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Regina Kanyu Wang

@reginakanyuwang.bsky.social
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Writer, scholar, editor based in Oslo/Shanghai. Ph.D in cultural studies from University of Oslo, MFA in in creative writing & BA in management science from Fudan University. Multiple Chinese Nebula Award winner, Hugo and Locus Award Finalist.

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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I will be in Thailand on August 22 for the 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗸𝗼𝗸 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹, a one-day celebration of speculative fiction! Looking forward to meeting other writers and the local community! Check out more luma.com/kl4q4xsj
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
Next week, I will have a conversasion with Korean authors Kim Cho-yeop and Cheon Seon-ran, moderated by translator and scholar Chunxi.
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
It is my great honor to win the SFRA Innovative Research Award with my paper ”Growth, Resource, Population: The GRP Triangle in Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction by Female Writers”!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
So happy that my story "The Brain Box" is published in Serbian! A great many thanks to Bojan Tarabic for translating it!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 05/11/2025
Call for inaugural issue of—Polyfora: A Journal of Speculative CoFutures—an interdisciplinary journal devoted to unearthing possible futures, accepting peer-reviewed articles, stories, artworks, and essays from many languages and perspectives: journal.cofutures.org
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 20/08/2025
"Body, Again" ranked the top 1 best-seller of Shanghai Translation Publishing House during the Shanghai book fair! Check out the English report on the book: www.china.org.cn/2025-08/20/c...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
"Body, Again -- SF Anthology of Chinese & Korean Female Writers" is officially launched in China, after its successful launch in Korea! Newly written stories on "body" from Kim Choyeop, Cheon Seonran, Kim Cheonggyul, Cheng Jingbo, Zhouwen, and me🥳🤩😘
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I had a fun chat with Synthesized Sunsets on Chinese SF and The Way Spring Arrives. Check it out! synthesizedsunsets.substack.com/p/xviii-chin...
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XVIII: Chinese Sci-Fi Fandom w/ Regina Kanyu Wang
This week we hosted Regina Kanyu Wang, an award-winning writer and editor of Chinese science fiction.
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
I am so happy and honored to be awarded the 1st prize for Future Writer Award! I got the trophy from the famous writer Qiu Huadong and publisher Huang Yuhai. A great many thanks to East China Normal University and the judging panel!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 30/03/2025
I am so honored that my story "The Island and The Human" just won SF Planet Award for Best SF Short Story! May all human beings, non-human beings, carbon-based organisms and silicon-based consciousnesses breathe with our planet and share our CoFutures!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 28/11/2024
I got my PhD diploma in our conferral ceremony today! Thanks for all the love and gifts!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
So looking forward to our "Korean & Chinese writer talk: The SF world of the East" on Nov 30! The language will be Korean and please register by Nov 28 via: bit.ly/3OeD9zm
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 24/11/2024
Hope Wang Anyi Laoshi's writing can reach more readers!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 05/11/2024
Speculative fiction/media/culture conference CFP! Confimred keynote speaker include Sherryl Vint. The conference is planned as in person, but the organizer is investigating into opportunities for limited online panels. More details here: forgottensf.wordpress.com/call-for-pap...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 24/10/2024
Had a lovely time in Frankfurt for both the Book Fair and BuCon! Happy to see the German version of my second story collection THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT, and wonderful to be surrounded by book-lovers!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 18/10/2024
Had a wonderful time in Berlin! A great many thanks to everyone I met, especially Lise Meitner Research Group at MPIWG and BerlinBCCN, Kapsel, Otherland Bookstore & C*Space. So happy to have "Zhurong on Mars" pubished by Kapsel in German and Chinese, with canvas bag, soundtrack, and even a cake!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 09/10/2024
I'll visit Germany next week to celebrate the publication of my stories in German - "Zhurong on Mars" by Kapsel and THE SEAFOOD RESTAURANT by Drachenhaus Verlag - and talk about Chinese SF! Lecture, readings, and discussions in Berlin, Frankfurt, Dreieich, and virtually Potsdam
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 04/10/2024
More thanks and reflections and pictures will come later, but I am officially a doctor! Surrounded by all the love and supports today!
