# Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Silvia Moreno-Garcia (born 25 April 1981) is a Mexican-Canadian novelist, short story writer, editor, and publisher.

## Early life and education

Moreno-Garcia was born 25 April 1981, and raised in Mexico. Both her parents worked for radio stations. She moved to Canada in 2004. Moreno-Garcia completed a master's degree in science and technology studies from the University of British Columbia, Vancouver in 2016. Moreno-Garcia lives in Vancouver.

## Career

Moreno-Garcia began her career publishing in various fiction magazines and books, including Exile Quarterly. She was a finalist for the 2011 Manchester Fiction Prize. Her first short story collection, This Strange Way of Dying, was published in September 2013 by Exile Editions. Her second collection, Love and Other Potions, came out in 2014 from Innsmouth Free Press. Her debut novel, Signal to Noise, was published in 2015 by Solaris Books.
She serves as publisher of Innsmouth Free Press, an imprint devoted to weird fiction. With Paula R. Stiles, she co-edited the books Historical Lovecraft (2011), Future Lovecraft (2012), Sword and Mythos (2014), and She Walks in Shadows (2015). With Orrin Grey, she co-edited Fungi (2013), a collection of "fungal fiction". With Lavie Tidhar, she edits The Jewish Mexican Literary Review. In 2016, she won a World Fantasy Award—Anthology for She Walks in Shadows.
As of October 2019, Moreno-Garcia is a book columnist for The Washington Post.
In February 2020, her book Gods of Jade and Shadow was announced finalist for the 2019 Nebula Award for Best Novel.
Moreno-Garcia's novel Mexican Gothic was published in 2021 to acclaim and received multiple awards and nomination. Mexican Gothic was selected for the 2023 edition of Canada Reads, where it was championed by Tasnim Geedi. Moreno-Garcia's 2022 novel The Daughter of Doctor Moreau was also announced as a 2023 nominee for the Hugo Award for Best Novel. Moreno-Garcia's novel Silver Nitrate was published in 2023.
Moreno-Garcia's 10th novel, The Seventh Veil of Salome, was published in August 2024. Kirkus Reviews called the book a "rousing success", noting the 1950s historical drama's strong Golden-Age inspired dialogue and suspense.
The New York Times reviewer Lauren LeBlanc wrote of Moreno-Garcia's writing,
   "Books that skew more cinematic than conventionally literary are often dismissed as formulaic, but in Moreno-Garcia’s skillful hands, you’ll find the satisfaction of richly drawn characters, saturated settings and deftly constructed plot twists. Inhaling her backlist has been the unexpected delight of my summer. No matter the genre — gothic, horror, noir — she’ll embody its essence with a verve all her own."

## Adaptations

In August 2020, Milojo Productions and ABC Signature announced that they were producing a limited series adaptation of Mexican Gothic, to be released on the streaming platform Hulu. Moreno-Garcia will serve as executive producer. In an interview with Entertainment Weekly, the author stated that the series is estimated to be "between 8 and 10 episodes max". In April 2024, Moreno-Garcia confirmed Hulu would not be moving forward with the adaptation.
As of January 2025, a television adaptation of The Daughter of Doctor Moreau penned by Debra Moore Muñoz was in development.

## Awards

| Year Awarded | Nominee | Award | Result |
| 2014 | This Strange Way of Dying | Sunburst Award—Adult | Shortlisted |
| 2016 | She Walks in Shadows | World Fantasy Award—Anthology | Won |
| 2016 | Signal to Noise | Aurora Award—Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2016 | Signal to Noise | British Fantasy Award—Fantasy Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2016 | Signal to Noise | Copper Cylinder Adult Award | Won |
| 2016 | Signal to Noise | Locus Award for Best First Novel | Nominated (3rd) |
| 2016 | Signal to Noise | Sunburst Award—Adult | Shortlisted |
| 2017 | Certain Dark Things | Locus Award for Best Horror Novel | Nominated (4th) |
| 2020 | Gods of Jade and Shadow | Aurora Award—Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2020 | Gods of Jade and Shadow | Dragon Awards—Fantasy Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2020 | Gods of Jade and Shadow | Ignyte Awards—Adult Novel | Won |
| 2020 | Gods of Jade and Shadow | Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel | Nominated (3rd) |
| 2020 | Gods of Jade and Shadow | Nebula Award for Best Novel (2019) | Shortlisted |
| 2020 | Gods of Jade and Shadow | Sunburst Award—Adult | Won |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | Aurora Award—Novel | Won |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel (2020) | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | British Fantasy Award—Horror Novel (August Derleth Award) | Won |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | Locus Award for Best Horror Novel | Won (1st) |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | Mythopoeic Awards—Adult Literature | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | Nebula Award for Best Novel (2020) | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | Shirley Jackson Award—Novel (2020) | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Mexican Gothic | World Fantasy Award—Novel | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | — | Locus Award—Editor | Nominated (8th) |
| 2022 | The Return of the Sorceress | Aurora Award—Novella/Novelette | Shortlisted |
| 2022 | The Return of the Sorceress | Locus Award for Best Novella | Nominated (10th) |
| 2022 | — | Locus Award—Editor | Nominated (5th) |
| 2023 | The Daughter of Doctor Moreau | Hugo Award for Best Novel | Shortlisted |