Author · born 1984
Amal El-Mohtar
Amal El-Mohtar (born 1984) is a Canadian poet and speculative fiction writer. Born in Ottawa.
Our catalogue lists 1 book by Amal El-Mohtar, mostly queer science fiction and time-travel fiction. The most-read is This is How You Lose the Time War (2019).
Books by Amal El-Mohtar
This is How You Lose the Time War
Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone
Awards
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2026 — Best Novella, The River Has Roots (winner)
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2020 — Best Novella, This Is How You Lose the Time War (winner)
- 🏆Hugo Awards 2017 — Best Short Story, Seasons of Glass and Iron (winner)
- 🏆Nebula Awards 2020 — Best Novella, This Is How You Lose the Time War (winner)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2017 — Best Short Story, Seasons of Glass and Iron (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2016 — Best Short Story, Madeleine (nominee)
- ✦Nebula Awards 2011 — Best Short Story, The Green Book (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2024 — Best Short Fiction, John Hollowback and the Witch (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2017 — Best Short Fiction, Seasons of Glass and Iron (nominee)
- ✦World Fantasy Awards 2016 — Best Short Fiction, Pockets (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2026 — Best Novella, The River Has Roots (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2024 — Best Novelette, John Hollowback and the Witch (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2020 — Best Novella, This Is How You Lose the Time War (winner)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2017 — Best Short Story, Seasons of Glass and Iron (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2016 — Best Short Story, Madeleine (nominee)
- 🏆Locus Awards 2015 — Best Short Story, The Truth About Owls (winner)
- ✦Locus Awards 2014 — Best Novelette, A Hollow Play (nominee)
- ✦Locus Awards 2011 — Best Short Story, The Green Book (nominee)
- 🏆BSFA Awards 2019 — Best Short Fiction, This Is How You Lose the Time War (winner)
- 🏆Ignyte Awards 2026 — Best Novella, The River Has Roots (winner)
- 🏆Ignyte Awards 2020 — Best Novella, This Is How You Lose the Time War (winner)
Biography
Amal El-Mohtar is a Canadian poet and writer of speculative fiction.