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Emily Tesh

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Emily Tesh
OccupationAuthor
LanguageEnglish
GenreScience fiction; Fantasy
Notable worksSome Desperate Glory
Notable awardsAstounding Award for Best New Writer (2021)
Hugo Award for Best Novel (2024)

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] 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.[2] Tesh has stated that she has written stories since she was a child.[3]

Tesh attended Trinity College, Cambridge and the University of Chicago. She lives in Hertfordshire and is a school classics teacher.[2][4]

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.[5] Silver in the Wood is an adaptation of the Green Man English tale.[6] Author Katharine Coldiron described it as an "utterly enchanting" tale centering queer romance and nature writing.[7] The story won the 2020 World Fantasy Award for Best Novella.[8]

Tesh's first novel, Some Desperate Glory, earned praise from critics and the 2024 Hugo Award for Best Novel.[1] 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.[9]

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.[10] Publishers Weekly gave it a starred review, describing it as a "thoughtful exploration of privilege, power, and private school education."[11] 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".[10]

Awards and honors

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Awards and honors
YearWorkAwardCategoryResultRef.
2020 Silver in the Wood Astounding Award for Best New Writer — Finalist [12]
Crawford Award — Shortlisted [13]
World Fantasy Award Novella Won [8]
2021 Astounding Award for Best New Writer — Won [14]
2024 Some Desperate Glory Arthur C. Clarke Award — Shortlisted [15]
Hugo Award Novel Won [1]
Locus Award First Novel Finalist [16]
Ursula K. Le Guin Prize — Shortlisted [17]
2025 The Incandescent Nebula Award Novel Finalist [18]
2026 Hugo Award Novel Pending [19]
Locus Award Fantasy Novel Finalist [20]
Some Desperate Glory Seiun Award Translated Novel Finalist [21]

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. 1 2 3 "Hugo, Lodestar, and Astounding Awards Winners". Locus. 11 Aug 2024. Retrieved 7 Jul 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Emily Tesh, Author at Reactor". Reactor. Retrieved 12 August 2024.
  3. ↑ Rega, Konstantin (2023-03-29). "Emily Tesh Interview". Virginia Living. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  4. ↑ Byron, Emily (August 17, 2021). "Acquisition Announcement: SOME DESPERATE GLORY by Emily Tesh". Orbit Books. Retrieved 2023-11-06.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ Lou, Jo (2025-02-26). "8 Queer Retellings of Classic Stories". Electric Literature. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  7. ↑ Coldiron, Katharine (2019-10-23). "Katharine Coldiron Reviews Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh". Locus Online. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  8. 1 2 "2020 World Fantasy Awards Finalists". Locus. 27 July 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Tabler, Elizabeth (2023-04-12). "An Interview WIth Emily Tesh". Grimdark Magazine. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  10. 1 2 "The Incandescent by Emily Tesh: Review by Liz Bourke". Locus Online. 2025-04-29. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  11. ↑ "The Incandescent by Emily Tesh". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2025-05-04.
  12. ↑ "Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Winners". Tor.com. 31 Jul 2020. Retrieved 4 Aug 2025.
  13. ↑ "Muir Wins Crawford Award". Locus. 4 Feb 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "2021 Hugo, Astounding, and Lodestar Awards Winners". Locus. 18 Dec 2021. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved 1 Jun 2025.
  15. ↑ "2024 Clarke Award Winner". Locus. 24 Jul 2024. Retrieved 7 Jul 2025.
  16. ↑ "2024 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists". Locus. 9 May 2024. Retrieved 7 Jul 2025.
  17. ↑ "2024 Le Guin Prize for Fiction Shortlist". Locus. 16 Jul 2024. Retrieved 7 Jul 2025.
  18. ↑ "2025 Nebula Awards Winners". Locus. 6 Jun 2026. Retrieved 9 Jun 2026.
  19. ↑ "2026 Hugo, Lodestar & Astounding Awards Finalists". Locus. 21 Apr 2026. Retrieved 22 Apr 2026.
  20. ↑ "2026 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. May 30, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  21. ↑ "2026 Seiun Awards Winners". Locus. 3 Jun 2026. Retrieved 7 Jun 2026.
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