Malka Older

Malka Older
May 2019
Born (1977-10-30) October 30, 1977 (age 48)
EducationHarvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Sciences Po
RelativesDaniel José Older (brother)
Writing career
Years active2015–present
GenreScience fiction
Notable workInfomocracy
Websitemalkaolder.wordpress.com

Malka Ann Older (born October 30, 1977) is an American science fiction author, academic, and humanitarian aid worker, serving as the executive director of Global Voices. She was named the 2015 Senior Fellow for Technology and Risk at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs.

Her first novel, Infomocracy (2016), is the first in the series The Centenal Cycle. The series also includes Null States (2017) and State Tectonics (2018); the latter was nominated for a Prometheus Award in 2019 while the series was nominated for a Hugo Award the same year.

Education

Older attended Harvard University for her undergraduate studies in literature. She then earned a master's degree in international relations and economics from the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of Johns Hopkins University. In 2019 she received a doctoral degree from the Institut d'Études Politiques de Paris (Sciences Po). Her doctoral work explored the dynamics of multi-level governance and disaster response using the cases of Hurricane Katrina and the 2011 Tōhoku tsunami in Japan.

Career

For more than a decade Older worked in humanitarian aid and development on the field level as well as the organizational level. She was involved in the response to emergencies and natural disasters in Sri Lanka, Uganda, Darfur, Indonesia, Japan, and Mali. Her work there influenced her writing. Since 2021 she is a Faculty Associate at Arizona State University's School for the Future of Innovation in Society. In September 2024, Older joined Global Voices as Executive Director.

Bibliography

Centenal Cycle Trilogy

The Investigations of Mossa and Pleiti

Ebooks

Other works

Awards and recognition

References

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  12. ↑ "Malka Older". Arizona State University. Retrieved 2026-07-09.
  13. ↑ "Global Voices announces its new Executive Director". Global Voices. 2024-09-16. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  14. ↑ "Best Fiction of 2016 | Kirkus Reviews". Kirkus Reviews. Archived from the original on 2017-08-08. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  15. ↑ Hightower, Nancy (2016-11-16). "Best science fiction and fantasy of 2016". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2016-12-24.
  16. ↑ "2017 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 2017-04-07.
  17. ↑ Older, Malka. "The Mimicking of Known Successes". The Hugo Award. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
  18. ↑ "2026 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. May 30, 2026. Retrieved May 31, 2026.
  19. ↑ "2026 Results". Retrieved 2026-10-03.

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