Emily Short

interactive fiction writer
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Emily Short was born on January 1, 2000 . She is a person whose known details are limited to this birth date . No additional information about her life, achievements, or activities is provided .

Emily Short

Summary

Emily Short is a human[1]. She was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[2]. She worked as a writer[3] and electronic literature writer[4]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[5]

Key Facts

  • Emily Short was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].
  • Emily Short was married to Graham Nelson[6].
  • Emily Short held citizenship in United Kingdom[7].
  • Emily Short's professions included writer[3].
  • Emily Short worked as an electronic literature writer[4].
  • Among Emily Short's employers was Failbetter Games[8].
  • A notable work attributed to Emily Short is Galatea[9].
  • A notable work attributed to Emily Short is Savoir-Faire[10].
  • A notable work attributed to Emily Short is Floatpoint[11].
  • Emily Short received the XYZZY Award[12].
  • Emily Short received the Interactive Fiction Competition[13].
  • Emily Short received the XYZZY Award[14].
  • Emily Short received the XYZZY Award[15].
  • Emily Short received the Interactive Fiction Competition[16].
  • Emily Short received the XYZZY Award[17].
  • Emily Short's image is recorded as Emily Short.jpg[18].
  • Emily Short is recorded as female[19].
  • Emily Short's instance of is recorded as human[20].
  • Emily Short's Commons category is recorded as Emily Short[21].
  • Emily Short's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0756lj[22].
  • Emily Short's family name is recorded as Short[23].
  • Emily Short's given name is recorded as Emily[24].
  • Emily Short's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[25].
  • Emily Short's official blog URL is recorded as https://emshort.wordpress.com[26].
  • Emily Short's official blog URL is recorded as https://emshort.blog[27].

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Origins and Family

Emily Short was born on +2000-01-01T00:00:00Z[2].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include writer[3] and electronic literature writer[4]. Emily Short was employed by Failbetter Games[8].

Works and Contributions

Notable works include Galatea[9], a video game[28], written by Emily Short[29]; Savoir-Faire[10], a video game[30]; and Floatpoint[11], a video game[31].

Recognition

Awards received include XYZZY Award[12], a group of awards[32], founded in 1997[33] and Interactive Fiction Competition[13], a literary competition[34], founded in 1995[35].

Personal Life

Emily Short was married to Graham Nelson[6].

Why It Matters

Emily Short ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (48 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).[5]

Works attributed to her include Galatea[36], a video game[37], written by her[38]; Bronze[39], a creative work[40], written by her[41]; Spy EYE (The Marino Family, Spring Thing 2018)[42], a website[43], written by her[44]; Metamorphoses[45], a creative work[46], written by her[47]; Mystery House Taken Over[48], a creative work[49], written by Dan Shiovitz[50]; and Glass[51], a creative work[52], written by her[53].

FAQs

Who was Emily Short married to?

Emily Short's spouses include Graham Nelson[6].

What did Emily Short do for work?

Emily Short worked as writer[3] and electronic literature writer[4].

What awards did Emily Short receive?

Honors received include XYZZY Award[12], Interactive Fiction Competition[13], XYZZY Award[14], and XYZZY Award[15].

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  6. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  15. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  19. [52] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  20. [53] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [5] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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