Silvia Moreno-Garcia facts for kids

Cover of Silvia Moreno-Garcia's 2019 novel Gods of Jade & Shadow

Silvia Moreno-Garcia (born April 25, 1981) is a talented writer from Mexico and Canada. She writes many kinds of stories, including novels and short stories. She is also an editor and publisher. Her books are known for their interesting plots and unique settings.

Early Life and Learning

Silvia Moreno-Garcia was born on April 25, 1981, in Mexico, where she grew up. Both of her parents worked for radio stations. In 2004, she moved to Canada.

In 2016, she earned a master's degree from the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Her studies focused on science and technology. Today, Silvia Moreno-Garcia lives in Vancouver.

Writing Career

Silvia Moreno-Garcia started her writing journey by publishing stories in different magazines and books. She was a finalist for the Manchester Fiction Prize in 2011.

Her first collection of short stories, This Strange Way of Dying, came out in 2013. A second collection, Love and Other Potions, followed in 2014. Her first novel, Signal to Noise, was published in 2015.

Editor and Publisher

Moreno-Garcia is also the publisher of Innsmouth Free Press. This company focuses on publishing "weird fiction," which is a type of fantasy or horror story.

She has also edited several books with other writers. For example, she co-edited Historical Lovecraft (2011) and She Walks in Shadows (2015). In 2016, she won a World Fantasy Award—Anthology for She Walks in Shadows.

Since 2019, Moreno-Garcia has been a book columnist for The Washington Post newspaper.

Popular Novels

Many of Moreno-Garcia's novels have become very popular.

• In 2020, her book Gods of Jade and Shadow was a finalist for the Nebula Award for Best Novel.
• Her novel Mexican Gothic was published in 2021. It received many awards and was chosen for Canada Reads in 2023.
• Her 2022 novel, The Daughter of Doctor Moreau, was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Novel in 2023.
• Moreno-Garcia's novel Silver Nitrate was released in 2023.
• Her tenth novel, The Seventh Veil of Salome, was published in August 2024. Critics praised it as a "rousing success."

Awards and Recognition

Silvia Moreno-Garcia has won and been nominated for many awards for her writing. Here are some of them:

See also

In Spanish: Silvia Moreno-Garcia para niños