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Xiran Jay Zhao

Chinese-Canadian author

writer

novelist

YouTuber

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Identity & names

Family name: part of full name of person; Zhao

Life & background

Date of birth: date on which the subject was born; September 28, 1997
Country of citizenship: the object is a country that recognizes the subject as its citizen; Canada
Place of birth: most specific known birth location of a person, animal or fictional character; People's Republic of China

Music & creative work

Notable work: notable scientific, artistic or literary work, or other work of significance among subject's works; Iron Widow
Notable work: notable scientific, artistic or literary work, or other work of significance among subject's works; Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor

Awards & recognition

Award received: award or recognition received by a person, organization or creative work; Astounding Award for Best New Writer
Nominated for: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166)); Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel
Nominated for: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166)); Locus Award for Best First Novel
Nominated for: award nomination received by a person, organisation or creative work (inspired from "award received" (Property:P166)); Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

Website & social

Official website: URL of the official page of an item (current or former). Usage: If a listed URL no longer points to the official website, do not remove it, but see the "Hijacked or dead websites" section of the Talk page; https://xiranjayzhao.com
X (Twitter): username on X (formerly Twitter); do not include the '@' symbol; @XiranJayZhao on X
Instagram username: item's username on Instagram; @xiranjayzhao on Instagram
YouTube channel: ID of the YouTube channel of a person or organisation (not to be confused with the name of the channel) The ID can also be used for music.youtube.com IDs; YouTube channel

Other details

Amazon author ID: author identifier on Amazon.com; B08RWGH5N3
Apple Music artist ID (U.S. version): identifier for a musical artist or author in the U.S. version of Apple Music; 1546691265
Babelio author ID: identifier for an author on the literature website Babelio; 596790
BabelNet ID: ID in BabelNet encyclopedic dictionary; 28602040n
BookBub author ID: author identifier on BookBub website; xiran-jay-zhao
Databazeknih.cz author ID: numeric ID of author in Databáze knih; 148583
educated at: educational institution attended by subject; Simon Fraser University
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID: identifier for an entry on the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction website; zhao_xiran_jay
ethnic group: subject's ethnicity (consensus is that a VERY high standard of proof is needed for this field to be used. In general this means 1) the subject claims it themselves, or 2) it is widely agreed on by scholars, or 3) is fictional and portrayed as such); Hui people
FanCons.com guest ID: identifier for a person or group at FanCons.com, AnimeCons.com, and SciFiCons.com; 7274
Fandom article ID: identifier of an article on Fandom (Wikia). Format: subdomain:Page_title (language-code.subdomain:Page_title for non-English wikis); youtube:Xiran_Jay_Zhao
Fandom article ID: identifier of an article on Fandom (Wikia). Format: subdomain:Page_title (language-code.subdomain:Page_title for non-English wikis); ironwidow:Xiran_Jay_Zhao
Fandom article ID: identifier of an article on Fandom (Wikia). Format: subdomain:Page_title (language-code.subdomain:Page_title for non-English wikis); felicitations:Xiran_Jay_Zhao
Fantastic Fiction author ID: identifier for an author on the Fantastic Fiction website; z/xiran-jay-zhao
field of work: specialization of a person or organization; see P106 for the occupation; fantasy literature
field of work: specialization of a person or organization; see P106 for the occupation; YouTube
field of work: specialization of a person or organization; see P106 for the occupation; cosplay
field of work: specialization of a person or organization; see P106 for the occupation; X
Goodreads author ID: identifier of an author on the Goodreads website; 20132644
Google Knowledge Graph ID: identifier for Google Knowledge Graph API, starting with "/g/". For IDs starting with "/m/", use Freebase ID (P646); /g/11llsy98kj
Google News topics ID: identifier for a subject in the news on Google News; CAAqKAgKIiJDQkFTRXdvTkwyY3ZNVEZzYkhONU9UaHJhaElDWlc0b0FBUAE
ISFDB author ID: identifier for a person in the Internet Speculative Fiction Database; 326085
languages spoken, written or signed: language(s) that a person or a people speaks, writes or signs, including the native language(s); English
languages spoken, written or signed: language(s) that a person or a people speaks, writes or signs, including the native language(s); Mandarin
LibraryThing author ID: identifier for an author on the LibraryThing website; zhaoxiranjay
LinkedIn personal profile ID: identifier for a person, on the LinkedIn website; xiran-zhao-7ab149115
Muck Rack journalist ID: identifier for a journalist or writer at Muck Rack; xiran-jay-zhao
name in native language: name of a person in their native language; 赵希然
native language: language or languages a person has learned from early childhood; Mandarin
NooSFere author ID: identifier for a person in the NooSFere database; 2147211707
Open Library ID: identifier for a work ("W"), edition ("M") or author ("A") for book data of the Internet Archive; OL9098501A
OverDrive creator ID: identifier for an author or creator at OverDrive; 2401536
Patreon ID: identifier for a person on Patreon; xiranjayzhao
Penguin Random House author ID: identifier for an author on the Penguin Random House website; 2229844
personal pronoun: personal pronoun(s) this person goes by; L371
Personality Database profile ID: identifier of a human, fictional character, or other entity on the Personality Database website; 223882
Podchaser creator ID: identifier of a person in the Podchaser database (not PCID); 107tVQwixA
ResearchGate profile ID: identifier for a person, used by ResearchGate profiles; Xiran_Zhao
Science Fiction Awards Database author ID: identifier for a person in the Science Fiction Awards Database; Xiran_Jay_Zhao
sex or gender: sex or gender identity of human or animal. For human: male, female, non-binary, intersex, transgender female, transgender male, agender, etc. For animal: male organism, female organism. Groups of same gender use subclass of (P279); non-binary
TikTok username: this item's username on TikTok; do not include the “@” symbol; xiranjayzhao
Tumblr username: account name on Tumblr; xiranjayzhao
TV Tropes ID: identifier in the TV Tropes online wiki; Creator/XiranJayZhao
University of Barcelona authority ID: register of authorities of the University of Barcelona; 981060544015406706
work location: location where persons or organisations were actively participating in employment, business or other work; Vancouver
WorldCat Entities ID: identifier for a person, work, place, historical period, or event from the WorldCat Entities linked data service; E39PBJf8x7R33MwY3Dg43m7WDq
Worlds Without End author ID: identifier for authors at the website Worlds Without End; 8291
writing language: language in which the writer has written their work; English
‎Yale LUX ID: identifier for an entity in Yale's LUX cross collection knowledge graph; person/56b06e14-8211-455a-a400-86a7c5297e50

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