Chen Qiufan
Science fiction writer and columnist
Chen Qiufan, who also writes as Stanley Chan, is a Chinese author of science fiction, and also a columnist and scriptwriter.
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Chinese Born 1981 in Shantou, People's Republic of China
About Chen Qiufan
Chen Qiufan was born in Shantou, China, in 1981 and graduated from Peking University. He grew up near Guiyu, a large electronic waste recycling area, and that experience inspired his novel Waste Tide. His short fiction has won three Galaxy Awards and twelve Chinese-language Nebula Awards. His story "The Fish of Lijiang" won a 2012 translation award in the best short form category. His stories have appeared in magazines such as Clarkesworld Magazine, MIT Technology Review and Science Fiction World. His work has been translated into many languages, including German, French and Japanese.