Rachel Swirsky

American writer
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Rachel Swirsky

Summary

Rachel Swirsky is a human[1]. Her place of birth was San Jose[2]. She was born on April 14, 1982[3]. She worked as a science fiction writer[4], novelist[5], poet[6], and writer[7]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

Key Facts

  • Born in San Jose[2], Rachel Swirsky…
  • Rachel Swirsky was born on April 14, 1982[3].
  • Rachel Swirsky held citizenship in United States[9].
  • Rachel Swirsky worked as a science fiction writer[4].
  • Rachel Swirsky's professions included novelist[5].
  • Rachel Swirsky's professions included poet[6].
  • Rachel Swirsky's professions included writer[7].
  • Rachel Swirsky received the Nebula Award for Best Novella[10].
  • Rachel Swirsky received the Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11].
  • Rachel Swirsky is recorded as female[12].
  • Rachel Swirsky's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Rachel Swirsky's family name is recorded as Swirsky[14].
  • Rachel Swirsky's given name is recorded as Rachel[15].
  • Rachel Swirsky's official website is recorded as http://rachelswirsky.com/[16].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novella[17].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novelette[18].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Novelette[19].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Hugo Award for Best Short Story[20].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novella[21].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novella[22].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novelette[23].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novelette[24].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novelette[25].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Novelette[26].
  • Rachel Swirsky's nominated for is recorded as Locus Award for Best Short Story[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: US[29]

  • Began / founded: 1982-04-14[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: af29de2f-0c9d-4e48-ac0c-e02f9ff35b0c[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in San Jose[2], Rachel Swirsky… she was born on April 14, 1982[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include science fiction writer[4], novelist[5], poet[6], and writer[7].

Recognition

Awards received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[10], a literary award[32], in United States[33], founded in 1966[34] and Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11], a literary award[35], in United States[36], founded in 1966[37].

Why It Matters

Rachel Swirsky ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month, #7,297 of 1,000,298).[8]

FAQs

Where was Rachel Swirsky born?

Rachel Swirsky was born in San Jose[2].

What did Rachel Swirsky do for work?

Rachel Swirsky worked as science fiction writer[4], novelist[5], poet[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Rachel Swirsky receive?

Honors received include Nebula Award for Best Novella[10] and Nebula Award for Best Short Story[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [12] . wikidata.org.
  3. [9] . wikidata.org.
  4. [13] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . nebulas.sfwa.org. Retrieved . nebulas.sfwa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [3] . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . thehugoawards.org. thehugoawards.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . sfadb.com. Retrieved . sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . sfadb.com. sfadb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

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
  4. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [8] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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