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Yang | '''Neon Yang''' (publishing as '''JY Neon Yang'''<ref>{{cite tweet|user=itsneonyang|number=1231593156937838592|date=23 February 2020|title=Hello friends! I have a big announcement: I'm changing my name! Nice to meet you, my name is Neon [...] I'm keeping my old name for stuff I've already published, but from here on out I'll be publishing as JY Neon Yang. But please call me Neon!}}</ref>) is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. Yang is [[nonbinary]] and [[queer]], and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref>{{cite web|title=ABOUT THE WRITER|url=http://jyyang.com/about/|website=GENTLE PLASMIDS|publisher=JY Yang|accessdate=10 April 2020|date=12 January 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331003912/http://jyyang.com/about/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> They came out as nonbinary at the start of 2017.<ref name="jyya_FORY">{{Cite web |title=FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 2017 in review, & awards eligibility! |author=JY Yang |work= |date=7 January 2018 |access-date=10 April 2020 |url= http://jyyang.com/2018/01/07/for-your-consideration-2017-in-review-awards-eligibility/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191228181536/http://jyyang.com:80/2018/01/07/for-your-consideration-2017-in-review-awards-eligibility/ |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.<ref name="Tor.com 29 July 2016">{{cite web|title=Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/07/29/innumerable-voices-the-short-fiction-of-jy-yang/|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=Tor.com|date=29 July 2016}}</ref> | Yang has written a series of steampunk novellas,<ref>{{cite news|title=J.Y. Yang's two novellas are like rojak, a surprisingly delicious blend of unexpected flavours|url=http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/fantastical-world-rooted-in-the-east|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=The Straits Times|date=26 September 2017|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230306235336/http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/arts/fantastical-world-rooted-in-the-east|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and has published short fiction since 2012. Their novella ''The Black Tides of Heaven'' was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,<ref>{{cite news|title=Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Nominees|url=https://www.tor.com/2018/02/20/announcing-the-2017-nebula-awards-nominees/|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=Tor.com|date=20 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230127172426/https://www.tor.com/2018/02/20/announcing-the-2017-nebula-awards-nominees/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle<ref>{{cite news|title=Announcing The Kitschies' 2017 Shortlists|url=https://www.tor.com/2018/03/19/announcing-the-kitschies-2017-shortlists/|accessdate=19 March 2018|work=Tor.com|date=19 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220812130335/https://www.tor.com/2018/03/19/announcing-the-kitschies-2017-shortlists/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.<ref>{{cite news|title=2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Announced|url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/2018/03/2018-1943-hugo-award-finalists-announced/|accessdate=11 May 2018|work=theHugoAwards.org|date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531032820/https://www.thehugoawards.org/2018/03/2018-1943-hugo-award-finalists-announced/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.<ref name="Tor.com 29 July 2016">{{cite web|title=Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang|url=https://www.tor.com/2016/07/29/innumerable-voices-the-short-fiction-of-jy-yang/|accessdate=20 February 2018|work=Tor.com|date=29 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220816062224/https://www.tor.com/2016/07/29/innumerable-voices-the-short-fiction-of-jy-yang/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | |||
==Work== | ==Work== | ||
;Collections | ;Collections | ||
*''The Ayam Curtain'', Math Paper Press 2012, | *''The Ayam Curtain'', Math Paper Press 2012, edited with Joyce Chng | ||
;Novellas | ;Novellas | ||
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#''The Descent of Monsters'', 2018 | #''The Descent of Monsters'', 2018 | ||
#''The Ascent to Godhood'', 2019 | #''The Ascent to Godhood'', 2019 | ||
==Links== | |||
*[https://neonyang.com/ Website] | |||
*[https://twitter.com/itsneonyang/ Twitter] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
[[Category:Authors]] | |||
[[Category: Nonbinary people]] | [[Category: Nonbinary people]] | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, | {{DEFAULTSORT:Yang, Neon}} | ||
{{En-WP attribution notice| | {{En-WP attribution notice|Neon Yang}} |
Latest revision as of 14:20, 17 July 2023
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Neon Yang (publishing as JY Neon Yang[1]) is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction. Yang is nonbinary and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.[2] They came out as nonbinary at the start of 2017.[3]
Yang has written a series of steampunk novellas,[4] and has published short fiction since 2012. Their novella The Black Tides of Heaven was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,[5] the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle[6] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.[7]
Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.[8]
Work[edit | edit source]
- Collections
- The Ayam Curtain, Math Paper Press 2012, edited with Joyce Chng
- Novellas
- The Black Tides of Heaven, 2017
- The Red Threads of Fortune, 2017
- The Descent of Monsters, 2018
- The Ascent to Godhood, 2019
Links[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ @itsneonyang (23 February 2020). "Hello friends! I have a big announcement: I'm changing my name! Nice to meet you, my name is Neon [...] I'm keeping my old name for stuff I've already published, but from here on out I'll be publishing as JY Neon Yang. But please call me Neon!" – via Twitter.
- ↑ "ABOUT THE WRITER". GENTLE PLASMIDS. JY Yang. 12 January 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ JY Yang (7 January 2018). "FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION: 2017 in review, & awards eligibility!". Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ↑ "J.Y. Yang's two novellas are like rojak, a surprisingly delicious blend of unexpected flavours". The Straits Times. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Nominees". Tor.com. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Announcing The Kitschies' 2017 Shortlists". Tor.com. 19 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". theHugoAwards.org. 31 March 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 11 May 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang". Tor.com. 29 July 2016. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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