Madeline Ashby

Madeline Ashby
Born (1983-04-24) April 24, 1983[1]
Panorama City, Los Angeles, California, United States
EducationOCAD University
OccupationWriter
SpouseDavid Nickle
Writing career
GenreScience fiction
Notable workCompany Town

Madeline Ashby (born April 24, 1983 in Panorama City, Los Angeles, California)[2] is an American-Canadian science fiction writer.[3] She is best known for her 2016 novel Company Town,[4] which was selected for the 2017 edition of Canada Reads[5] and was nominated for the 2017 Aurora Award for Best Novel.[6]

She previously published the novels vN (2012)[7] and iD (2013),[8] as well as short stories in anthologies and literary magazines.[3] A graduate of OCAD University,[3] she is a regular columnist for the Ottawa Citizen.[3]

In addition to being a science fiction writer, Ashby has also had jobs working for Intel, the Government of Ontario, and design and communication firms.[2] She lives in Toronto, Ontario.[2]

In 2013, Ashby was nominated for the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer, but recused herself on the grounds that her professional writing career had started with her 2009 publication of a short story in Nature and she was thus ineligible.[9]

Bibliography

Machine Dynasties series

  • The Education of Junior Number 12 (novelette, 2011)
  • "Give Granny a Kiss" (short story, 2012)
  • vN: The First Machine Dynasty (2012)
  • iD: The Second Machine Dynasty (2013)
  • reV: The Third Machine Dynasty (2020)

Other novels

  • Company Town (2016)
  • Glass Houses (2024)

Short stories

  • "In Which Joe and Laurie Save Rock n' Roll" (2007)
  • "Fitting a New Suit" (2008)
  • "βoyfriend" (2008)
  • "Off Track Betting" (2009)
  • "The Chair" (2009)
  • "Ishin" (2010)
  • "Zombies, Condoms and Shenzhen: The Surprising Link Between the Undead and the Unborn" (2010)
  • "Social Services" (2013)
  • "Come from Away" (2014)
  • "By the Time We Get to Arizona" (2014)
  • "Memento Mori" (2015)
  • "A Stopped Clock" (2015)
  • "Be Seeing You" (2015)
  • "Thieving Magpie" (2016)
  • "Dreams in the Bitch House" (2016)
  • "Panic City" (2016)
  • "The Japanese Room" (2017)
  • "Death on Mars" (2017)
  • "Withnail & Us" (2018)
  • "Work Shadow/Shadow Work" (2018)
  • "Domestic Violence" (2018)
  • "Tierra y Libertad" (2018)

Non-fiction

References

  1. ↑ Ashby, Madeleine (April 24, 2013). "Inevitable Birthday Post: 30". Archived from the original on April 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "The Pop Quiz at the End of the Universe: Madeline Ashby". Tor.com. 2012-10-19. Archived from the original on 2017-05-22. Retrieved 2017-07-27.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Madeline Ashby". CBC Books. March 21, 2017. Archived from the original on December 10, 2025. Retrieved March 27, 2026.
  4. ↑ Murad, Mahvesh (2016-05-18). "Live and Let Die: Madeline Ashby's Company Town". Reactor. Archived from the original on 2026-04-12. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  5. ↑ Robertson, Becky (2017-01-31). "CBC announces Canada Reads finalists, panellists, and host". Quill and Quire. Archived from the original on 2026-04-30. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  6. ↑ "2017 Aurora Awards Winners". Locus. 2017-09-25. Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2026-08-27.
  7. ↑ Berlin, Marina (2012-09-17). "vN by Madeline Ashby". Strange Horizons. Archived from the original on 2026-04-16. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  8. ↑ Jones, Michael M. (2013-06-28). "Cracking the Failsafe: iD by Madeline Ashby". Reactor. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  9. ↑ "Madeline Ashby: Foresight". Locus Online. 2020-06-15. Archived from the original on 2026-04-24. Retrieved 2026-03-27.
  10. ↑ "How to Future". Kogan Page. Archived from the original on 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-02-04.
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