Silvia Moreno-Garcia

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Silvia Moreno-Garcia was born April 25, 1981, in Baja California, Mexico, into a media-rich household where both parents worked for radio stations; she relocated to Canada in 2004. She earned a master's degree in science and technology studies from the University of British Columbia in 2016, writing her thesis on eugenics in the work of H. P. Lovecraft. A Mexican-Canadian novelist, short story writer, editor, and publisher, she began publishing in literary magazines such as Exile Quarterly before releasing her debut novel, Signal to Noise, in 2015. She serves as publisher of Innsmouth Free Press, dedicated to weird fiction, has co-edited multiple anthologies, and became a book columnist for The Washington Post in October 2019. She currently resides in Vancouver. Her major novels include Gods of Jade and Shadow (2019), Mexican Gothic (2021), The Daughter of Doctor Moreau (2022), Silver Nitrate (2023), and The Seventh Veil of Salome (2024). Her achievements include a World Fantasy Award for the anthology She Walks in Shadows (2016) and multiple honors for Mexican Gothic, including an Aurora Award, a Locus Award for Best Horror Novel, and a British Fantasy Award; The Daughter of Doctor Moreau earned a Hugo Award nomination in 2023.

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• Gods of Jade and Shadow (2019) · Gods of Jade and Shadow Core Canon

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• Total Core Canon books across all universes: 1 book
• Award recognitions across all universes: 0 (None recorded)

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