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Rovina Cai

Birth place: Australia

14 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
October 2014 |16 Interior Art Artist Gallery (Lightspeed, October 2014) Lightspeed, October 2014
October 2014 |17 Interview Artist Spotlight: Rovina Cai Lightspeed, October 2014
October 2014 Cover Art Lightspeed, October 2014 Lightspeed, October 2014
January 2016 |2 Interior Art The Maiden Thief Tor.com, January 27, 2016
February 2016 Interior Art Tom, Thom Tor.com, February 3, 2016
March 2016 |2 Interior Art A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers Tor.com, March 2, 2016
2017 35 Interior Art Into the Fairy Cave: Fairy Lore in Wuthering Heights Faerie Magazine, Summer 2017
April 2017 29 Interview Rovina Cai Locus, #675 April 2017
November 2018 Interior Art The Word of Flesh and Soul Tor.com, November 14, 2018
August 2019 Interior Art Seonag and the Seawolves Tor.com, August 21, 2019
July 2020 |5 Interior Art Juice Like Wounds Tor.com, July 13 2020
August 2020 C4|4.3 Interior Art Elatsoe The New York Times, August 17, 2020
January 2024 Interior Art Also, the Cat Tor.com, January 10, 2024
August 2024 Interior Art Ace Up Her Sleeve Reactor, August 28, 2024

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
2016 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Artwork Tom, Thom Nominee
2017 Chesley Award Best Interior Illustration Tom, Thom Nominee
2018 British Science Fiction Award Best Artwork And the Ocean Was Our Sky Nominee
2021 Chesley Award Best Cover Illustration - Paperback or Ebook The Fourth Island Nominee
2021 Ditmar Award / Australian Science Fiction Achievement Award Best Artwork The Giant and the Sea Nominee


Born 1988 in Australia, Cai lives in Melbourne; earned a communication design degree at RMIT University, Melbourne; studied at the MFA illustration School of Visual Arts, New York City. --Library of Congress, citing three 2018 sources
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Year Publication Title
Cover October 2014 Lightspeed, October 2014 Lightspeed, October 2014
Cover January 2016 The Maiden Thief The Maiden Thief
Cover February 2016 Tom, Thom Tom, Thom
Cover March 2016 A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers
Cover February 2017 Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales Black Feathers: Dark Avian Tales
Cover April 2017 Brimstone Brimstone
Cover April 2017 Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories Singing My Sister Down and Other Stories
Cover October 2017 Tintinnabula Tintinnabula
Cover September 2018 And the Ocean Was Our Sky And the Ocean Was Our Sky
Cover December 2018 The Word of Flesh and Soul The Word of Flesh and Soul
Cover August 2019 Seonag and the Seawolves Seonag and the Seawolves
Cover May 2020 The Giant and the Sea The Giant and the Sea
Cover June 2020 The Book of Dragons The Book of Dragons
Cover August 2020 Elatsoe Elatsoe
Cover October 2020 The Fourth Island The Fourth Island
Cover November 2020 How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
Cover November 2020 The Bright and Breaking Sea The Bright and Breaking Sea
Cover August 2021 Wie der König von Elfenheim lernte, Geschichten zu hassen Wie der König von Elfenheim lernte, Geschichten zu hassen
Cover October 2021 Black Powder War Black Powder War
Cover October 2021 His Majesty's Dragon His Majesty's Dragon
Cover October 2021 Throne of Jade Throne of Jade
Cover November 2021 A Swift and Savage Tide A Swift and Savage Tide
Cover April 2022 Spear Spear
Cover July 2022 Empire of Ivory Empire of Ivory
Cover July 2022 Tongues of Serpents Tongues of Serpents
Cover July 2022 Victory of Eagles Victory of Eagles
Cover November 2022 Blood of Tyrants Blood of Tyrants
Cover November 2022 Crucible of Gold Crucible of Gold
Cover November 2022 League of Dragons League of Dragons
Cover November 2022 Skeleton Song Skeleton Song
Cover 2023 Witch King Witch King
Cover January 2023 They Set the Fire They Set the Fire
Cover July 2023 Be Sure Be Sure
Cover January 2024 Also, the Cat Also, the Cat
Cover April 2024 Sheine Lende Sheine Lende
Cover June 2024 Foul Days Foul Days
Cover June 2024 Release the Wolves Release the Wolves
Cover October 2024 Monstrous Nights Monstrous Nights

