John Chu
Birth place: Taiwan
33 works in English-language magazines
| Date | Page | Type | Title | Magazine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2013 | 70 | Short Fiction | Best of All Possible Worlds | Asimov's Science Fiction, February 2013 |
| February 2013 | Short Fiction | The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere | Tor.com, February 20, 2013 | |
| September 2013 | Short Fiction | Thirty Seconds from Now | Escape Pod, EP412 | |
| October 2013 | Review | Thirty Seconds From Now | StarShipSofa, No 309 | |
| April 2014 | Short Fiction | Repairing the World | Apex Magazine, April 2014 | |
| July 2014 | Short Fiction | A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade | Tor.com, July 30, 2014 | |
| May 2015 | |17 | Interview | Interview: John Chu | Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2015 |
| May 2015 | |5 | Short Fiction | Restore the Heart Into Love | Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2015 |
| June 2015 | 5 | Short Fiction | 勢孤取和 (Influence Isolated, Make Peace) | Lightspeed, June 2015 |
| June 2015 | 119 | Essay | Another Word: The Vaguely Picaresque Adventures of a New Writer | Clarkesworld Magazine, June 2015 |
| June 2015 | 264 | Interview | Author Spotlight: John Chu | Lightspeed, June 2015 |
| September 2015 | 18 | Short Fiction | Double Time | Mothership Zeta, Issue 0 |
| October 2015 | Short Fiction | Hold-Time Violations | Tor.com, October 7, 2015 | |
| March 2016 | |2 | Short Fiction | The Law and the Profits | The Revelator, Vol. 139, No. 1 |
| June 2016 | |38 | Interview | Author Spotlight: John Chu | Lightspeed, June 2016 |
| June 2016 | |4 | Short Fiction | How to Piss Off a Failed Super-Soldier | The Book Smugglers' Quarterly Almanac, June 2016 |
| July 2016 | |2 | Interview | Asian Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror: A Round Table Discussion | Mithila Review, July 2016 |
| July 2016 | 19 | Short Fiction | The Sentry Branch Predictor Spec: A Fairy Tale | Clarkesworld, July 2016 |
| December 2016 | |13 | Essay | We Are More Than Our Skin | Fantasy Magazine, December 2016 |
| May 2017 | |23 | Interview | Interview: John Chu | Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2017 |
| May 2017 | |3 | Short Fiction | Making the Magic Lightning Strike Me | Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2017 |
| January 2019 | Short Fiction | Beyond the El | Tor.com, January 16, 2019 | |
| January 2019 | Interior Art | Beyond the El | Tor.com, January 16, 2019 | |
| May 2019 | |20 | Interview | Interview: John Chu | Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2019 |
| May 2019 | |4 | Short Fiction | Probabilitea | Uncanny Magazine, May-June 2019 |
| October 2020 | Short Fiction | Close Enough for Jazz | Forever, October 2020 | |
| July 2022 | |1 | Short Fiction | If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You | Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2022 |
| August 2022 | |3 | Interview | Interview: John Chu (Uncanny Podcast, 2 August 2022) | Uncanny Podcast, 2 August 2022 |
| July 2023 | Short Fiction | Quantifying Trust | Forever, July 2023 | |
| July 2024 | |1 | Short Fiction | Wonderland Is a Parking Lot in Revere | Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2024 |
| August 2024 | |3 | Interview | Interview: John Chu (Uncanny Podcast, 6 August, 2024) | Uncanny Podcast, 6 August, 2024 |
| July 2025 | |3 | Interview | Interview: John Chu | Uncanny Podcast, 1 July 2025 |
| July 2025 | |1 | Short Fiction | The Diner at the Intersection of Duty and Despair | Uncanny Magazine, July-August 2025 |
5 English-language books
| Year | Type | Title | Author(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Chapbook | The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere | John Chu |
| 2014 | Chapbook | A Cost-Benefit Analysis of the Proposed Trade-Offs for the Overhaul of the Barricade | John Chu |
| 2015 | Chapbook | Hold-Time Violations | John Chu |
| 2016 | Chapbook | How to Piss Off a Failed Super-Soldier | John Chu |
| 2019 | Chapbook | Beyond the El | John Chu |
A native of Taiwan, he moved to the US when he was six. In 2014, he won the Hugo for Best Short Story for "The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere."
| Year | Publication | Title |
|---|---|---|
| January 2019 | Tor.com, January 16, 2019 | Beyond the El |