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50-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann (they/them) is the author of IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, the OUTSIDE space opera trilogy, and dozens of short stories and poems. Ada is known for including #ownvoices queer and autistic characters in their work. They live in eastern Ontario and teach computer science at a major Canadian university.
100-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann (they/them) is the author of the upcoming sci-fi novel IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, as well as the OUTSIDE space opera trilogy and dozens of speculative short stories and poems.
Ada was diagnosed with autism at the age of 13 and is known for including #ownvoices queer and autistic characters in their work. Their former review series, Autistic Book Party, was a source of in-depth analysis of autistic characters and themes in speculative fiction.
Ada lives in eastern Ontario and teaches computer science at a major Canadian university. They share their home with a sweet-natured black cat named Ninja.
150-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann (they/them) is the author of the upcoming sci-fi novel IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, as well as the OUTSIDE space opera trilogy, the collections RESURRECTIONS, MONSTERS IN MY MIND and MILLION-YEAR ELEGIES, and dozens of speculative short stories and poems. Ada’s novel-length work is represented by Hannah Bowman.
Ada was diagnosed with autism at the age of 13 and is known for including #ownvoices queer and autistic characters in their work. Their former review series, Autistic Book Party, was a source of in-depth analysis of autistic characters and themes in speculative fiction.
Ada lives in eastern Ontario and teaches computer science, cognitive science, and critical AI literacy at a major Canadian university. Their research on the relationship between computers and creativity has been presented at conferences around the world. Ada is also a classically trained soprano. They share their home with a sweet-natured black cat named Ninja.
250-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann (they/them) is the author of the upcoming sci-fi novel IGNORE ALL PREVIOUS INSTRUCTIONS, as well as the OUTSIDE space opera trilogy, the collections RESURRECTIONS, MONSTERS IN MY MIND and MILLION-YEAR ELEGIES, and dozens of speculative short stories and poems. Ada’s work has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award (2020, THE OUTSIDE), the Compton Crook Award (2020, THE OUTSIDE), and the WSFA Small Press Award (2020, “Fairest of All”). They are the winner of the Friends of the Merrill Collection Short Story Contest (2013, “The Mother of All Squid Builds a Library”) and a five-time Rhysling award nominee (2014 for “The Siren of Mayberry Crescent”; 2017 for “The Giantess’s Dream”; 2022 for “Dream Logic,” “Prologue: The Late Heavy Bombardment,” and “Epilogue: Memento Mori”). Ada’s novel-length work is represented by Hannah Bowman.
Ada was diagnosed with autism at the age of 13 and is known for including #ownvoices queer and autistic characters in their work. Their former review series, Autistic Book Party, was a source of in-depth analysis of autistic characters and themes in speculative fiction.
Ada lives in eastern Ontario and teaches at a major Canadian university. Their research on computer poetry, and on how the concept of creativity can or cannot be applied to a computer, has been presented at conferences around the world; their current teaching includes courses on cognitive science and on critical AI literacy. Ada is also a classically trained soprano. They share their home with a sweet-natured black cat named Ninja.
Awards
- Long-listed for Elgin Award, 2022, for Million-Year Elegies
- Long-listed for Rhysling Award, 2022, for “Prologue: The Late Heavy Bombardment,” from Million-Year Elegies
- Long-listed for Rhysling Award, 2022, for “Epilogue: Memento Mori,” from Million-Year Elegies
- Long-listed for Rhysling Award, 2022, for “Dream Logic,” published in Climbing Lightly Through Forests: A Poetry Anthology Honoring Ursula K. LeGuin
- Finalist for Philip K. Dick Award, 2020, for The Outside, published by Angry Robot Books
- Finalist for Compton Crook Award, 2020, for The Outside, published by Angry Robot Books
- Finalist for Washington Science Fiction Association Small Press Award, 2020, for “Fairest of All,” published in The Future Fire, Issue 2019.50
- Long-listed for British Science Fiction Association Award, 2019, for “I Sing Against the Silent Sun,” co-written with Merc Fen Wolfmoor and published in Lightspeed Magazine, June 2018
- Long-listed for Rhysling Award, 2017, for “The Giantess’s Dream,” published in Twisted Moon, November 2015
- Honorable Mention for D. Franklin Defying Doomsday Award, 2016, for Autistic Book Party
- Long-listed for British Science Fiction Association Award, 2014, for “You Have to Follow the Rules,” published in Strange Horizons, September 2013
- Long-listed for Rhysling Award, 2014, for “The Siren of Mayberry Crescent,” published in Mythic Delirium, Issue 29
Books
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