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Anne Charnock
OccupationScience fiction author
Notable worksDreams Before the Start of Time
Notable awards
Website
annecharnock.com

Anne Charnock (born 8 June 1954) is a British author of science fiction novels. In 2018, she won the Arthur C. Clarke Award in science fiction, for her novel Dreams Before the Start of Time.

Career

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Born in Bolton, England, Charnock has a background in environmental science, journalism, and fine art, which she incorporates into her science fiction writing.[1] She has worked as a science writer for The Guardian and New Scientist, and as a foreign correspondent.[2]

Charnock's first novel, A Calculated Life, was originally self-published in 2013, and was later picked up by 47 North, an imprint of Amazon.[2] The story follows migrant workers attempting to make a living in the UK, and is one of a quartet of short stories published by NewCon along with stories by Neil Williamson, Simon Morden and Alastair Reynolds.[3] It was nominated for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award.[4]

Charnock is also the author of Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind (47 North), published in 2015, the story of an Italian female artist in the 15th century.[5]

Her 2017 novel Dreams Before the Start of Time (47 North), is set in a future world where artificial wombs have become the primary method of reproduction and infertility has been eradicated. It won the Arthur C. Clarke award for science fiction in 2018.[2] In 2017, it was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award for Best Novel.[6]

In 2017, Charnock won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction for her novella The Enclave, published by NewCon.[6] Charnock was a judge during the 2018 James White Award short story competition.[7]

Awards

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Year Work Award Category Result Ref
2014 A Calculated Life Philip K. Dick Award — Finalist [8]
Kitschies Golden Tentacle (Dèbut) Shortlisted
2018 The Enclave BSFA Award Short Fiction Won
2018 Dreams Before the Start of Time Arthur C. Clarke Award — Won
BSFA Award Novel Shortlisted
2021 "All I Asked For” BSFA Award Short Fiction Shortlisted

Bibliography

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Novels

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  • A Calculated Life (2013). Self-published.
  • Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind (2015).
  • Dreams Before the Start of Time (2017).

Chapbook

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  • The Enclave (2017)

Short stories

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Title Year Published Collection / Mag ISBN Ref
"A Good Citizen" 2017 "A Good Citizen". 2084. Unsung Stories. 2017. ISBN 978-1-907389-50-4 [9]
"A Cure for Homesickness" 2018 "A Cure for Homesickness". Shoreline of Infinity (11.5). The New Curiosity Shop. April 2018. ISBN 978-1-9997002-6-3 [10]
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References

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  1. ^ "'Science fiction is like a Swiss army knife'". Independent [London, England]. 24 January 2016.
  2. ^ a b c Cain, Sian (18 July 2018). "Arthur C Clarke award goes to 'classic' novel exploring the limits of pregnancy". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  3. ^ Lovegrove, James (7 April 2017). "Short review: NewCon Press Novella Set 1". Financial Times. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  4. ^ "2013 Philip K. Dick Award Nominees Announced - SFWA". SFWA. 11 January 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  5. ^ Roberts, Adam (3 December 2015). "Best science fiction and fantasy books of 2015". the Guardian. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  6. ^ a b "2017 BSFA Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 James White Award Shortlist". Locus Online. Retrieved 1 October 2018.
  8. ^ "sfadb : Anne Charnock Titles". www.sfadb.com. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Title: A Good Citizen". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Title: A Cure for Homesickness". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
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