Nghi Vo (she/her)
J FoecklNghi Vo is the author of "Siren Queen," "The Chosen," "The Beautiful, Don't Sleep with the Dead," and "The City in Glass." Her acclaimed novellas of the "Singing Hills Cycle," begins with "The Empress of Salt and Fortune." Her work has been nominated for the Nebula, Locus, and Lambda Literary Awards and The LA Times and Ursula K. Le Guin prizes, and has won the Crawford, Ignyte, and Hugo Awards. She lives on the shores of Lake Michigan, believes in the ritual of lipstick, the power of stories, and the right to change your mind.
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Awards: Hugo Award, World Fantasy, Shirley Jackson
Communities: LGBTQ+, Asian American
Dark Entities
When darkness takes root, how do characters confront what lurks in the shadows and within themselves? In this session, authors Sarah Gailey, Nghi Vo, and Catriona Ward will explore the terrifying forces their protagonists must face and the impossible choices survival demands.
The Commons Room 105 (Seats 217, Wheelchair accessible)
Sat, Mar 14, 2:30 pm - 3:25 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)
Panelists:
Sarah Gailey,
Nghi Vo,
Catriona Ward
Moderator: Alisa Alering
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of City of Tucson, Visit Tucson
No Easy Choices
In this session, our authors will introduce us to characters navigating catastrophic aftermath, where staying alive means crossing lines they never imagined. Join Nghi Vo, Tochi Onyebuchi and Edward Ashton as they discuss how they craft morally complex protagonists and explore the cost of survival.
Koffler Room 216 (Seats 89, Wheelchair accessible)
Sun, Mar 15, 10:00 am - 10:55 am
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Koffler/Commons (following presentation)
Panelists:
Edward Ashton,
Tochi Onyebuchi,
Nghi Vo
Moderator: Jennifer Wong
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Research Corporation for Science Advancement, Sundt Construction, Inc.
Confessions of a Writer
Join four extraordinary voices across fantasy, horror, and speculative fiction for an honest, hilarious and heartfelt conversation about the realities of the writing life. See how the joy of creating worlds, the struggle of revision hell, and those bizarre rituals somehow make the words flow.
UA Mall Tent (Seats 250)
Sun, Mar 15, 4:00 pm - 4:55 pm
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Signing area: Sales & Signing Area - Central Mall (following presentation)
Panelists:
Rachel Harrison,
Alix Harrow,
Moniquill Blackgoose,
Nghi Vo
Moderator: John Muñoz
Sponsors: Session made possible courtesy of Pepper Viner Homes, Stephen Golden and Susan Tarrence
Books:
A Mouthful of Dust
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
October 2025
ISBN 9781250386403
112 pages
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Don't Sleep with the Dead
Sci-Fi / Fantasy / Horror
Tor Publishing Group
April 2025
ISBN 9781250362612
112 pages
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