I want to be Ted Chiang. Ted Chiang has written twelve short stories and novelettes, and between those twelve, he has won:
Four Nebulas
The John W. Campbell Award for best new writer
The Theodore Sturgeon Memorial Award
A Sidewise Award
Two Locus Awards
Three Hugo Awards
British Science Fiction Association Award
He was also nominated for a fourth Hugo Award, but declined the nomination because he wasn't as happy as he could be with the story. That's how much pride this guy is taking in what he puts out.
His stories Hell is the Absence of God and Exhalation are two of the most heartbreakingly smart stories I've ever read, and ones that resonated with hopes and fears and just the general gooey nougat of what it means to be alive.
I can't recommend him highly enough. This is what the short form is all about.
You can find his anthology, Stories of Your Life and Others, here on Amazon.
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