N. K. Jemisin
American science fiction and fantasy writer
Biography
Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American science fiction and fantasy writer. Her fiction includes a wide range of themes, notably cultural conflict and oppression. Her debut novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010), and the subsequent books in her Inheritance Trilogy received critical acclaim.
Jemisin has won several awards for her work, including multiple Locus Awards, starting with her first novel. Her Broken Earth series made her the first African-American author to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel, as well as the first author to win in three consecutive years, and the first to win for all three novels in a trilogy. She won a fourth Hugo in 2020 for the novelette Emergency Skin and a fifth in 2022 for the comic book series Far Sector. Jemisin was a recipient of the MacArthur Fellows Program prize in 2020.
In 2025, the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association named Jemisin the 42nd Damon Knight Memorial Grand Master in recognition of her significant contributions to the literature of science fiction and fantasy.
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Career highlights
Notable works
- The Inheritance Trilogy
- The Broken Earth
Genres
- speculative fiction
Family
- Parents
- Noah Jemisin
Awards & honours (11)
- Hugo Award for Best Novel
- Locus Award for Best First Novel
- Nebula Award for Best Novel
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
- Locus Award for Best Collection
- Hugo Award for Best Novelette
- MacArthur Fellows Program
- Ignyte Award for Best Novelette
- Time 100
- Bob Morane award for best foreign novel
- BSFA Award for Best Novel
Quick answers about N. K. Jemisin
- How old is N. K. Jemisin?
- N. K. Jemisin is 54 years old (born September 19, 1972).
- When is N. K. Jemisin's birthday?
- N. K. Jemisin was born on September 19, 1972.
- Where was N. K. Jemisin born?
- N. K. Jemisin was born in Iowa City.
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- N. K. Jemisin's zodiac sign is Virgo.
- What is N. K. Jemisin's nationality?
- N. K. Jemisin is a citizen of United States.
- What does N. K. Jemisin do?
- N. K. Jemisin is known as novelist, science fiction writer, writer, therapist.
