E. Lily Yu
E. Lily Yu
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E. Lily Yu is an American author and narrative designer raised in New Jersey and educated at Princeton and Cornell. She won the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer in 2012 for her short story "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees," and has since published the novel On Fragile Waves and the collection Jewel Box, alongside narrative design work for video games including Destiny.
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E. Lily Yu's short story "The Cartographer Wasps and the Anarchist Bees" was a finalist for the Nebula Award, the Hugo Award, and the World Fantasy Award. Her work has also been recognized in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy anthologies.
While E. Lily Yu is primarily recognized for her short stories, she has also published a novel titled "On Fragile Waves." This novel further showcases her unique blend of speculative and literary elements.







