G. Willow Wilson
Gwendolyn Willow Wilson (born August 31, 1982 in New Jersey ) is an American author of fantasy , graphic novels and comics .
Life
Wilson studied at Boston University , where she converted to Islam , and lived in Cairo for several years . In 2007 she published her first graphic novel called Cairo , in which the fates of six people in Cairo are interwoven through a magical shisha . Her breakthrough came in 2008 with Air , which tells the story of a flight attendant named Blythe who is involved in the plans of a terrorist organization and who uncovered supernatural incidents. Air was nominated for the Eisner Award in 2009. In 2011 she wrote the book The Butterfly Mosque , in which she describes her conversion to Islam. In 2012, Wilson published her debut fantasy novel Alif the Unseen , in which an Arab hacker is drawn into a mythical dream world, and with which she won the World Fantasy Award straight away . Wilson has been writing a reinterpretation of the comic strip Ms. Marvel for Marvel Comics since 2014 : The main character is Kamala Khan, a 16-year-old American of Pakistani origin who unexpectedly comes to superpowers and brings her new talents, her happy- geeky attitude towards life and her Muslim beliefs into harmony want. For Ms. Marvel , Wilson received the Hugo Award and a second nomination for the Eisner Award.
Wilson is married to her husband Omar and has two daughters together.
Works (selection)
- Cairo (graphic novel, 2007)
- Air (graphic novel, 2008-10)
- The Butterfly Mosque (non-fiction, 2011)
- Alif the Unseen (Fantasy, 2012), German as Alif the Invisible (2018, Fischer Tor) ISBN 978-3-596-29936-2
- Ms. Marvel (comic, since 2014)
Awards
- World Fantasy Award (2013) for Alif the Unseen for best novel
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Hugo Award (2015) in the Best Graphic Story category for Ms. Marvel Volume 1: No Normal (with cartoonists Adrian Alphona and Jake Wyatt)
- Nomination for the Eisner Award (2009) for Air
- Nomination for the Eisner Award (2015) for Ms. Marvel
Web links
- Literature by and about G. Willow Wilson in the catalog of the German National Library
- 2. Entry in the DNB G. Willow Wilson in the catalog of the German National Library
- G. Willow Wilson in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
- G. Willow Wilson in the Science Fiction Awards + Database (English)
- Works by and about G. Willow Wilson at Open Library
- Official website
- Alif the Unseen
- Entry in the Comic Book Database
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- ↑ 2015 Hugo Awards , The Hugo Awards 2015
- ^ G. Willow Wilson - Woman of two worlds , The Star
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SURNAME | Wilson, G. Willow |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wilson, Gwendolyn Willow (full name) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American writer of fantasy, graphic novels and comics |
DATE OF BIRTH | August 31, 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | New Jersey |