Natalia Theodoridou
Natalia Theodoridou is a Greek interactive fiction writer and scholar.[1] He was the fiction editor at sub-Q, an interactive fiction magazine. The magazine entered indefinite hiatus starting August of 2020.[2] He has a PhD in Media & Cultural Studies and graduated from the Clarion West Writers Workshop.[3]
Theodoridou's "The Birding: A Fairy Tale", published in Strange Horizons, was the winner of the 2018 World Fantasy Award for short fiction works.[4] It is about a plague that turns nearly everyone in the world into birds. The work was also adapted into podcast format.[5]
As of 2024, as an interactive fiction writer they have twice been nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Game Writing.
Awards
[edit]- Fulbright Scholar, 2008–10
- Greek Scientific Society Award, 2003
- MA Studentship (Drama & Theatre Department, Royal Holloway University of London), 2007–2008
- Ouseley Memorial Scholarship, 2011–13
- Scholarship by the Greek State Scholarship Foundation (IKY) for undergraduate studies, 2002–2005
- SOAS Research Scholarship 2010–13, & Additional Award for Fieldwork, 2010
Bibliography
[edit]Interactive Fiction
The following works were nominated for the Nebula Award for Best Game Writing.
- Rent-A-Vice (2018)
- Vampire: The Masquerade (Choice of Games)- Sins of the Sires (2022)
Poetry
[edit]- "Blackmare" (2013)
- "Pretty Half-Breeds, for Free" (2014)
- "Ex Machina" (2014)
- "Philomela in Seven Movements" (2015)
- "An Inventory of Ghosts" (2015)
Short fiction
[edit]Select short stories that have been nominated for awards
| Title | Year | First published | Reprinted / collected | Notes[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| "The Nightingales in Plátres" | 2017 | Theodoridou, Natalia (November 2017). "The Nightingales in Plátres". Clarkesworld (133): 21–33. | Nominated BSFA for Best Short Fiction 2017 | |
| "The Birding: A Fairy Tale" | 2017 | Theodoridou, Natalia (18 December 2017). "The Birding: A Fairy Tale". Strange Horizons. | Winner, World Fantasy Award 2018 | |
| "The Names of Women" | 2018 | Theodoridou, Natalia (11 October 2018). "The Names of Women". Strange Horizons Fund Drive Special. | Nominated BSFA for Best Short Fiction 2018 | |
| "Birnam Platoon" | 2018 | Theodoridou, Natalia (November–December 2018). "Birnam Platoon". Interzone (278): 62–73. | Nominated BSFA for Best Short Fiction 2018 | |
| "Georgie in the Sun" | 2020 | Theodoridou, Natalia (March–April 2020). "Georgie in the Sun". Uncanny Magazine (33). | Placed 34th Locus for Best Short Story 2021 | |
| "The Shape of Gifts" | 2020 | Theodoridou, Natalia (July–August 2020). "The Shape of Gifts". F&SF. 139 (1&2): 239–256. | ||
| "To Set at Twilight in a Land of Reeds" | 2022 | Theodoridou, Natalia (2022). "To Set at Twilight in a Land of Reeds". The Best of World SF. 2 (?): –––. |
References
[edit]- ^ Acharya, Devi (3 September 2015). "Author Interview: Natalia Theodoridou". sub-Q Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 September 2015.
- ^ "Submissions". sub-Q Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
- ^ "Home". Natalia Theodoridou.
- ^ "Announcing the 2018 World Fantasy Award Winners". Tor.com. 4 November 2018.
- ^ Lay, Anaea (18 December 2017). "Podcast: The Birding: A Fairy Tale". Strange Horizons. Retrieved 7 November 2024.
- ^ "Award Bibliography: Natalia Theodoridou". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 21 June 2022.
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