Background
Mary Soon Lee was born in London, England, and attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, where she graduated with a Master of Arts in mathematics and a diploma in computer science.
Mary Soon Lee was born in London, England, and attended Trinity Hall, Cambridge University, where she graduated with a Master of Arts in mathematics and a diploma in computer science.
University of Cambridge.
After graduating, she worked as a Lisp programmer at the software company Harlequin. She began writing in 1991 on television scripts, and in 1992 turned to short stories, making her first short story sale to Strange Days magazine. Her work has appeared in several professional magazines and anthologies including Fantasy & Science Fiction, Interzone and Analog.
She currently resides in the United States.
"Shen"s Daughter" - included in The Year"s Best Fantasy #4.
"Shen"s Daughter" - included in The Year"s Best Fantasy #4 "Homecoming" - included in the The Best of the Rest 3: The Best Unknown San Francisco and Fantasy of 2001 "Insignificant Others" - nominated for the Rhysling Award, 2001 "PauseTime" - Honorable Mention in the Year"s Best Science Fiction #18 "Lifework" - reprinted in The Year"s Best San Francisco #5 "Cause and Consequence" - 1st place in the Best of Soft San Francisco Contest, 1998 "The Day Before They Came" - reprinted in The Year"s Best San Francisco #4, shortlist for the British Science Fiction Association Awards, Honorable Mention in the Year"s Best Science Fiction #16 "Mail-A-Day" - 3rd place in the Best of Soft San Francisco Contest, 1996 "To Have And To Hold"- 2nd place in the Best of Soft San Francisco Contest, 1995. "Interregnum" - Rhysling Award for Best Long Poem, 2014.