lesson (2019) and No Gods, No Monsters (2021).

Biography

Turnbull was born on August 12, 1987 in Maryland however moved with his parents when he was a month old[3] and raised in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. He moved to Pittsburgh to attend La Roche University,[3][4] where he received a BA in Professional Writing.[5] He attended North Carolina State University for graduate school,[6] where he studied under John Kessel and Wilton Barnhardt.[3] He received an MFA in Creative Writing (Fiction) and an MA in English (Linguistics).[7] He is a graduate of the 2016 Clarion West Writers Workshop.[8]

Works

Turnbull's short stories have appeared in Asimov’s Science Fiction, Lightspeed Magazine, and Nightmare Magazine. Two of his short stories have been read by LeVar Burton on the LeVar Burton Reads podcast.[9][10] His short story "Loneliness Is in Your Blood" was selected for The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 anthology,[11] and his short story "Jump" was selected for The Year's Best Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 anthology.[12]

His debut novel, The Lesson, was nominated for multiple awards and won the Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award for speculative fiction in the "debut" category.[13][14] His second novel, No Gods, No Monsters, was listed as one of the best books of 2021 by The New York Times,[15] NPR,[16] Audible,[17] the New York Public Library,[18] Kirkus,[19] Library Journal,[20] and Tor.com.[21]

Many of his stories take place (at least partially) in his native U.S. Virgin Islands. His writing often addresses sociopolitical topics like colonialism and post-colonialism,[22][23] marginalized communities,[24][25] climate change,[26][27] police violence,[28][29] and collective ownership.[27] He credits Ursula Le Guin as influential to his writing[30] along with Octavia Butler, Ted Chiang, N. K. Jemisin, Alice Munro, and George Orwell.[31]

Bibliography

Novels

Convergence Saga

Short fiction

Edited works

Awards

Year Award Category Work Result Ref
2019 Society of Voice Arts and Sciences (SOVAS) Fiction, Best Voiceover The Lesson Nominee [33]
2020 AAMBC Literary Award Sci Fi/Fantasy Writer of the Year The Lesson Nominee [34]
Audie Award Science Fiction The Lesson Nominee [35][36]
Neukom Institute Literary Arts Award Debut Speculative Fiction The Lesson Winner [13][14]
VCU Cabell First Novelist Award The Lesson Shortlist [37]
2021 Massachusetts Book Award Fiction The Lesson Longlist [38]
2022 Shirley Jackson Award Novel No Gods, No Monsters Nominee [39][40]
Locus Awards Fantasy Novel No Gods, No Monsters Nominee [41]
Lambda Literary Award LGBTQ Speculative Fiction No Gods, No Monsters Winner [42][43]

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