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2021 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards winners were announced in-person on October 29, 2022, as part of the Boston Book Festival, in partnership with Readercon. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

The awards ceremony was hosted by Paul Tremblay, and included a pre-recorded remembrance of the late Peter Straub delivered by Elizabeth Hand. Shirley Jackson Awards Board Member Linda Addison also provided ...Read More

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2021 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2021 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • My Heart Is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
  • Nothing But Blackened Teeth, Cassandra Khaw (Nightfire)
  • All the Murmuring Bones, A.G. Slatter (Titan)
  • No Gods, No Monsters, Cadwell Turnbull (Blackstone)
  • Hummingbird Salamander, Jeff VanderMeer (MCD)

Novella

  • A Rose / Arose
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Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The Shirley Jackson Awards winners for works in 2020 have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

WINNER: The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)

  • Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth (Morrow)
  • Sisters, Daisy Johnson (Jonathan Cape)
  • Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
  • Death in Her Hands, Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin)
  • True Story,
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2020 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2020 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • Plain Bad Heroines, Emily M. Danforth (Morrow)
  • Sisters, Daisy Johnson (Jonathan Cape)
  • The Only Good Indians, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
  • Mexican Gothic, Silvia Moreno-Garcia (Del Rey)
  • Death in Her Hands, Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin)
  • True Story, Kate Reed Petty (Viking)
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2019 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards winners have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction, and were premiered on Sunday, July 12, 2020, as a pre-recorded ceremony.

Novel

  • WINNER: The Book of X, Sarah Rose Etter (Two Dollar Radio)
  • Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron; Gollancz)
  • Goodnight Stranger, Miciah Bay Gault (Park Row)
  • Curious Toys, Elizabeth Hand (Mulholland)
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2019 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2019 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • Ninth House, Leigh Bardugo (Flatiron; Gollancz)
  • The Book of X, Sarah Rose Etter (Two Dollar Radio)
  • Goodnight Stranger, Miciah Bay Gault (Park Row)
  • Curious Toys, Elizabeth Hand (Mulholland)
  • Tinfoil Butterfly, Rachel Eve Moulton (MCD x FSG Originals)
  • Nothing to See
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2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards winners have been announced. The awards — for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction — were presented July 14, 2019 at Readercon 30 at the Quincy Marriott in Quincy MA.

Novel

  • WINNER: Little Eve, Catriona Ward (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)
  • In the Night Wood, Dale Bailey (John Joseph Adams)
  • Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton (Double Day)
  • We Sold Our
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2018 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2018 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • In the Night Wood, Dale Bailey (John Joseph Adams)
  • Social Creature, Tara Isabella Burton (Double Day)
  • We Sold Our Souls, Grady Hendrix (Quirk)
  • Everything Under, Daisy Johnson (Jonathan Cape)
  • Little Eve, Catriona Ward (Weidenfeld & Nicolson)

Novella

  • The Only Harmless
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2017 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2017 Shirley Jackson Awards winners were announced July 15, 2018 during Readercon 29 at the Quincy Marriott in Quincy MA. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • WINNER: The Hole, Hye-young Pyun (Arcade)
  • Ill Will, Dan Chaon (Ballantine)
  • The Bone Mother, David Demchuk (ChiZine)
  • The Night Ocean, Paul La Farge (Penguin)
  • The Changeling, Victor LaValle
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2017 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2017 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • Ill Will, Dan Chaon (Ballantine)
  • The Bone Mother, David Demchuk (ChiZine)
  • The Night Ocean, Paul La Farge (Penguin)
  • The Changeling, Victor LaValle (Spiegel & Grau)
  • The Hole, Hye-young Pyun (Arcade)

Novella

  • The Lost Daughter Collective, Lindsey Drager (Dzanc)
  • Mapping
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Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards winners for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction were announced at a ceremony, July 16, 2017 at Readercon 28 at the Quincy Marriott in Quincy MA.

NOVEL

WINNER: The Girls, Emma Cline (Random House)

  • The Wonder, Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown)
  • Lily, Michael Thomas Ford (Lethe)
  • Mongrels, Stephen Graham Jones (Morrow)
  • I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Iain
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2016 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2016 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

NOVEL

  • The Girls, Emma Cline (Random House)
  • The Wonder, Emma Donoghue (Little, Brown)
  • Lily, Michael Thomas Ford (Lethe)
  • Mongrels, Stephen Graham Jones (Morrow)
  • I’m Thinking of Ending Things, Iain Reid (Gallery/Scout)
  • Foxlowe, Eleanor Wasserberg (Fourth Estate UK/Penguin US)

NOVELLA

  • “Maggots”,
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2015 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2015 Shirley Jackson Awards were presented on July 10, 2016 at Readercon 27, Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Quincy MA. Readercon guests of honor Catherynne M. Valente and Tim Powers hosted the ceremony.

