John Chu is a microprocessor architect, science fiction writer and literary translator. His fiction has appeared or is forthcoming at Boston Review, Uncanny, Asimov's Science Fiction, Clarkesworld, and Tor.com among other venues. His translations have been published or is forthcoming at Clarkesworld, The Big Book of SF and other venues. His story "The Water That Falls on You from Nowhere" won the 2014 Hugo Award for Best Short Story. Chu's fiction has appeared in Asimov's Science Fiction, Solaris, Uncanny Magazine, Lightspeed, and other publications.