Unknown Number

"Unknown Number"
"Unknown Number"
Short story by Blue Neustifter
	2023 ebook cover
Country	Canada
Language	English
Genres	Science fiction; Transgender fiction; Epistolary fiction;
Publication
Published in	Twitter
Publication type	Thread of tweets
Media type	Text message (SMS) screenshots
Publication date	27 July 2021

"Unknown Number" is a science fiction epistolary short story by Blue Neustifter. It was initially published as a thread on Twitter under the username "Azure" in 2021 and later compiled into an ebook in 2023.

Synopsis

The story unfolds through a series of text messages between Gaby — a trans woman — and an alternate version of herself from a parallel universe where she did not transition.

"Unknown Number" was a finalist for the 2022 Hugo Award for Best Short Story.^[3]^[4]

CBC.ca called it "intimate and moving".^[1]

1 2 Canadians C.L. Polk & Fonda Lee nominated for 2022 Hugo Award for best series at CBC.ca; published April 11, 2022; retrieved July 31, 2022
↑ Bi Dyke Energy [@Azure_Husky] (27 July 2021). "[I don't usually preface writing with this, but given the format it seems prudent in this case: This thread is a work of fiction]" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-07-30 – via Twitter.
↑ Announcing the 2022 Hugo Award Finalists at Tor.com; published April 7, 2022; retrieved July 31, 2022
↑ "2022 Hugo Awards". The Official Site of the Hugo Awards. 5 September 2022. Archived from the original on 20 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.

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