Seanan McGuire

American author and filker (born 1978)

Seanan McGuire

McGuire in 2018

Born|  (1978-01-05) January 5, 1978 (age 46)
Martinez, California, U.S.
Pen name|

* Mira Grant
* A. Deborah Baker

Occupation| Writer
Alma mater| University of California, Berkeley
Genre|

* Urban fantasy
* horror
* apocalyptic

Notable works|

* October Daye series
* InCryptid series
* Wayward Children series
* Feed series (as Mira Grant)

Notable awards|

* John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (2010)
* Nebula Award for Best Novella (2010)
* Hugo Award for Best Novella (2010)
* Locus Award for Best Novella (2017)
* Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel (2020)

Website
www.seananmcguire.com

Seanan McGuire (pronounced SHAWN-in;[1] born January 5, 1978, in Martinez, California) is an American author and filker. McGuire is known for her urban fantasy novels. She uses the pseudonym Mira Grant to write science fiction/horror[2] and the pseudonym A. Deborah Baker to write the "Up-and-Under" children's portal fantasy series.[3]

In 2010, she was awarded the John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer by the World Science Fiction Convention.[4] Her 2016 novella Every Heart a Doorway received a Nebula Award,[5] Hugo Award,[6] Locus Award,[7] and Alex Award.[8]

In 2013, McGuire received a record five Hugo nominations in total, two for works as Grant and three under her own name.[9]

## Biography[edit]

McGuire was born in California, to parents who were separated for most of her childhood. She traveled with her father, a carnival worker of Romani origin, during the summer,[10] an experience that she described as "Bradbury-esque running wild and unfettered through farmers' fields, building Ferris wheels and living on funnel cake."[11] This experience had a strong influence on her later work, particularly InCryptid: several of the stories in the series (particularly Magic for Nothing, Married in Green and The Flower of Arizona) are set in or feature carnivals, and the companion Ghost Roads series tells the story of a highway ghost. She has at least two brothers on her father's side of the family.

Her mother, Micki McGuire, had "primary custody, two other children, no money, and an abusive husband who targeted [her]",[12] and her early childhood was difficult.

McGuire, who attended University of California, Berkeley,[13] currently lives in Washington State.[1]

She has described her interests as including "swamps, long walks, long walks in swamps, things that live in swamps, horror movies, strange noises, musical theater, reality TV, comic books, finding pennies on the street, and venomous reptiles."[14]

McGuire frequently posts online about roleplaying games, My Little Pony, and caring for her menagerie of cats. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked at a reptile rescue organization.[15]

She identifies as pansexual,[16] bisexual[17] and demisexual,[18] and writes numerous queer characters into her work.

She has autism, which she was diagnosed with in 2020,[19] attention deficit hyperactivity disorder[20][21] and obsessive–compulsive disorder, diagnosed when she was nine.[22]

## Professional career[edit]

McGuire has published filk music, poetry, short fiction, essays, and novels. Most follow speculative fiction themes of fantasy, science fiction, and horror.

Her earliest publication was a contribution to the June 2002 poetry anthology Speculon.[23] She produced the musical album Pretty Little Dead Girl in 2006[24] and published her first short story in The Edge of Propinquity in 2008.[23]

Rosemary and Rue was her first published novel, released in 2009. She published Feed under the pseudonym Mira Grant in 2010, thus establishing herself as an urban fantasy writer and her Grant persona as a horror/science fiction writer.

Her longest-running series is the October Daye books, which began in 2009 with Rosemary and Rue. Sixteen books are currently available and the next installment is planned for September 2023.[25]

In 2018, McGuire began writing for Marvel Comics. She is the author of the Spider-Gwen series and has contributed to several other franchises.

## Notable works[edit]

Main article: Seanan McGuire bibliography

### Series[edit]

* October Daye
* InCryptid
* Wayward Children
* Alchemical Journeys
* Ghost Roads
* Newsflesh (as Mira Grant)
* Parisitology (as Mira Grant)
* Up-and-Under (as A. Deborah Baker)

### Franchise tie-ins[edit]

* Star Wars: Canto Bight anthology (contributor, as Mira Grant)
* Marvel's Spider-Gwen comics
* Deadlands: Boneyard
* Overwatch: Declassified
* Magic: The Gathering short stories

### Short fiction[edit]

McGuire's short fiction has been published in Apex Magazine, Nightmare Magazine, Lightspeed Magazine, and others. Her works appear in anthologies edited by Charlaine Harris, Jim Butcher, and John Joseph Adams.

She has self-published hundreds of short stories. From 2008 to 2017, she posted installments of the Velveteen series to LiveJournal with the support of fan sponsorships.[26] Tie-ins to her October Daye and InCryptid series are available for free on her website. In 2016, she launched a Patreon account to post monthly short stories for her subscribers.

