Anne Charnock (born 8 June 1954) is a British author of

science fiction Science fiction (often shortened to sci-fi or abbreviated SF) is a genre of speculative fiction that deals with imaginative and futuristic concepts. These concepts may include information technology and robotics, biological manipulations, space ...

novels. In 2018, she won the

Arthur C. Clarke Award The Arthur C. Clarke Award is a British award given for the best science fiction novel first published in the United Kingdom during the previous year. It is named after British author Arthur C. Clarke, who gave a grant to establish the award ...

in science fiction, for her novel ''Dreams Before the Start of Time''.

Career

Born in

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, Charnock has a background in environmental science, journalism, and fine art, which she incorporates into her science fiction writing. She has worked as a science writer for ''

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'' and ''

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'', and as a foreign correspondent. Charnock's first novel, ''A Calculated Life'', was originally

self-published Self-publishing is an author-driven publication of any media without the involvement of a third-party publisher. Since the advent of the internet, self-published usually depends upon digital platforms and print-on-demand technology, ranging fr ...

in 2013, and was later picked up by 47 North, an imprint of

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. The story follows migrant workers attempting to make a living in the UK, and is one of a quartet of short stories published by NewCon along with stories by Neil Williamson,

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and

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. It was nominated for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award. Charnock is also the author of ''Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind'' (47 North), published in 2015, the story of an Italian female artist in the 15th century. Her 2017 novel '' Dreams Before the Start of Time'' (47 North), is set in a future world where artificial wombs have become the primary method of reproduction and infertility has been eradicated. It won the Arthur C. Clarke award for science fiction in 2018. In 2017, it was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award for Best Novel. In 2017, Charnock won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction for her novella ''The Enclave'', published by NewCon. Charnock was a judge during the 2018

James White Award The James White Award is an annual short story competition open to writers from around the world. It was established in 2000 to commemorate the life and work of the Irish science fiction author James White. The competition was created to encour ...

short story competition.

Awards

Bibliography

Novels

* ''A Calculated Life'' (2013). Self-published. * ''Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind'' (2015). * ''Dreams Before the Start of Time'' (2017).

Chapbook

* ''The Enclave'' (2017)

Short stories

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Charnock, Anne 1954 births Living people Writers from Bolton British science writers British women science fiction and fantasy writers British women science writers