About Premee Mohamed
Speculative fiction author
Premee Mohamed is a Nebula, World Fantasy, Ignyte, and Aurora award-winning Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author whose work spans novels, novellas, short fiction, and criticism.
Her fiction has earned recognition from the Hugo, Locus, British Fantasy, British Science Fiction, and Crawford awards, and she has served as Writer-in-Residence at the Edmonton Public Library.
In 2022 she won the Nebula Award and World Fantasy Award for her novella And What Can We Offer You Tonight and the Aurora Award for her novella The Annual Migration of Clouds. In 2024 she won an Alberta Literary Award, World Fantasy Award, and Ignyte award for her collection No One Will Come Back For Us.
Her short fiction has appeared in print and audio venues including Analog, Augur, Nightmare Magazine, Slate, Fireside Fiction, and PodCastle. In 2017 she was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for her story "Willing" (Third Flatiron Press).
In 2024, Premee was the Writer-in-Residence at the Edmonton Public Library. She was also an Assistant Editor for the short audio science fiction venue Escape Pod from 2020-2024. Previously she was a Capital City Press Featured Writer for 2019/2020 with the Edmonton Public Library. Her guest editing positions include novellas with Interstellar Flight Press and short fiction with Apparition Lit and Small Wonders Magazine. She has judged short fiction competitions with CBC, Dream Foundry, Alberta Views Magazine, and others.
She is represented by Michael Curry of the Donald Maass Literary Agency and is a member in good standing of the Writer's Union of Canada, the Writers Guild of Alberta, the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Association, and the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association.
Awards & Recognition
- Nebula Award And What Can We Offer You Tonight
- World Fantasy Award And What Can We Offer You Tonight
- World Fantasy Award No One Will Come Back For Us
- Aurora Award The Annual Migration of Clouds
- Ignyte Award No One Will Come Back For Us
- Alberta Literary Award No One Will Come Back For Us
Professional & Location
Writing, editing, and community work
Professional
- Writer-in-Residence, Edmonton Public Library (2024)
- Assistant Editor, Escape Pod (2020-2024)
- Literary Agent: Michael Curry, Donald Maass Literary Agency
Location
Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Website design by Mark McIntyre,
who has known Premee since, like, forever.