The winners for the 2015 Shirley Jackson Awards are:

Novel

  • Experimental Film, Gemma Files (ChiZine Publications)
  • Lord Byron’s Prophecy, Sean Eads (Lethe)
  • When We Were Animals, Joshua Gaylord (Mulholland)
  • The Glittering World,
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2015 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2015 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

NOVEL

  • Lord Byron’s Prophecy, Sean Eads (Lethe)
  • Experimental Film, Gemma Files (ChiZine)
  • When We Were Animals, Joshua Gaylord (Mulholland)
  • The Glittering World, Robert Levy (Gallery)
  • Eileen, Ottessa Moshfegh (Penguin)

NOVELLA

  • The Visible Filth, Nathan Ballingrud (This Is Horror)
  • Wylding Hall
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2014 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2014 Shirley Jackson Awards winners were announced on July 12, 2015 at Readercon 22 in Burlington MA. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

NOVEL

  • Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals)
  • Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes (Mulholland)
  • The Lesser Dead, Christopher Buehlman (Berkley)
  • The Unquiet House, Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher)
  • Bird Box, Josh Malerman (Ecco)
  • Confessions, Kanae Minato
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2014 Shirley Jackson Awards Nominees

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The 2014 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

NOVEL

  • Broken Monsters, Lauren Beukes (Mulholland)
  • The Lesser Dead, Christopher Buehlman (Berkley)
  • The Unquiet House, Alison Littlewood (Jo Fletcher)
  • Bird Box, Josh Malerman (Ecco)
  • Confessions, Kanae Minato (Mulholland)
  • Annihilation, Jeff VanderMeer (FSG Originals)

NOVELLA

  • We Are All Completely Fine, Daryl
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2013 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2013 Shirley Jackson Awards were presented on July 13, 2014 at Readercon 25, Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Burlington, Massachusetts. Readercon guests of honor Andrea Hairston and Kit Reed hosted the ceremony.

NOVEL

  • American Elsewhere, Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)
  • The Accursed, Joyce Carol Oates (Ecco)
  • The Demonologist, Andrew Pyper (Orion; Simon & Schuster)
  • The Ghost Bride, Yangsze Choo (William Morrow)
  • Night Film, Marisha Pessl
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2012 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2012 Shirley Jackson Awards were presented at a ceremony at Readercon 24 on July 14, 2013 in Burlington MA, for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction. The ceremony was hosted by Maureen McHugh. The winners are:

NOVEL

  • Edge, Koji Suzuki (Vertical)
  • Immobility, Brian Evenson (Tor)
  • Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn (Crown)
  • The Drowning Girl, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
  • The Devil in Silver
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2011 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2011 Shirley Jackson Awards were presented at a ceremony at Readercon 23 on July 15, 2012 in Burlington MA, for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction. The ceremony was co-hosted by Peter Straub and Caitlín R. Kiernan. The winners are:

Novel

  • Witches on the Road Tonight, Sheri Holman (Grove)
  • The Great Lover, Michael Cisco (Chômu)
  • The Last Werewolf, Glen Duncan (Canongate)
  • Knock
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Shirley Jackson Awards Finalists

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The 2011 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • The Great Lover, Michael Cisco (Chômu)
  • The Last Werewolf, Glen Duncan (Canongate)
  • Witch on the Road Tonight, Sheri Holman (Grove)
  • Knock Knock, S.P. Miskowski (Omnium Gatherum)
  • The Dracula Papers, Reggie Oliver (Chômu)
  • The Devil All the Time, Donald Ray
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2010 Shirley Jackson Awards Shortlist

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The 2010 Shirley Jackson Awards nominees have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • Dark Matter, Michelle Paver (Orion)
  • A Dark Matter, Peter Straub (Doubleday)
  • Feed, Mira Grant (Orbit)
  • Mr. Shivers, Robert Jackson Bennett (Orbit)
  • The Reapers Are the Angels, Alden Bell (Holt)
  • The Silent Land, Graham Joyce (Gollancz)

Novella

  • The Broken Man
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2009 Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2009 Shirley Jackson Awards winners have been announced. The awards are presented for outstanding achievement in horror, psychological suspense, and dark fantasy fiction.

