Writer
G. Willow Wilson
G. Willow Wilson
- Date of birth
- Age
- 45
- Place of birth
- New Jersey, USA
- Citizenship
- United States
- Occupations
- journalist, writer, comics writer, science fiction writer, novelist
- Languages
- English
Biography
Gwendolyn Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982) is an American comics writer, prose author, and essayist. Her best-known prose works include the novels Alif the Unseen (2012) and The Bird King (2019). She is best known for relaunching the Ms. Marvel title for Marvel Comics starring a 16-year-old Muslim superhero named Kamala Khan. Her work is most often categorized as magical realism.
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Education
- Boston University
Awards
- World Fantasy Award for Best Novel2013 Alif the Unseen
- Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for a Series2016
Nominations
- Eisner Award for Best Writer
- Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel2020 The Bird King
- Locus Award for Best First Novel2013 Alif the Unseen
- Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire for Best Foreign Novel2014 Alif the Unseen
- Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2020 The Bird King
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