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PHOTOS (now with and without glasses!)
OFFICIAL BIOGRAPHIES
Short (65 words): Premee Mohamed is an Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. Her short fiction has appeared in a variety of venues, including Analog, Escape Pod, Augur, and Nightmare Magazine. Her debut novel, 'Beneath the Rising,' is out now from Solaris Books, with the sequel 'A Broken Darkness' due out in 2021. She can be found on Twitter at @premeesaurus and on her website at www.premeemohamed.com.
Long (150 words): Premee Mohamed is an Indo-Caribbean scientist and speculative fiction author based in Edmonton, Alberta. She is a Social Media Manager and Associate Editor for the short audio science fiction venue Escape Pod, and was a Capital City Press Featured Writer for 2019/2020 with the Edmonton Public Library. Her short fiction has appeared in both print and audio in a variety of venues, including Analog, Escape Pod, Augur, Nightmare Magazine, Shoreline of Infinity, PodCastle, and others. Solicited anthology and other project appearances include Drabblecast, A Secret Guide to Fighting Elder Gods, Jo Walton's New Decameron, and others. In 2017 she was nominated for the Pushcart Prize for her story 'Willing' (Third Flatiron Press). Her debut novel, 'Beneath the Rising,' is out now from Solaris Books, with the sequel 'A Broken Darkness' due out in 2021. In her spare time, she also paints and occasionally does pen and ink illustration. She can be found on Twitter and Instagram at @premeesaurus and on her website at www.premeemohamed.com.
SELECTED PRINT INTERVIEWS AND NONFICTION
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An interview and review of 'Beneath the Rising' on Alasdair Stuart's brilliant weekly newsletter, The Full Lid
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Q&A and excerpt for Forbidden Planet, also my explanation re: FRANKENCANOLA
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Hosted by the amazing John Scalzi for his ‘Big Ideas’ blog series
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Essay for Augur’s (very successful) Year 3+4 Kickstarter: Growing Minds and Imaginations
SELECTED PODCAST APPEARANCES
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Books, X-files, pulp, politics, Umberto Eco, and voice on Intermultiversal Space with Gareth Jelley
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A discussion of books, sequels, and writing through a pandemic with Jonathan Strahan at The Coode Street Podcast
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Interview with Breaking the Glass Slipper – ichor, racism, legacies, horror, and villainry!
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Discussion with the Edmonton Public Library for their podcast, Overdue Finds! Episode 43
BOOK COVERS
Beneath the Rising (official, 2020) - James Paul Jones
The Apple-Tree Throne (official, 2018) - Premee Mohamed
A Broken Darkness (unofficial, 2021) - James Paul Jones
SELECTED REVIEWS AND LISTS
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'Beneath the Rising' mentioned by Silvia Moreno-Garcia in the Washington Post in Best Science Fiction and Fantasy of the Year So Far!
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Tor list of Best Books of 2020 So Far includes 'Beneath the Rising' twice!
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‘Beneath the Rising’ is on this Tor roundup of genre-bending books, this one from Tor Nightfire (their horror imprint), and this Polygon list!
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Amazing soundtrack for ‘Beneath the Rising’ on this ‘Soundtracks for Novels’ post by Meghan Ball
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Essay including analysis of postcolonial themes, classism, racism, and evil ‘Beneath the Rising’ by S. Qiouyi Lu up at Tor, A Framework for Decolonizing Speculative Fiction: Beneath the Rising and Steel Crow Saga
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‘Us & Ours’ covered splendidly at the Lovecraft Reread at Tor
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A raft of reviews, excerpts, and recommendations for ‘The Apple-Tree Throne’:
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Review at Galen Strickland’s blog, Templeton Gate
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Gold Acorn Award at The Book Squirrel!
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5/5 Star review at Altered Instinct
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Made KJ Charles’ Top 10 For 2018
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Recommended at Aliette de Bodard’s 2018 Awards Consideration Post!
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Review from Marissa Lingen’s blog
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Review at Vanessa Fogg’s blog
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PUBLICIST AND AGENT INFO
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My agent: Michael Curry at DMLA
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My publicist at Rebellion/Solaris: Hanna Waigh
AMAZON AUTHOR PAGES
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Amazon author page (USA): Premee Mohamed
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Amazon author page (UK): Premee Mohamed
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