Shi Lian Huang, better known as S. L. Huang, is a Hugo-winning science fiction author, as well as the first woman to be a professional armorer in Hollywood.
Early life
Shi Lian Huang, known as Lisa, is from New Jersey. She completed a degree in mathematics at MIT before moving to Los Angeles.[1][2] She experienced Hodgkin lymphoma as a child.
Career
After moving to Hollywood to become a stuntwoman and weapons expert, Huang was diagnosed with breast cancer, which "derailed her physicality" for a time.[3] She turned to writing when unable to actively work on sets.[3]
She is known for her Cas Russell series, as well as her fantasy novella Burning Roses released in 2020. She began as a self-published author but was picked up by Tor Books.[4] The characters in the Cas Russell books, and the superintelligent abilities that they actuate, reflect Huang's background in the mathematical sciences.
Huang also writes short fiction, which won her the Hugo Award for Best Short Story in 2020 with "As the Last I May Know".[3][5] She has been published in a number of anthologies and magazines including Strange Horizons and The Best American Science Fiction & Fantasy 2016.[3][6][7]