14 Facts About Sofia Samatar

Sofia Samatar is an American scholar, novelist and educator from Indiana.

Sofia Samatar is an associate professor of English at James Madison University.

Sofia Samatar's father was the Somali scholar, historian and writer Said Sheikh Samatar.

Sofia Samatar's mother is a Swiss-German Mennonite from North Dakota.

Sofia Samatar attended a Mennonite high school before studying at Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English.

Sofia Samatar is an associate professor of English at James Madison University.

Sofia Samatar has published qasidas in English and collaborated with her brother on a book of illustrated prose poems, entitled Monster Portraits, which was published in 2018 by Rose Metal Press.

Sofia Samatar served as a nonfiction and poetry editor for Interfictions: A Journal of Interstitial Arts.

Sofia Samatar's short story "Selkie Stories Are for Losers" was a finalist for both the 2014 Nebula and Hugo Awards for Best Short Story, as well as the British Science Fiction Association Award and the World Fantasy Award.

Sofia Samatar's poem "APACHE CHIEF" was a finalist for a Rhysling Award.

In 2014, Sofia Samatar won the British Fantasy Award for Best Novel for her book A Stranger in Olondria.

Sofia Samatar was presented the World Fantasy Award for the work.

Sofia Samatar likewise won the Crawford Award and was a finalist for the Locus Award for Best First Novel.

Sofia Samatar's Monster Portraits, a collection of short fiction published in February 2018, was a finalist for the Calvino Prize.