John Chu | |
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Occupation | Author, engineer, translator |
Notable works | The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere (2013) |
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John Chu (Chinese: 朱中宜) is a Taiwanese American microprocessor architect, science fiction writer and literary translator.
Chu was born in Taiwan, moved to the US and began learning English at age six.[1] He read voraciously as a child and was inspired to write science fiction by the works of Ted Chiang. He has attended the Viable Paradise and Clarion science fiction & fantasy writing workshops.[1] He has a PhD in computer engineering[2] and is gay,[3] a theme that he explores in his writing.[1]
In 2014 Chu won the Hugo Award for Best Short Story with the story The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere.[4] In 2023, If You Find Yourself Speaking to God, Address God with the Informal You won the Locus Award for Best Novelette.[5] Chu also reads for podcasts and translates novels and stories from Chinese into English.[1][3]