title: Zen Cho
text: # Zen Cho
  
  Zen Cho is a Malaysian fantasy author based in Birmingham, United Kingdom. She is known for her Sorcerer to the Crown series. She was the joint winner of the Crawford Award in 2015 for her short story collection Spirits Abroad.
  
  ## Biography
  
  Cho has a law degree from University of Cambridge, and she works as a lawyer. Cho's debut novel, Sorcerer to the Crown, was published in 2015. It was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel in 2016, and in the same year, Cho won the British Fantasy Award for Best Newcomer. Her novelette "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again", published by the B&N Sci-Fi and Fantasy Blog, won the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novelette.
  
  ## Awards
  
  Source:
  
  | Year | Title | Award | Category | Result |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2015 | Spirits Abroad | Crawford Award | — | Won |
  | 2015 | Sorcerer to the Crown | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novel | Nominated Below Cutoff |
  | 2015 | Sorcerer to the Crown | British Fantasy Award | BFA–Newcomer (Sydney J. Bounds Award) | Won |
  | 2015 | Sorcerer to the Crown | British Fantasy Award | BFA–Fantasy Novel (Robert Holdstock Award) | Nominated |
  | 2015 | Sorcerer to the Crown | Otherwise Award | — | Honorable Mention |
  | 2015 | Sorcerer to the Crown | Locus Award | Locus–First Novel | Nominated–2nd |
  | 2018 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novelette | Won |
  | 2018 | "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" | Locus Award | Locus–Novelette | Nominated–11th |
  | 2019 | The True Queen | Locus Award | Locus–Fantasy Novel | Nominated–14th |
  | 2020 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Hugo Award | Hugo–Novella | Nominated Below Cutoff |
  | 2020 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | British Fantasy Award | BFA–Novella | Nominated |
  | 2020 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Lambda Award | Lambda–Sci-fi | Nominated |
  | 2020 | The Order of the Pure Moon Reflected in Water | Locus Award | Locus–Novella | Nominated–6th |
  | 2021 | Black Water Sister | World Fantasy Award | WFA–Novel | Pending |
  | 2021 | Black Water Sister | Locus Award | Locus–Fantasy Novel | Nominated–2nd |
  | 2021 | Black Water Sister | Ignyte Award | Novel (Adult) | Pending |
  | 2021 | Spirits Abroad | Locus Award | Locus–Collection | Nominated–2nd |
  