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R. F. Kuang

Kuang, Rebecca F.

May 29, 1996 (age 29)

Birth place: Guangzhou, Province of Guangdong, China

20 works in English-language magazines

Date Page Type Title Magazine
March 2018 |9 Essay How to Talk to Ghosts Uncanny Magazine, March-April 2018
June 2018 |13.1 Review The Poppy War Lightspeed, June 2018
July 2018 |9 Interview An Interview with R. F. Kuang Grimdark Magazine, July 2018
July 2018 |7 Review The Poppy War Grimdark Magazine, July 2018
July 2018 45|45.1 Review The Poppy War Locus, #690 July 2018
September 2018 |11 Review The Poppy War Aurealis, September 2018
January 2019 |3 Review The Poppy War Strange Horizons, 21 January 2019
September 2019 |18 Interview Rising Phoenix: An Interview with R. F. Kuang NewMyths.Com, September 2019
October 2019 |11 Review The Dragon Republic Lightspeed, October 2019
November 2020 |10 Interview Diagram and Story: A Conversation with R.F. Kuang Clarkesworld, November 2020
July 2022 |9 Interview Interview: RF Kuang Fantasy Magazine, July 2022
August 2022 Editor Tor.com - 2022 Tor.com, August 17, 2022
October 2022 7|7.1 Review Babel The New York Times Book Review, October 16, 2022
January 2023 |11 Review Babel Strange Horizons, 30 January 2023
February 2023 24 Interview Inside the List: R. F. Kuang The New York Times Book Review, February 5, 2023
June 2025 15|15.4 Review Katabasis The New York Times Book Review, June 1, 2025
September 2025 86 Review Katabasis SFX, September 2025
September 2025 6|6.1 Review Katabasis The New York Times Book Review, September 14, 2025
September 2025 3-8|8 Interview Kuang Constructs Her Own Hell in 'Katabasis' The Hartford Courant, September 7, 2025
December 2025 31|31.8 Review Katabasis The New York Times Book Review, December 7, 2025

YearAwardCategoryTitleStatus
2018 British Science Fiction Award Best Novel The Poppy War Nominee
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Debut Author The Poppy War Nominee
2018 Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy The Poppy War Nominee
2019 British Fantasy Award The Sydney J. Bounds Award for Best Newcomer The Poppy War Nominee
2019 Compton Crook Award Compton Crook Award (Balticon - Best 1st Novel) The Poppy War Winner
2019 Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy The Dragon Republic Nominee
2019 Hugo Award Best Novel The Poppy War Nominee
2019 Locus Poll Award Best First Novel The Poppy War Runner-up
2019 Nebula Award Novel The Poppy War Nominee
2019 The Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Best Debut Novel) The Poppy War Nominee
2019 World Fantasy Award Best Novel The Poppy War Nominee
2020 Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy The Burning God Nominee
2020 Ignyte Award Best Novel - Adult The Dragon Republic Nominee
2022 Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Runner-up
2022 Sidewise Awards for Alternate History Best Long Form Alternate History Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Nominee
2023 Dragon Award Best Fantasy Novel Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Nominee
2023 Goodreads Choice Awards Fiction Yellowface Winner
2023 Hugo Award Best Novel Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Nominee
2023 Ignyte Award Best Novel - Adult Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Nominee
2023 Locus Poll Award Best Fantasy Novel Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Winner
2023 Nebula Award Novel Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Winner
2023 Utopia Award Utopian Novel Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Nominee
2023 World Fantasy Award Best Novel Babel, or, The Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution Nominee
2024 Kurd-Laßwitz-Preis Bestes ausländisches Werk Babel Nominee
2024 Locus Poll Award Best Anthology The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 Nominee
2024 World Fantasy Award Best Anthology The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 Nominee
2025 Goodreads Choice Awards Fantasy Katabasis Runner-up

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