Jo Walton

Jo Walton is exactly my kind of writer. A Welsh-Canadian who took both the Hugo and Nebula Awards in 2012 for Among Others, then earlier won the World Fantasy Award for Tooth and Claw, a Victorian novel populated by dragons. That range, from intimate coming-of-age to high-concept reinvention, tells me she refuses to repeat herself. What truly wins me over is that she's also a tireless blogger about books. She doesn't just make stories; she can't stop talking about them. Writers that visibly in love with reading tend to produce the most trustworthy prose, because the obsession bleeds through onto every page.

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Name (English)

Jo Walton

Name (Japanese)

ジョー・ウォルトン

Reading

じょー・うぉるとん

Born

December 1, 1964 (age 61)

Origin

Aberdare, United Kingdom

Occupation

novelist / writer / science fiction writer / blogger / fantasy author

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Sagittarius / Dragon

Awards & achievements

• 2012 Nebula Award for Best Novel
• 2002 Astounding Award for Best New Writer
• 2014 Otherwise Award
• 2012 Hugo Award for Best Novel
• 2012 Copper Cylinder Award
• 2012 Robert Holdstock Award for Best Fantasy Novel
• 2004 World Fantasy Award for Best Novel

• Official sitehttp://www.jowaltonbooks.com
• Xhttps://x.com/BluejoWalton
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%20Walton
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A7%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A6%E3%82%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%83%88%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q438330

Tags

• novelist
• writer
• science fiction writer

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.