Year Publication Title
November 2013 Spectrum 20: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Ravens
October 2014 Lightspeed, October 2014 Artist Gallery (Lightspeed, October 2014)
November 2014 Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Changes
November 2014 Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Daphne & Apollo
November 2014 Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Fig Tree
November 2014 Spectrum 21: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art The Six Swans
November 2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Adventure Awaits
November 2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Beauty and the Beast
November 2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Cold Wind
November 2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Fake It
November 2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Untitled
November 2015 Spectrum 22: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Wuthering Heights
March 2016 Tor.com, March 2, 2016 A Fist of Permutations in Lightning and Wildflowers
November 2016 Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Black Hole: Devourer
November 2016 Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Bridge Encounter
November 2016 Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art In Search of Flowers
November 2016 Spectrum 23: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art The Silmarillion
2017 Faerie Magazine, Summer 2017 Into the Fairy Cave: Fairy Lore in Wuthering Heights
June 2017 Down Among the Sticks and Bones Down Among the Sticks and Bones
October 2017 Tintinnabula Tintinnabula
November 2017 Spectrum 24: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Swan Lake
January 2018 Beneath the Sugar Sky Beneath the Sugar Sky
September 2018 And the Ocean Was Our Sky And the Ocean Was Our Sky
November 2018 Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Evening Stroll
November 2018 Tor.com, November 14, 2018 The Word of Flesh and Soul
November 2018 Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Tintinnabula: Beasts
November 2018 Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Tintinnabula: Trees
November 2018 Spectrum 25: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Tintinnabula: Trees (detail)
November 2019 Spectrum 26: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art And the Ocean Was Our Sky
January 2020 Come Tumbling Down Come Tumbling Down
May 2020 The Giant and the Sea The Giant and the Sea
June 2020 The Book of Dragons The Book of Dragons
July 2020 Tor.com, July 13 2020 Juice Like Wounds
August 2020 Elatsoe Elatsoe
November 2020 Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Ashes
November 2020 How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories How the King of Elfhame Learned to Hate Stories
November 2020 Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art Ivywood Manor
November 2020 Spectrum 27: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art The Giant and the Sea 5
January 2021 Across the Green Grass Fields Across the Green Grass Fields
March 2021 The Seventh Raven The Seventh Raven
August 2021 Wie der König von Elfenheim lernte, Geschichten zu hassen Wie der König von Elfenheim lernte, Geschichten zu hassen
January 2022 Where the Drowned Girls Go Where the Drowned Girls Go
April 2022 Spear Spear
April 2022 Spear Spear
2023 Witch King Witch King
2023 Witch King Witch King (endpapers)
January 2023 Lost in the Moment and Found Lost in the Moment and Found
January 2023 They Set the Fire They Set the Fire
October 2023 Starling House Starling House
January 2024 Mislaid in Parts Half-Known Mislaid in Parts Half-Known
April 2024 Sheine Lende Sheine Lende
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [2]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [3]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [4]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [5]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [6]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [7]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Coraline [8]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Lost in the Moment and Found
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Lost in the Moment and Found [2]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Lost in the Moment and Found [3]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Starling House
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Starling House [2]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Starling House [3]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Starling House [4]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet Starling House [5]
May 2024 2024 Hugo Voter Packet The Suriel
August 2024 Reactor, August 28, 2024 Ace Up Her Sleeve
April 2025 2025 Hugo Voter Packet Interior Illustration for Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire
April 2025 2025 Hugo Voter Packet Interior Illustration for Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire [2]
April 2025 2025 Hugo Voter Packet Interior Illustration for Mislaid in Parts Half-Known by Seanan McGuire [3]
April 2025 2025 Hugo Voter Packet Sheine Lende (excerpt)