Isabel J. Kim
2025
“Wire Mother” • short fiction • Clarkesworld Oct 2025
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2026 — short story — nomination
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2026 — finalist (pending)
• Locus Awards 2026 — short story — 5th place
“Human Voices” • short fiction • Lightspeed Sep 2025
awards:
• Ignyte Awards 2026 — novelette — nomination (pending)
2024
A Death in Hyperspace (with 9 other winners) • Infomancy.net
awards:
• Nebula Awards 2025 — game writing — winner
“Why Don't We Just Kill the Kid in the Omelas Hole” • short fiction • Clarkesworld Feb 2024
awards:
• Hugo Awards 2025 — short story — nomination
• Nebula Awards 2025 — short story — winner
• British SF Association Awards 2025 — short fiction — winner
• Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award 2025 — finalist
• Locus Awards 2025 — short story — winner
2022
Astounding Award for Best New Writer. 2023 — finalist
2021
“You'll Understand When You're a Mom Someday” • short fiction • khōréō Aug 2021
awards:
• Shirley Jackson Awards 2022 — short story — winner
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