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Katharin Tai 戴恺琳 @ktai.bsky.social · 30/09/2024
This seems like an awesome event for anyone in Berlin: "Cosmic Futures: The Universe of Chinese Contemporary Science Fiction" with @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social Regina Kanyu Wang" on Oct 15, 10-12:00 berlincontemporarychinanetwork.org/events/detai...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 18/09/2024
Check out this amazing event on ESEA speculative fiction on this coming Sunday, co-organized by the wonderful @yenooi.bsky.social ! britishfantasysociety.org/events-calen...
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Lian Connect and BFS Online Presents “IMAGINARIUM” – The British Fantasy Society
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 17/09/2024
Looking forward to seeing you all in Berlin!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 11/09/2024
I don't know what happened but I am getting a lot of new followers here today. Thanks and here are some...sheep pictures! Making new friends at the end of the Oslo summer <3
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Best end-of-summer reading: Laozi's DAO DE JING translated by Ken Liu, with his own words on Laozi, translation, and more.
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 31/08/2024
Lots of memories and happiness from this summer: @glasgow2024.bsky.social and Perifacon in Sao Paulo!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 08/08/2024
Finished my last bit of urgent work (to be announced soon!) during my transfer from Phoenix, Arizona to London, now waiting for the boarding gate to show. Next stop: Glasgow 2024, A Worldcon For Our Futures! @glasgow2024.bsky.social
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 07/08/2024
20 days, 3 countries, 4 cities, we did amazing work in Salvador, Sao Paulo, Bogota, and Tijuana for The CoFutures Confluence 2024: CoFutures Literacy. Love and thanks to all participants, on-site hosts, UN Global Pulse, and my foxhole buddies Patrick, Jomy, and Joel! #CoFutures
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 03/08/2024
Yay! So looking forward to that!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 01/08/2024
The programme for #Glasgow2024 a Worldcon #ForOurFutures is released! I will chair an academic roundtable, moderate a panel, and attend another one, plus the autographing and table talk. Details attached (I love how it is showing my system language in Chinese and current local time in Bogota!)
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 16/07/2024
You still have time to vote for the Hugo Awards until this Saturday, 20th July! Among all the other amazing finalists, please consider voting for Journey Planet in the Best Fanzine Category. Check all the issue here: www.journeyplanet.org Thanks for your consideration!
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Journey Planet - 2024 Hugo Nominee!
Journey Planet - The Hugo-winning Fanzine that is Themed for Your Pleasure
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
Happy to announce that I will be on program at @Glasgowin2024 along with a fantastic crew! glasgow2024.org/whos-coming/... I am also a @TheHugoAwards nominee as part of the Journey Planet team for Best Fanzine. Don't forget to vote for Hugos before July 20! glasgow2024.org/hugo-awards/...
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Programme Participants | Glasgow 2024
Glasgow is pleased to confirm that the following participants are scheduled to take part in our programme as of June 2024. This initial list is just a small
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
Had a wonderful ACCL conference in Hong Kong and a wonderful panel on "Conceptualizing Posthuman Bodies" with Emily, Dingru and Kiara. Thanks to Prof. Mingwei Song, Liu Jianmei, Jannis Jizhou Chen and all staffs for the organization and Carlos Rojas for chairing our panel!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 03/07/2024
I have contributed a review of Kim Choyeop's novel The Greenhouse at the End of the World for Korean Literature Now. Thanks to Shaoyan Hu for the translation! kln.or.kr/magazine/mag... The issue features SF from South Korea. Check out here: kln.or.kr/magazine/mag...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 11/06/2024
On Jun 7, I attended the launch of female themed books edited by Zhang Li - "Hold the Pen, Make the Light." Besides essays from female artists, the book includes answers to gender view from 21 Chinese female writers born in 1990s, including me. It's lovely to see everyone!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 11/06/2024
On Jun 2, we celebrated the 15th anniversary of creative writing MFA at Fudan University as well as the honorary retirement of Prof. Wang Anyi, who taught us fiction writing. Being a business school graduate and a SF fan, I wouldn't start my writing journey without the MFA!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
And on Monday, I had the pleasure to listen to Monika Bielskyte's brilliant talk on Protopia, and had a panel conversation with her, Marta Tveit, Einar Sneve Martinussen, and moderated by Anders Bettum!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 31/05/2024
