Shi Lian Huang | |
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| Pen name | S. L. Huang |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS) |
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| Notable awards | Hugo Award for Best Short Story, 2020 |
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Shi Lian Huang, better known as S. L. Huang, is a Hugo-winning science fiction author, as well as the first woman to be a professional armorer in Hollywood.
Shi Lian Huang, known as Lisa, is from New Jersey. She completed a degree in mathematics at MIT before moving to Los Angeles.[1][2] She experienced Hodgkin lymphoma as a child.
After moving to Hollywood to become a stuntwoman and weapons expert, Huang was diagnosed with breast cancer, which "derailed her physicality" for a time.[3] She turned to writing when unable to actively work on sets.[3]
She is known for her Cas Russell series, as well as her fantasy novella Burning Roses released in 2020. She began as a self-published author but was picked up by Tor Books.[4] The characters in the Cas Russell books, and the superintelligent abilities that they actuate, reflect Huang's background in the mathematical sciences.
Huang also writes short fiction, which won her the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2020 with “As the Last I May Know”.[3][5] She has been published in a number of anthologies and magazines including Strange Horizons and The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016.[3][6][7]
Her work in television includes Battlestar Galactica and Raising Hope, as well as reality shows Top Shot and Auction Hunters.[3] She has trained actors such as Nathan Fillion, Sean Patrick Flanery, Jason Momoa, and Danny Glover.
Huang identifies as genderqueer.[8]
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2020 | Hugo Award | Hugo–Best Short Story | "As the Last I May Know" | Won |
| Year | Award | Category | Nominee | Result |
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| 2018 | Analog Readers Poll | Best Short Story | “Time Travel Is Only for the Poor” | Nominated (3rd Place) |
