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Emily Tesh

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Emily Tesh is a science fiction and fantasy author. She won the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel for her first novel, Some Desperate Glory.[1][2] She won the World Fantasy Award in the novella category in 2020, and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer in 2021.

Biography

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Emily Tesh grew up in London.[3] Tesh has stated that she has written stories since she was a child.[4]

Tesh attended Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Chicago. She lives in Hertfordshire and is a school classics teacher.[3][5]

Writing career

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Tesh's first published works were the novellas Silver in the Wood and Drowned Country, in the Greenhollow Duology.[6] Silver in the Wood is an adaptation of the Green Man English tale.[7] Author Katharine Coldiron described it as an "utterly enchanting" tale centering queer romance and nature writing.[8] The story won the 2020 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.[9]

Tesh's first novel, Some Desperate Glory, earned praise from critics and the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[10][11][12] It is a science-fiction novel focusing on the choices that the protagonist, Kyr, must make during a devastating war after having been raised in a fascist, militaristic society. It is a queer story and subverts classic tropes from the space opera and bildungsroman genres.[10][13]

Tesh's next novel, The Incandescent, was released in May 2025. It is a fantasy novel following Dr. Walden, who is Director of Magic at a British boarding school. In handling the demonic mistakes of her students and her own missteps, Dr. Walden is forced to question and confront her own self-image.[14] Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review, describing it as a "thoughtful exploration of privilege, power, and private school education."[15] Critic Liz Bourke described it as a brilliant novel, "that marries the energy and verve and peril of the best of the fantasy genre with the understated, literary examination of interior and professional lives."[14]

Awards and recognition

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Selected publications

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  • Greenhollow Duology
    • Silver in the Wood, (2019, Tor: ISBN 9781250229793)
    • Drowned Country, (2020, Tor: ISBN 9781250756602)
  • Some Desperate Glory, (2023, Orbit: ISBN 9780356517179)
  • The Incandescent, (2025, Tor: ISBN 9781250835017)

References

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  1. ^ a b "2024 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Award. 4 February 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  2. ^ Fraser, Katie (12 August 2024). "Emily Tesh and Ann Leckie triumph at the Hugo Awards 2024". The Bookseller. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Emily Tesh, Author at Reactor". Reactor. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  4. ^ Rega, Konstantin (2023-03-29). "Emily Tesh Interview". Virginia Living. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  5. ^ Byron, Emily (August 17, 2021). "Acquisition Announcement: SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh". Orbit Books. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  6. ^ "Emily Tesh Talks Pratical Folklore, Fanfic, and How Witch's Potions Relate to Worldbuilding in Reddit AMA!". Reactor. 2020-08-14. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  7. ^ Lou, Jo (2025-02-26). "8 Queer Retellings of Classic Stories". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  8. ^ Coldiron, Katharine (2019-10-23). "Katharine Coldiron Reviews Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh". Locus Online. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  9. ^ "2020 World Fantasy Convention Report". Locus Online. 2020-12-04. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  10. ^ a b Roberts, Adam (2023-12-06). "Five of the best science fiction and fantasy books of 2023". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  11. ^ Boussard, Drew (2024-08-12). "Here are the winners of the 2024 Hugo Awards". Literary Hub. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  12. ^ Pierce, Alexandra (2023-04-21). "Alexandra Pierce Reviews Some Desperate Glory by Emily Tesh". Locus Online. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  13. ^ Tabler, Elizabeth (2023-04-12). "An Interview WIth Emily Tesh". Grimdark Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  14. ^ a b "The Incandescent by Emily Tesh: Review by Liz Bourke". Locus Online. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  15. ^ "The Incandescent by Emily Tesh". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  16. ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2020". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on 2022-10-23. Retrieved 2020-11-05.
  17. ^ "2021 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 2021-12-18. Archived from the original on 2022-01-03. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  18. ^ ""Muir Wins Crawford Award". Locus. Feb 4, 2020. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
  19. ^ "Winners and shortlists: 2024". The Arthur C. Clarke Award. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  20. ^ "2024 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 23 June 2024. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
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