Neon Yang

Neon Yang,[1] formerly JY Yang, is a Singaporean writer of English-language speculative fiction.

Neon Yang
Born1982 or 1983 (age 38–39)
OccupationWriter
LanguageEnglish
NationalitySingapore
Notable awardsNebula Award for Best Novella
Website
neonyang.com

Career

Yang has written a series of "silkpunk" novellas,[2] and has published short fiction since 2012.[3] Their novella The Black Tides of Heaven was nominated for the 2017 Nebula Award for Best Novella,[4] the 2018 Kitschies Golden Tentacle[5] and the 2018 Hugo Award for Best Novella.[6] In 2020, The Black Tides of Heaven was named one of the 100 best fantasy novels of all-time by a Time magazine panel.[7][8]

In September 2020, Tor Books announced that it had acquired the rights to The Nullvoid Chronicles trilogy by Yang. Tor described the trilogy as a retelling of the story of Joan of Arc as a mecha space opera.[9]

Themes

Yang's work revolves around "the human body as a vessel for storytelling", and is based on their background as a molecular biologist, journalist and science communicator.[10] They have described themselves as "a deep pessimist about human nature," saying that "the best we can do is to recognize this and mitigate that assholic nature when we can. I think, ultimately, that’s what most of my stories end up being about."[11] They have referenced David Mitchell, Helen Oyeyemi, and William Gibson as influences on their writing.[11]

Yang has described their Tensorate novellas as "queer Asian science fantasy."[12]

Personal life

Yang is non-binary and queer, and uses they/them pronouns.[13] They have a master's degree in creative writing from the University of East Anglia.[11]

Bibliography

Collections
  • The Ayam Curtain, Math Paper Press 2012, ed. as June Yang with Joyce Chng, ISBN 978-981-07-4008-5

Novellas

In the "Tensorate" series, as JY Yang:

  1. The Black Tides of Heaven, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9541-2
  2. The Red Threads of Fortune, Tor.com 2017, ISBN 978-0-7653-9540-5
  3. The Descent of Monsters, Tor.com 2018, ISBN 978-1250165855
  4. The Ascent to Godhood, Tor.com, 2019, ISBN 9781250165886

Novels

"The Nullvoid Chronicles", an eventual trilogy

  1. The Genesis of Misery, Tor 2022[14]

References
  1. @itsneonyang (1 September 2020). "Signed the paperwork today which means I AM NOW! LEGALLY!! NEON!! Hence the new Twitter handle ☺️ Next up: making it OFFICIAL by changing state ID (💀) and all the banks, insurance, credit card etc (💀💀💀) Legal language is so fucking dramatic lmfao" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 1 September 2020 – via Twitter.
  2. "J.Y. Yang's two novellas are like rojak, a surprisingly delicious blend of unexpected flavours". The Straits Times. 26 September 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  3. Neon Yang at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
  4. "Announcing the 2017 Nebula Awards Nominees". Tor.com. 20 February 2018. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  5. "Announcing The Kitschies' 2017 Shortlists". Tor.com. 19 March 2018. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
  6. "2018/1943 Hugo Award Finalists Announced". theHugoAwards.org. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
  7. Matthews, Cate (15 October 2020). "The Black Tides of Heaven by Neon Yang". Time. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  8. Ho, Olivia (18 October 2020). "Singaporean author Neon Yang makes Time's list of The 100 Best Fantasy Books Of All Time". The Straits Times. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  9. "Joan of Arc Meets Space Opera: Announcing a New SF Trilogy From Author Neon Yang". Tor.com. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  10. "Innumerable Voices: The Short Fiction of JY Yang". Tor.com. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 20 February 2018.
  11. Coleman, Christian A. (July 2018). "Interview: JY Yang". Lightspeed. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
  12. Author's official website, visited 12/4/2021
  13. "About the Writer". Neon Yang. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
  14. @itsneonyang (28 September 2020). "IT CAN BE TOLD!! Remember my "Joan of Arc, BUT GUNDAM" book? I SOLD IT!! So thrilled to be working with…" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 28 September 2020 – via Twitter.
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