R. F. Kuang
American fantasy writer
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| 2024 | R. F. Kuang's 'Yellowface' wins the Listen Award from the American Library Association and the British Book Award for Fiction, and is longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize |
| 2024 | R. F. Kuang's 'Yellowface' wins the Listen Award from the American Library Association and the British Book Award for Fiction, and is longlisted for the Aspen Words Literary Prize |
| 2023 | R. F. Kuang wins multiple awards for 'Babel, or the Necessity of Violence', including Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and British Book Award for Fiction. Her novel 'Yellowface' wins Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction and Amazon Books Best Book of the Year award in the UK |
| 2023 | Babel was excluded from consideration for the Hugo Award, reportedly due to potential controversy in China during the Chengdu awards ceremony. |
| 2023 | Kuang was featured on the Time 100 Next list, recognizing emerging influential individuals. |
| 2023 | R. F. Kuang wins multiple awards for 'Babel, or the Necessity of Violence', including Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel and British Book Award for Fiction. Her novel 'Yellowface' wins Goodreads Choice Award for Fiction and Amazon Books Best Book of the Year award in the UK |
| 2023 | Kuang was featured on the Time 100 Next list, recognizing emerging influential individuals. |
| 2023 | Babel was excluded from consideration for the Hugo Award, reportedly due to potential controversy in China during the Chengdu awards ceremony. |
| November 2023 | During a book promotion tour at the Brattle Theatre near Harvard University, Kuang discusses her upcoming book, reflecting on how the novel evolved from a 'cute, silly adventure' to a more serious exploration of academic challenges. |
| November 2023 | During a book promotion tour at the Brattle Theatre near Harvard University, Kuang discusses her upcoming book, reflecting on how the novel evolved from a 'cute, silly adventure' to a more serious exploration of academic challenges. |
| October 2023 | R. F. Kuang served as Guest Editor for The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 anthology, collaborating with John Joseph Adams to select and curate a collection of short stories from 21 notable authors including Sofia Samatar, Stephen Graham Jones, and Catherynne M. Valente. |
| October 2023 | R. F. Kuang served as Guest Editor for The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 anthology, collaborating with John Joseph Adams to select and curate a collection of short stories from 21 notable authors including Sofia Samatar, Stephen Graham Jones, and Catherynne M. Valente. |
| June 2023 | Yellowface debuted at the fifth spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction in the first week of June. |
| June 2023 | Yellowface debuted at the fifth spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction in the first week of June. |
| May 2023 | Yellowface debuted at the eighth spot on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction in the last week of May. |
| May 2023 | Yellowface debuted at the eighth spot on the Los Angeles Times bestseller list for hardcover fiction in the last week of May. |
| April 2023 | R. F. Kuang announced the acquisition of two additional books by HarperCollins, including a historical novel and a fantasy novel, separate from her work Katabasis. |
| April 2023 | R. F. Kuang announced the acquisition of two additional books by HarperCollins, including a historical novel and a fantasy novel, separate from her work Katabasis. |
| February 2023 | R. F. Kuang begins working on her sixth novel, a fantasy about two magical PhD students traveling to Hell to rescue their advisers' souls for job recommendation letters, which she describes as 'nonsense literature' while working on her doctoral degree at Yale. |
| February 2023 | R. F. Kuang begins working on her sixth novel, a fantasy about two magical PhD students traveling to Hell to rescue their advisers' souls for job recommendation letters, which she describes as 'nonsense literature' while working on her doctoral degree at Yale. |
| September 2022 | Babel debuted at the top spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction in the second week of September. |
| September 2022 | Babel debuted at the top spot on The New York Times Best Seller list for hardcover fiction in the second week of September. |
| August 2022 | Kuang released her novel Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution. |
| August 2022 | Kuang released her novel Babel, or the Necessity of Violence: An Arcane History of the Oxford Translators' Revolution. |
| May 23 2022 | Delivered the J. R. R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature in person at Pembroke College, Oxford, after a two-year pandemic-related delay. |
| May 23 2022 | Delivered the J. R. R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature in person at Pembroke College, Oxford, after a two-year pandemic-related delay. |
| 2021 | The Poppy War trilogy is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series |
| 2021 | The Poppy War trilogy is a finalist for the Hugo Award for Best Series |
| October 2021 | R. F. Kuang announced her fifth novel, Yellowface, which would be published in 2023. The novel explores themes of literary theft and racial representation in the publishing industry. |
| October 2021 | R. F. Kuang announced her fifth novel, Yellowface, which would be published in 2023. The novel explores themes of literary theft and racial representation in the publishing industry. |
| May 2021 | R. F. Kuang announced the upcoming release of her fourth novel, Babel, which is set in 1830s England and will be published by Harper Voyager in August 2022. |
| May 2021 | R. F. Kuang announced the upcoming release of her fourth novel, Babel, which is set in 1830s England and will be published by Harper Voyager in August 2022. |
| 2020 | R. F. Kuang wins the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Her novel 'The Dragon Republic' is a finalist for the Ignyte Award for Best Novel |
| 2020 | Originally scheduled to deliver the 8th annual J. R. R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Returned to the United States to pursue a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University. |
| 2020 | Short story 'The Nine Curves River' was read by LeVar Burton on LeVar Burton Reads podcast. |
| 2020 | Originally scheduled to deliver the 8th annual J. R. R. Tolkien Lecture on Fantasy Literature at Pembroke College, Oxford, but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. |
| 2020 | Short story 'The Nine Curves River' was read by LeVar Burton on LeVar Burton Reads podcast. |
| 2020 | R. F. Kuang wins the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Her novel 'The Dragon Republic' is a finalist for the Ignyte Award for Best Novel |
| 2020 | Returned to the United States to pursue a PhD in East Asian Languages and Literatures at Yale University. |
| December 2020 | Starlight Media acquired the television adaptation rights for Kuang's Poppy Wars trilogy. |
| December 2020 | Starlight Media acquired the television adaptation rights for Kuang's Poppy Wars trilogy. |
| November 2020 | Kuang published 'The Burning God', the final novel in The Poppy War Trilogy, completing her acclaimed fantasy series. |
| November 2020 | Published short story 'Against All Odds' in the anthology From a Certain Point of View: 40 stories celebrating 40 years of The Empire Strikes Back. |
| November 2020 | Kuang released 'The Drowning Faith', a collection of free short stories set in the world of The Poppy War Trilogy, expanding the narrative universe of her work. |
| November 2020 | Published short story 'Against All Odds' in the anthology From a Certain Point of View: 40 stories celebrating 40 years of The Empire Strikes Back. |
| November 2020 | Kuang released 'The Drowning Faith', a collection of free short stories set in the world of The Poppy War Trilogy, expanding the narrative universe of her work. |
| November 2020 | Kuang published 'The Burning God', the final novel in The Poppy War Trilogy, completing her acclaimed fantasy series. |
| October 2020 | Time magazine included the first two books of the Poppy War trilogy in their list of the 100 best fantasy books of all time. |
| October 2020 | Time magazine included the first two books of the Poppy War trilogy in their list of the 100 best fantasy books of all time. |
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