Paolo Bacigalupi

Paolo Bacigalupi

Paolo Bacigalupi (Paola Tadini Bacigalupi) was born on August 6th, 1972 and is currently 53 years old. Paolo Bacigalupi was born in Paonia, Colorado, USA.

Paolo Bacigalupi is known for writing in the Fantasy, Science Fiction, and Young Adult Fiction genres.

Paolo Bacigalupi is the author of 7 Short Stories/Novellas. The first short story published was Pocketful of Dharma, in 1999. The most recently published story was The Gambler which was released in 2008. There are no upcoming short stories.

Paolo Bacigalupi: Awards & Accolades

Bacigalupi's books have won multiple awards, Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection won the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in an Anthology, in 2004. The Windup Girl won the Hugo Award, Best Novel, in 2010 as well as the Seiun Award - Best Translated Long Work in 2012. Pocketful of Dharma won the Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story, in 2013. Monstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales won the World Fantasy Award, Anthology, in 2015. The Tangled Lands won the World Fantasy Award, Collection, in 2019.

The following novels by Paolo Bacigalupi were nominated for these awards:

• The People of Sand and Slag: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2005). Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2012).
• Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Seventeenth Annual Collection: British Fantasy Award, Best Anthology (2005).
• The Calorie Man: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2006).
• Yellow Card Man: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2007).
• Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories: Shirley Jackson Award, Best Anthology (2007). World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2008).
• The Windup Girl: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2009).
• The Gambler: Hugo Award, Best Novelette (2009). Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2012).
• Ship Breaker: National Book Awards, Young People’s Literature (2010).
• Pump Six and Other Stories: Seiun Award, Best Translated Short Story (2011).
• The Drowned Cities: Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Best Young Adult Literature (2012).
• The Tamarisk Hunter: Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2013).
• The Doubt Factory: Edgar Award, Best Young Adult (2015).
• The Water Knife: Goodreads Awards, Best Science Fiction (2015). Seiun Award, Best Translated Long Work (2016). RUSA Awards, Science Fiction Award (2016).

Paolo Bacigalupi: Lists & Other Mentions

• Ship Breaker was a Time Magazine: The 100 Best YA Books of All Time Selection in 2021.

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4. Anne McCaffrey, author of the Dragonriders of Pern Series.
5. Nnedi Okorafor, author of the Binti Series.
6. Scott Westerfeld, author of the Uglies Series.
7. Maria Snyder, author of The Chronicles of Ixia Series.
8. Ernest Cline, author of the Ready Player One Series.
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10. Robert A. Heinlein, author of: Stranger in a Strange Land.

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