SF Novelist Kim Cho-yeop, Wins Best Foreign Author Award at China Galaxy Awards

SF novelist Kim Cho-yeop received the Best Foreign Author Award at the Galaxy Awards, the most prestigious science fiction award in China.

According to the Korean Science Fiction Writers Alliance on the 20th, Kim received the Best Foreign Author Award at the 34th Galaxy Awards ceremony held in Chengdu, China, on the 19th. The award is selected through votes from SF fans, including publishing editors.

Author Kim Cho-yeop [Photo by YES24]

Last year, her book "If We Cannot Travel at the Speed of Light," published in Chinese, won the Gold Award in the translated works category at the Chinese Nebula Awards in June, making this her second award. Kim Cho-yeop is the only author to have received both awards aimed at non-Sinophone authors.

The Galaxy Awards selection committee stated, "Kim Cho-yeop is skilled at posing profound questions and constructs intricate puzzles leading to answers based on scientific and humanistic foundations. In Kim Cho-yeop's literary world, women represent those forgotten in history. We can empathize with these women, share their joys, and glimpse the beautiful scenes as they reach ethical destinations."

Chunhui (春喜), the translator of "If We Cannot Travel at the Speed of Light," received the Galaxy Award for Best Translation.

Kim, who recently released her second novel "The Dispatchers," is currently attending the 81st World Science Fiction Convention held in Chengdu. Known as "Worldcon," this festival of global SF writers opened on the 18th in Chengdu and will run until the 22nd.

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