Amal El-Mohtar

Canadian poet and speculative fiction writer
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Amal El-Mohtar

Summary

Amal El-Mohtar is a human[1]. Her place of birth was Ottawa[2]. She was born on December 13, 1984[3]. She worked as a science fiction writer[4], writer[5], poet[6], literary critic[7], and university teacher[8]. She ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month, #6,971 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Amal El-Mohtar was born in Ottawa[2].
  • Amal El-Mohtar was born on December 13, 1984[3].
  • Amal El-Mohtar held citizenship in Canada[10].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's professions included science fiction writer[4].
  • Amal El-Mohtar worked as a writer[5].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's professions included poet[6].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's professions included literary critic[7].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's professions included university teacher[8].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's field of work was literature[11].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's field of work was creative and professional writing[12].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's field of work was creative writing[13].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's field of work was poetry[14].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's field of work was prose[15].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's field of work was literary criticism[16].
  • A notable work attributed to Amal El-Mohtar is This Is How You Lose the Time War[17].
  • Amal El-Mohtar received the Locus Award for Best Short Story[18].
  • Amal El-Mohtar received the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[19].
  • Amal El-Mohtar received the Locus Award for Best Short Story[20].
  • Amal El-Mohtar received the Hugo Award for Best Short Story[21].
  • Amal El-Mohtar received the Rhysling Award[22].
  • Amal El-Mohtar received the Hugo Award for Best Novella[23].
  • Amal El-Mohtar is recorded as female[24].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's instance of is recorded as human[25].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's genre is speculative fiction[26].
  • Amal El-Mohtar's Commons category is recorded as Amal El-Mohtar[27].

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Origins and Family

Amal El-Mohtar's place of birth was Ottawa[2]. She was born on December 13, 1984[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include science fiction writer[4], writer[5], poet[6], literary critic[7], and university teacher[8]. Fields of work include literature[11], a type of arts[28]; creative and professional writing[12], an academic discipline[29]; creative writing[13], a field of study[30]; poetry[14], a literary form[31]; prose[15], a literary form[32]; and literary criticism[16], a literary genre[33].

Works and Contributions

A notable work attributed to Amal El-Mohtar is This Is How You Lose the Time War[17].

Recognition

Awards received include Locus Award for Best Short Story[18], a literary award[34], in United States[35]; Nebula Award for Best Short Story[19], a literary award[36], in United States[37], founded in 1966[38]; Hugo Award for Best Short Story[21], a literary award[39], founded in 1955[40]; Rhysling Award[22], a poetry award[41], in United States[42], founded in 1978[43]; Hugo Award for Best Novella[23], a class of award[44], founded in 1968[45]; and Nebula Award for Best Novella[46], a literary award[47], in United States[48], founded in 1966[49].

Why It Matters

Amal El-Mohtar ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month, #6,971 of 1,000,298).[9] She has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50]

Works attributed to her include This Is How You Lose the Time War[51], a literary work[52].

FAQs

Where was Amal El-Mohtar born?

Amal El-Mohtar's place of birth was Ottawa[2].

What did Amal El-Mohtar do for work?

Amal El-Mohtar worked as science fiction writer[4], writer[5], poet[6], literary critic[7], and university teacher[8].

What awards did Amal El-Mohtar receive?

Honors received include Locus Award for Best Short Story[18], Nebula Award for Best Short Story[19], Locus Award for Best Short Story[20], and Hugo Award for Best Short Story[21].

References

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  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [24] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [12] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [14] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [15] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [16] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [6] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [26] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . nebulas.sfwa.org. nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [21] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [46] . locusmag.com. locusmag.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [27] . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] . Library of Congress Authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [17] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  7. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [47] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [48] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  21. [49] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  22. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7h ago · Poulpy · 2026-06-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received Locus Award for Best Short Story, Nebula Award for Best Short Story, Locus Award for Best Short Story +7
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    Place of birth Ottawa
    Aliases
    Family name El-Mohtar
    Notable work This Is How You Lose the Time War
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