Novel

  • Big Machine, Victor LaValle (Speigel & Grau)
  • Last Days, Brian Evenson (Underland)
  • The Red Tree, Caitlín R. Kiernan (Roc)
  • The Owl Killers, Karen Maitland (Delacorte)
  • White is for Witching, Helen Oyeyemi (Nan A. Talese)
  • The Little Stranger, Sarah Waters
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Shirley Jackson Awards Winners

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The 2008 Shirley Jackson Awards winners were announced on Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Readercon 20, the Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Burlington, Massachusetts. Winners and finalist are:

NOVELThe Shadow Year, Jeffrey Ford (William Morrow)Alive in Necropolis, Doug Dorst (Riverhead Hardcover)The Man on the Ceiling, Steve Rasnic Tem & Melanie Tem (Wizards of the Coast Discoveries)Pandemonium, Daryl Gregory (Del Rey)The Resurrectionist ...Read More

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Shirley Jackson Awards Ballot Announced

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The Shirley Jackson Awards will be presented on Sunday, July 12th 2009, at Readercon 20, Conference on Imaginative Literature, in Burlington, Massachusetts. Guest of honor Elizabeth Hand, whose Generation Loss won the 2007 Shirley Jackson Award for Best Novel, will emcee.

NOVEL

  • Alive in Necropolis, Doug Dorst (Riverhead Hardcover)

  • The Man on the Ceiling, Steve Rasnic Tem and Melanie Tem (Wizards of the Coast Discoveries)

  • Pandemonium, Daryl
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Shirley Jackson Awards Fundraiser

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The administrators of the Shirley Jackson Awards are holding an “online lottery” fundraiser. Lottery tickets are a dollar each, and prizes range from rare signed books to Tuckerizations by various authors to a keyboard signed by Neil Gaiman. Tickets will be available for purchase February 9-23, 2009. For the list of available prizes, see www.shirleyjacksonawards.org/store/. ...Read More

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2022 World Fantasy Awards Winners

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The World Fantasy Awards winners for works published in 2021 has been announced during the 2022 World Fantasy Convention, held November 3-6, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, in Louisiana.

The Life Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, went to Samuel R. Delany and Terri Windling.

The World Fantasy Awards winners are:

Best Novel

  • WINNER: The Jasmine Throne, Tasha
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2022 World Fantasy Awards Finalists

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The World Fantasy Awards ballot for works published in 2021 has been announced. The awards will be presented during the 2022 World Fantasy Convention, scheduled for November 3-6, 2022 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans, in Louisiana.

The Life Achievement Awards, presented annually to individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service to the fantasy field, will go to Samuel R. Delany and Terri Windling. The World Fantasy Awards finalists are:

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2022 Locus Awards Winners

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The Locus Science Fiction Foundation announced the winners in each category of the 2022 Locus Awards on June 25, 2022, during the virtual Locus Awards Weekend. Connie Willis MCed the awards ceremony. Additional weekend events included readings and panels with leading authors.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • WINNER: A Desolation Called Peace, Arkady Martine (Tor; Tor UK)
  • The Galaxy, and the Ground Within, Becky Chambers (Hodder & Stoughton; Harper Voyager
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2021 Stoker Awards Winners

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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the winners for the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards.

Superior Achievement in a Novel

  • WINNER: My Heart Is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
  • The Queen of the Cicadas, V. Castro (Flame Tree)
  • The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix (Berkley)
  • Children of Chicago, Cynthia Pelayo (Agora)
  • The Book of Accidents, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey)

Superior Achievement in a

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2022 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists

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The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced the top ten finalists in each category of the 2022 Locus Awards. These results are from the February 1 to April 15 voting, done by readers on an open public ballot. Congratulations to all!

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2021 Stoker Awards Final Ballot

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The Horror Writers Association (HWA) has announced the final ballot for the 2021 Bram Stoker Awards:

Superior Achievement in a Novel

  • The Queen of the Cicadas, V. Castro (Flame Tree)
  • The Final Girl Support Group, Grady Hendrix (Berkley)
  • My Heart Is a Chainsaw, Stephen Graham Jones (Saga)
  • Children of Chicago, Cynthia Pelayo (Agora)
  • The Book of Accidents, Chuck Wendig (Del Rey)

Superior Achievement in a

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2017 Locus Awards Winners

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The Locus Science Fiction Foundation has announced winners in each category of the 2017 Locus Awards.

The Locus Awards are chosen by a survey of readers in an open online poll that runs from February 1 to April 15. We welcome and invite everyone to vote in the poll. Our recommended list for 2016 can be found here.

SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL

  • Death’s End, Cixin Liu (Tor; Head of Zeus)
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