N. K. Jemisin facts for kids

Quick facts for kids N. K. Jemisin
Jemisin in 2015
Born	Nora Keita Jemisin (1972-09-19) September 19, 1972 (age 52) Iowa City, Iowa, U.S.
Occupation	Novelist counseling psychologist
Language	English
Education	Tulane University (BS) University of Maryland, College Park (MEd)
Genre	Science fiction fantasy

Nora Keita Jemisin (born September 19, 1972) is an American writer. She writes exciting stories in the science fiction and fantasy styles. Her books often explore ideas like cultural differences and fairness.

N. K. Jemisin is famous for winning many awards. She made history by winning the Hugo Award for Best Novel three years in a row. This was for all three books in her amazing The Broken Earth series. She also won a special award called the MacArthur Fellows Program Genius Grant in 2020.

Early Life and Education

Nora Keita Jemisin was born in Iowa City, Iowa, on September 19, 1972. Her parents were studying at the University of Iowa at the time. She grew up in different cities, including New York City and Mobile, Alabama.

Jemisin went to Tulane University from 1990 to 1994. There, she earned a degree in psychology. Later, she studied counseling at the University of Maryland. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a counseling psychologist.

Writing Career and Achievements

N. K. Jemisin started her writing journey by attending a workshop called Viable Paradise in 2002. She also joined writing groups where authors help each other improve their stories.

Her first novel, The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms, came out in 2010. It was the first book in her Inheritance Trilogy. This book won the Locus Award for Best First Novel. She then wrote two more books in this series: The Broken Kingdoms (2010) and The Kingdom of Gods (2011).

In 2016, Jemisin began writing a regular column for The New York Times called "Otherworldly." In May 2016, she was able to raise enough money through a special campaign to focus on writing full-time. This meant she could leave her job as a psychologist.

The Broken Earth Series

Jemisin's novel The Fifth Season was published in 2015. It was the first book in her very popular Broken Earth trilogy. This book won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. This made her the first African-American writer to win a Hugo Award in that category.

The next books in the trilogy, The Obelisk Gate and The Stone Sky, also won the Hugo Award for Best Novel. They won in 2017 and 2018. This amazing achievement made Jemisin the first author ever to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel three years in a row. She was also the first to win for every book in a trilogy.

Other Works and Recognition

Jemisin has written many other works. She co-authored a book called Mass Effect: Andromeda Initiation in 2017. This book was based on the video game Mass Effect: Andromeda.

In 2018, she released a collection of short stories called How Long 'til Black Future Month?. This book included stories she wrote over many years. She also wrote a comic book series called Far Sector, which started in 2019.

Her urban fantasy novel The City We Became was published in 2020. In the same year, she received the prestigious MacArthur Fellows Program Genius Grant. In 2021, Time magazine included her in their "Time 100" list. This list features the 100 most influential people in the world.

Sony's TriStar Pictures bought the rights to turn The Broken Earth trilogy into movies or TV shows. Jemisin herself will help adapt the novels for the screen. A sequel to The City We Became, titled The World We Make, was released in 2022.

Personal Life

N. K. Jemisin lives and works in Brooklyn, New York. She is related to the famous stand-up comedian and TV host W. Kamau Bell.

Awards and Honors

N. K. Jemisin has won many important awards for her writing. The tables below show some of her major awards and nominations.

Jemisin is the first author to win three Hugo Awards for Best Novel in a row.

She has also received these awards:

• The Hundred Thousand Kingdoms (2010) won the Sense of Gender Award.
• The Broken Kingdoms (2010) and The Shadowed Sun (2012) both won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award for Best Fantasy Novel.
• The City We Became (2020) won the BSFA Award for Best Novel.

Short Fiction Awards

• Her short story "Cloud Dragon Skies" (2005) was considered for the Parallax Award.
• The collection How Long 'til Black Future Month? (2018) won the American Library Association's Alex Award.

See also

In Spanish: N. K. Jemisin para niños

• Afrofuturism