Shelly Li

Shelly Li (born November 28, 1992) is an American author. She is a junior at Duke University, where she is part of the University Scholars Program. She is in pursuit of two degrees, one in Economics and one in Philosophy. Her most well-known story, "The Parachute" (2010, Cosmos Online), won the national gold medal in Scholastic's Art & Writing Awards.

Publications (Short Stories)

• "Replacement" (2009, Nature)

Reprinted in Chinese (2010, New Fantasy Realm)

• "Outsourced" (2009, Nature)

Reprinted in Chinese(2010, New Fantasy Realm)

Reprinted in English (2010, Wily Writers)

• "Soul Mate" (2009, Cosmos Online)

Reprinted in Chinese (2010, New Fantasy Realm)

Reprinted in Chinese (2010, Science Fiction World)

Reprinted in English (2011, Allegory)

• "Royal Blood" (2009, Mallorn)

Lengthened into a novel titled, THE ROYAL HUNTER: THE TALISMAN HUNT

• "Spaghetti" (2009, Robot)

Reprinted in English (2011, Golden Visions)

• "Portal #7" (2009, Kalkion)
• "The Imitation Game" (2009, Nature)

Reprinted in Chinese (2010, New Fantasy Realm)

Recorded in English (2011, The Way of the Buffalo)

• "The Balance Scale" (2010, Nature)
• "Intelligent Truth" (2010, DAW Books)

Reprinted in English (Forthcoming, Sniplits)

Reprinted in English (Forthcoming, Golden Visions)

• "The End of God" (2010, Nature)
• "The Architect of Apathy" (2010, Mallorn)

Reprinted in English (2010, Labyrinth Inhabitant)

Reprinted in English (2010, Sci-Fi Short Story)

Reprinted in English (Forthcoming, Abandoned Towers)

Recorded in English (2011, Nil Desperandum)

Reprinted in English (2011, Aoife's Kiss)

• "The Parachute" (2010, Cosmos Online)

Awarded the Gold Medal in Science Fiction / Fantasy in the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards (2011, Carnegie Hall)

Reprinted in Hebrew (2010, Bli-Panika)

Reprinted in English (2010, Lightning Flash)

Reprinted in English (2011, ICARUS)

Reprinted in English (2011, MindFlights)

Reprinted in German (Forthcoming, NOVA)

Reprinted in English (Forthcoming, Beta Noire)

• "The Betrayal" (2010, The Gloaming Magazine)

Reprinted in English (Forthcoming, Villainy by Hall Brothers Entertainment)

• "Madelaine's Echo" (2010, Labyrinth Inhabitant Magazine)
• "The Tsarevich" (2010, The Fringe)
• "Echo of the Invisible World" (2010, Undiscovered)

Reprinted in English (2010, Phantasmacore)

Reprintedin English (Forthcoming, Cosmic Crime Stories)

• "Backbone" (2011, Pill Hill Press)
• "Saving Face," co-written with Ken Liu (2011, Crossed Genres)
• "Jade Dragon" (2011, Daily Science Fiction)
• "To the Stars," co-written with Ken Liu (2011, Nature)
• "The Purple Pendant" (2011, Port Iris Magazine)
• "A Good Time" (2011, Nature)
• "Coup d'etat" (2011, Shadow Gate)
• "Every Girl Dreams of Falling in Love" (2011, Nature)
• "To be the Queen" (2011, Polluto)

Reprinted in English (2011, Kasma SF)

• "Gypsy Gold" (2011, Starsongs Magazine)
• "Black Holes, Everywhere" (2012, Nameless by Cycatrix Press)
• "Clean War," co-written with Ken Liu (2013, Buzzy)

External links

• Author website: http://www.shelly-li.com
• Omaha World Herald, front page of Sunday Living section: http://www.omaha.com/article/20110320/LIVING/703209969/0
• Announcement of Shelly's book deal: http://theaccomplishedwriter.com/blog/?p=41
• Shelly's biography at Writertopia: http://www.writertopia.com/profiles/ShellyLi
• Interview at Magical Words: http://magicalwords.net/aj-hartley/getting-it-right-introducing-shelly-li./
• Interview at Her Campus Duke: http://www.hercampus.com/school/duke/shelly-li