Anne Charnock

Born in Bolton, England, Charnock has a background in environmental science, journalism, and fine art, which she incorporates into her science fiction writing.^[1] She has worked as a science writer for The Guardian and New Scientist, and as a foreign correspondent.^[2]

Charnock's first novel, A Calculated Life, was originally self-published in 2013, and was later picked up by 47 North, an imprint of Amazon.^[2] The story follows migrant workers attempting to make a living in the UK, and is one of a quartet of short stories published by NewCon along with stories by Neil Williamson, Simon Morden and Alastair Reynolds.^[3] It was nominated for the 2013 Philip K. Dick Award.^[4]

Charnock is also the author of Sleeping Embers of an Ordinary Mind (47 North), published in 2015, the story of an Italian female artist in the 15th century.^[5]

Her 2017 novel Dreams Before the Start of Time (47 North), is set in a future world where artificial wombs have become the primary method of reproduction and infertility has been eradicated. It won the Arthur C. Clarke award for science fiction in 2018.^[2] In 2017, it was shortlisted for the British Science Fiction Association (BSFA) Award for Best Novel.^[6]

In 2017, Charnock won the BSFA Award for Best Shorter Fiction for her novella The Enclave, published by NewCon.^[6] Charnock was a judge during the 2018 James White Award short story competition.^[7]