Just gave a talk on "Amidst the Aftermath: SF Narratives on Survival and Sustainability in Extreme Environments" at ETH Prague 2024! ethprague.com
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ETHPrague (31 May - 2 June 2024)
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 20/05/2024
It's such a lovely experience to be a SFeraKon GoH! I want to thank all staffs and volunteers of the con, who made it a great event! Especially to Mihaela who kept me company, Ivan who secured sponship for my trip, Anita who put me on program, Zvonimira, Vanja, and everyone!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 05/05/2024
It's only 5 days till SFeraKon! Cannot wait to visit Zagreb and see many Croatian fans there! I will be giving a talk on the herstory of Chinese SF, and be on a panel on translating Chinese SF. Check out the full programme here! sferakon.org/program/
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 23/04/2024
I have the honor to write a preface for the April 2024 issue of Women of China magazine and publish it on the World Book Day today. The topic is reading in AI era and I love the picture chosen by the editor! mp.weixin.qq.com/s/lIFGC09wp8...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 13/04/2024
In March, I attended "The Cultural Logistics of Chinese and Sinophone Science Fiction-Science Fiction International Conference 2024" at University of Fribourg in Switerland and "The Image of China through The Science Fiction Genre" at Università Ca’ Foscari Venezia in Italy.
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 13/04/2024
CoFutures welcomed Mingwei Song, Yan Feng, Wu Yan, and Li Guangyi, top scholars of Chinese science fiction for a workshop! We shared knowledges on our research and practices. More future collaborations to come!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 02/04/2024
I'm so happy to join @sferakon 2024 as a Guest of Honor! I've been invited to many cons, but I think it's my first time to be a GoH myself? So excited and looking forward to that! Hope to see many Croatian fans in Zagreb, 10-12 May this year! sferakon.org/2024/predsta...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 30/03/2024
In the two weeks after my submission, I have attended 1 workshop in Oslo (also as the organizer!), 1 conference in Fribourg, and 1 roundtable in Venice. I will post about them later, but now, huge congratulations to all 2024 Hugo nominees! www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 16/03/2024
Thank you so much for your feedback!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 15/03/2024
I submitted my PhD dissertation! Three years net time incubated the 300-page article-based thesis, plus 3 edited books, a few other publications, a bunch of awards or nomination, and countless talks/lectures/presentations/panels. Will talk more about what it's about when I can!
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 08/03/2024
Happy Women's Day! How will time acceleration tech impact our life, society & environment, especially for women? My story "A Record of Lost Time" translated by @rfkuang.bsky.social is eligible for Best Novelette in Hugo nomination that ends tmr! www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-re...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 04/03/2024
Please consider to nominate for Hugos before Mar 9! My eligibility: Novelette: "A Record of Lost Time" translated by @rfkuang.bsky.social (time acceleration tech can be useful now!) www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-re... Fanzine: Journey Planet (as co-editor of 1 issue) journeyplanet.weebly.com
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A Record of Lost Time - Lightspeed Magazine
How did we end up here? The humans before me had the same physiological traits as I did, yet still we had no means of communicating with one another. I couldn’t understand what they were saying. Words...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
And the story is also eligible for the Hugo nomination, which is ending on Mar 9! Thank you so much for your consideration! (I am so far behind schedule on eligibility post lol)
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 27/02/2024
Nebula nomination ends on Feb 29! "A Record of Lost Time" by me is eligible as a novelette. Translated by @rfkuang.bsky.social and published in @lightspeedmagazine.com , it's an oral history of marginalized groups in the global crisis of time acceleration. www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/a-re...
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A Record of Lost Time - Lightspeed Magazine
How did we end up here? The humans before me had the same physiological traits as I did, yet still we had no means of communicating with one another. I couldn’t understand what they were saying. Words...
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Regina Kanyu Wang @reginakanyuwang.bsky.social · 26/02/2024
On Mar 25 – 26, I will attend The Cultural Logistics of Chinese and Sinophone Science Fiction: Science Fiction International Conference 2024 in Fribourg, Switzerland. Looking forward to sharing ideas with an amazing group of participants! sfunifr.com
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