P. Djèlí Clark

Phenderson Djèlí Clark or P. Djèlí Clark is the nom de plume of American science fiction writer and historian Dexter Gabriel;[1] he chose to publish his fiction and his nonfiction under separate names so that readers of one would not be disappointed or confused by the other.[2] He has also published under the name A. Phenderson Clark.[2] His African sobriquet "Djélí" makes reference to the Griots, traditional Western Africa storytellers, historians and poets.

Early life

Clark was born in New York City, and raised both in Houston and in his parents' original home of Trinidad and Tobago.[3]

Recognition

Clark's "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" won the 2018 Nebula Award for Best Short Story[4] and the 2019 Locus Award for Best Short Story,[5] and was a finalist for both the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Short Story[6] and the 2019 Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award.[7]

His 2018 The Black God's Drums was a finalist for the 2019 Hugo Award for Best Novella,[8] and his 2019 The Haunting of Tram Car 015 was a finalist for the 2020 Hugo Award for Best Novella[9] and the Nebula Award for Best Novella of 2019.[10]

Bibliography

Novels
  • A Master of Djinn. Tor, forthcoming in 2021.

Novellas
  • The Black God's Drums. Tor, 2018.
  • The Haunting of Tram Car 015. Tor, 2019.
  • Ring Shout. Tor, 2020.

Shorter Works
  • A Dead Djinn in Cairo. Tor, 2016.

References
  1. Clark, Phenderson Djèlí, at the Science Fiction Encyclopedia, by John Clute; earliest version published September 2, 2018; retrieved November 2, 2019
  2. Phenderson Djèlí Clark: Wonderful Things to Behold, at Locus; published October 28, 2019; retrieved November 2, 2019
  3. Interview With an Author: P. Djèlí Clark, by Daryl Maxwell, at the Los Angeles Public Library; published October 2, 2018; retrieved November 2, 2019
  4. "2018 Nebula Awards". The Nebula Awards. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  5. locusmag (2019-06-29). "2019 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. Retrieved 2019-11-02.
  6. 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved November 2, 2019
  7. Sturgeon Award Finalists Announced, at Locus; published March 5, 2019; retrieved November 2, 2019
  8. 2019 Hugo Award & 1944 Retro Hugo Award Finalists, by Cheryl Morgan, at TheHugoAwards.org; published April 2, 2019; retrieved April 11, 2020
  9. Announcing the 2020 Hugo Award Finalists at Tor.com; published April 7, 2020; retrieved April 11, 2020
  10. 2019 Nebula Awards at Science Fiction Writers of America; retrieved April 11, 2020
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