Sierra Greer
Sierra Greer has established herself as a sharp-eyed observer of technology’s creeping influence on human intimacy, a sensibility that earned her the 2025 Arthur C. Clarke Award for her novel Annie Bot. Rather than indulging in the sweeping, galaxy-spanning narratives often celebrated in speculative fiction, Greer trains her focus on the domestic and interpersonal, asking uncomfortable questions about desire, companionship, and what we’re willing to sacrifice in the name of convenience. Her work sits at the intersection of hard science fiction and psychological realism, grounded in technical plausibility while remaining unflinchingly attentive to emotional truth.
With Annie Bot, Greer has crafted a novel that exemplifies why the Clarke Award—long a marker of intellectually rigorous, idea-driven science fiction—continues to matter. The book’s recognition speaks to her ability to use speculative elements not as mere window dressing but as a lens through which to examine contemporary anxieties about labor, consent, and artificial relationships. Her distinctive voice emerges from this marriage of conceptual precision and emotional depth, creating narratives that linger precisely because they feel both futuristic and disturbingly present.
