Emma Törzs
American novelist
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Emma Törzs (born January 8, 1987) is an American university professor and literary author whose debut novel has been optioned by Amazon MGM Studios.[1][2] She has been awarded a US National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in prose, a World Fantasy Award for Short Fiction, and the O. Henry Prize.[3]
University of Montana
Emma Törzs | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 8, 1987 |
| Education | Macalester College, BA University of Montana |
| Occupations | Translator, Professor, Author |
| Writing career | |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Speculative fiction |
| Notable work | Ink Blood Sister Scribe |
| Notable awards | World Fantasy Award O. Henry Prize |
Career
Törzs has written short fiction for a variety of publications.[4] She was awarded the O. Henry Prize for short stories in 2015, a World Fantasy Award for short stories in 2019, and an NEA fellowship in 2020.[5][6]
In 2023, Törzs published her first novel, Ink Blood Sister Scribe, about two estranged half-sisters tasked with guarding their family's library.[7] It was a Sunday Times Bestseller, a Good Morning America Book Club pick, one of the New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2023, and one of NPR's Best Books of 2023.[8][9][10] It also won a 2024 Minnesota Book Award for Genre Fiction.[11]
In May 2024, it was announced that a film series adaptation of Ink Blood Sister Scribe titled Ink was greenlit by Gato Grande, an Amazon MGM Studios company.[12] The project will adapted by Bronwyn Garrity, and executive produced by Törzs and Gato Grande CEO Carla Gonzalez Vargas.[4][13]
Törzs teaches creative writing and Fantasy Fiction writing at her alma mater, Macalester College.[14]
Personal life
Törzs grew up in Massachusetts.[15] She holds a BA in cultural studies from Macalester College and an MFA in fiction from the University of Montana.[16]
Törzs' mother was a poet and taught creative writing and mythology at a community college.[2] She has four sisters.[2]
Bibliography
Novel
- Ink Blood Sister Scribe (2023)
Short stories
- "Hard Mother" in American Short Fiction (2022)
- "The Path of Water" in Uncanny Magazine (2022)
- "The Hungry Ones" in Uncanny Magazine (2021)
- "Alone" in Strange Horizons (2020)
- "The Widow" in Beneath Ceaseless Skies (2020)
- "High in the Clean Blue Air" in Uncanny Magazine (2020)
- "Like a River Loves the Sky" winner of World Fantasy Award for Best Short Story (2019)[17]
- "From the Root" in Lightspeed Magazine (2018)