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Nghi Vo

3 universes Last reviewed 2026-09-04

Nghi Vo was born December 4, 1981, in Peoria, Illinois, and lived in her hometown through college, attending the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign before relocating to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, in 2007, where she has since lived near the shores of Lake Michigan. She identifies as queer and began her published writing career in 2007 with the short story "Gift of Flight" in Strange Horizons. Vo writes speculative fiction spanning short stories, novellas, and novels, frequently centering LGBTQ perspectives within fantastical and mythic settings. Her breakthrough novella, The Empress of Salt and Fortune (2020), launched the acclaimed Singing Hills Cycle, a series inspired by East and Southeast Asian storytelling traditions that has since grown to seven installments. Her debut novel, The Chosen and the Beautiful (2021), reimagines F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby through the eyes of a queer Vietnamese American Jordan Baker. Other significant works include Siren Queen (2022), a dark fantasy set in 1920s Hollywood, and The City in Glass (2024). Vo has received extensive award recognition, including the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella, the 2021 Crawford Award, and the 2025 Hugo Award for Best Short Story for "Stitched to Skin Like Family Is," alongside numerous Locus, Ignyte, World Fantasy, and Nebula nominations.

Universe(s)

The Chosen and the Beautiful

  • Core Canon books: 1
  • Current rank: #851 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.54
  • Award recognitions: 1 finalist mention

The Singing Hills Cycle

  • Core Canon books: 7
  • Current rank: #393 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 4.01
  • Award recognitions: 2 won

The City in Glass

  • Core Canon books: 1
  • Current rank: #796 in the official ranking
  • Weighted average: 3.67
  • Award recognitions: None recorded

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