E. Lily Yu is the author of On Fragile Waves, which won the Washington Book Award; Jewel Box, which was a finalist for the L.A. Times Book Prize; and Break, Blow, Burn, & Make. She is also a recipient of the Artist Trust LaSalle Storyteller Award and the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Her short stories have been finalists for every major award in science fiction and fantasy.

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