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50-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann is the author of the space opera novel THE OUTSIDE, as well as dozens of speculative short stories and poems. She is an autistic self-advocate, an adjunct professor of computer science, a former semi-professional soprano, tabletop gaming enthusiast, and LARPer. She lives in eastern Ontario.
100-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann is the author of the space opera novel THE OUTSIDE, as well as dozens of speculative short stories and poems. Ada’s work has been a finalist for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Compton Crook Award, and the WSFA Small Press Award, among others. She is also the author of the Autistic Book Party review series, devoted to in-depth #ownvoices discussions of autism representation in speculative fiction.
Ada is an adjunct professor of computer science, as well as a former semi-professional soprano, tabletop gaming enthusiast, and LARPer. She lives in eastern Ontario.
150-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann is the author of the space opera novel THE OUTSIDE, the collection MONSTERS IN MY MIND, 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”).
Ada was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 13, and is passionate about autistic self-advocacy. Her Autistic Book Party review series is devoted to in-depth discussions of autism representation in speculative fiction. Much of her own work also features autistic characters.
Ada is an adjunct professor of computer science at a major Canadian university, and she did her PhD thesis (in 2018) on teaching computers to write poetry. She is a former semi-professional soprano, tabletop gaming enthusiast, and LARPer. She lives in eastern Ontario.
250-word bio:
Ada Hoffmann is the author of the space opera novel THE OUTSIDE, the collection MONSTERS IN MY MIND, 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”). She is the winner of the Friends of the Merrill Collection Short Story Contest (2013, “The Mother of All Squid Builds a Library”) and a two-time Rhysling award nominee (2014 for “The Siren of Mayberry Crescent” and 2017 for “The Giantess’s Dream”). Ada’s novel-length work is represented by Hannah Bowman of Liza Dawson Associates.
Ada was diagnosed with Asperger syndrome at the age of 13, and is passionate about autistic self-advocacy. Her Autistic Book Party review series is devoted to in-depth discussions of autism representation in speculative fiction. Much of her own work also features autistic characters.
Ada is an adjunct professor of computer science at a major Canadian university, and she did her PhD thesis (in 2018) on teaching computers to write poetry. Under her legal name, she has published eight papers and presented her work at conferences around the world. She is a former semi-professional soprano, tabletop gaming enthusiast, and LARPer. She lives in eastern Ontario with a polyamorous family and a curious black cat.
Awards
- 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
The Fallen (forthcoming)
Million-Year Elegies (forthcoming)
