![]() In 2022, Kirkus Reviews named The Spear Cuts Through Water one of the best science fiction and fantasy books of the year. Jimenez is gay and multiracial, being half Filipino. Jimenez played the piano, and describes it as a "love/hate relationship". He attended Emerson College, where he earned an MFA in creative writing. Jimenez spent time in Canada and the Philippines growing up. In 2021, Jimenez was nominated for the Astounding Award for Best New Writer. His debut novel, The Vanished Birds, was published in 2020. ĭuring his time at Emerson College, he began working on his first novel. Simon Jimenez has announced himself as a graceful, spellbinding storyteller. Among his influences are the science fiction works The Hyperion Cantos by Dan Simmons, as well as the works of David Mitchell, Gabriel García Marquez, and Jennifer Egan. The Vanished Birds strikes a breathless balance between the conceptually dazzling and the emotionally resonant, and it’s in that balance that a bright new voice in genre fiction is born. In an interview with Kirkus, Jimenez described himself as a "lifelong science fiction fan". Jimenez himself was nominated for the 2021 Astounding Award for Best New Writer. Jimenez's works have received critical praise, with his debut novel being nominated for the 2021 Locus Award for Best First Novel and the 2021 Arthur C. ![]() His novels include The Vanished Birds and The Spear Cuts Through Water. ![]() Simon Emmanuel Jimenez is a Filipino-American writer of speculative fiction. ![]()
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