## Anticipated releases[edit]

* Magic: Soul and Stone (July 11, 2023)[27]
* October Daye #17: Sleep No More (September 2023)[28]
* October Daye #18: The Innocent Sleep (October 2023)[29]
* Overwatch: Declassified. Blizzard Entertainment (October 10, 2023)[30]

## Awards and nominations[edit]

### Literary awards[edit]

McGuire holds the record for most Hugo Award nominations in a single year, with five nominations in 2013. McGuire was the first author to win the American Library Association's Alex Awards for two consecutive years.[31] She has been nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Series every year since its inception in 2017.

In 2010, Feed was recognized as #74 out of the 100 top thriller novels of all time by NPR.[32] It was also recognized as a Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2010.[33]

In 2012, McGuire (as Mira Grant) was inducted in to the Darrell Awards Hall of Fame for the best American Mid-South regional speculative fiction.[34]

Year  | Award  | Work  | Result  | Ref

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2010  | John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer | N/A  | Won  | [4]
2011  | Hugo Award for Best Novel | Feed (as Mira Grant)  | Nominated  | [35]
2012  | Hugo Award for Best Novel | Deadline (as Mira Grant)  | Nominated  | [36]
Hugo Award for Best Novella | "Countdown" (as Mira Grant)  | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Related Work | Wicked Girls | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Fancast | SF Squeecast | Won
2013  | Hugo Award for Best Fancast | SF Squeecast | Won  | [37]
Hugo Award for Best Novel | Blackout (as Mira Grant) | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Novella | "San Diego 2014: The Last Stand of the California Browncoats" (as Mira Grant)  | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Novelette | "In Sea-Salt Tears"  | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Novelette | "Rat-Catcher"  | Nominated
2014  | Hugo Award for Best Novel | Parasite (as Mira Grant)  | Nominated  | [38]
2016  | Nebula Award for Best Novella | Every Heart a Doorway | Won  | [39]
2017  | World Fantasy Award for Best Novella | Every Heart a Doorway | Nominated  | [40]
Alex Awards | Every Heart a Doorway | Won  | [41]
Hugo Award for Best Novella | Every Heart a Doorway | Won  | [42]
Locus Award for Best Novella | Every Heart a Doorway | Won  | [43]
Hugo Award for Best Series | October Daye | Nominated  | [42]
2018  | Alex Awards | Down Among the Sticks and Bones | Won  | [44]
Hugo Award for Best Novella | Down Among the Sticks and Bones | Nominated  | [45]
Hugo Award for Best Series | InCryptid | Nominated  | [46]
2019  | World Fantasy Award for Best Novella | Beneath the Sugar Sky | Nominated  | [40]
Hugo Award for Best Novella | Beneath the Sugar Sky | Nominated  | [46]
Hugo Award for Best Series | October Daye | Nominated
2020  | Hugo Award for Best Series | InCryptid | Nominated  | [47]
Hugo Award for Best Novella | In an Absent Dream | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Novel | Middlegame | Nominated
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel | Middlegame | Won  | [48]
Alex Awards | Middlegame | Won  | [49]
2021  | Hugo Award for Best Series | October Daye | Nominated  | [50]
Hugo Award for Best Graphic Story | Ghost-Spider Vol. 1: Dog Days Are Over | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Novella | Come Tumbling Down | Nominated
2022  | Hugo Award for Best Series | Wayward Children | Won  | [51]
Hugo Award for Best Short Story | "Tangles" (Magic: The Gathering)  | Nominated
Hugo Award for Best Fanzine | Small Gods | Won
Hugo Award for Best Novella | Across the Green Grass Fields | Nominated
2023  | Hugo Award for Best Series | October Daye | Nominated  |
Hugo Award for Best Novella | Where the Drowned Girls Go | Won

### Filk awards[edit]

Pegasus Award presented by the Ohio Valley Filk Festival.[52]

Year  | Award  | Work  | Result

|
|
|

2005  | Best Writer/ Composer  | N/A  | Nominated
2006  | Best Writer/ Composer  | N/A  | Nominated
2006  | Best Torch Song  | "Maybe It's Crazy"  | Nominated
2007  | Best Performer  | N/A  | Won
2008  | Best Writer/ Composer  | N/A  | Won
2008  | Best Tragedy Song  | "The Black Death"  | Nominated
2010  | Best Mad Science Song  | "What a Woman's For"  | Won
2011  | Best Filk Song  | "Wicked Girls"  | Won
2011  | Most Badass Song  | "Evil Laugh"  | Won
2012  | Best Filk Song  | "My Story Is Not Done"  | Nominated
2015  | Best Filk Song  | "My Story Is Not Done"  | Won
2018  | Best Horror Song  | "Dear Gina"  | Won
2021  | Best Mad Science Song  | "Maybe it's Crazy"  | Nominated
2021  | Best Cheery-Ose Song  | "Dear Seanan" (with Erin Bellavia and Merav Hoffman)  | Nominated

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Seanan McGuire: General FAQ". seananmcguire.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
2. ^ Mayer, Petra (July 22, 2018). "Readers See Themselves In The Many Worlds Of Seanan McGuire". NPR. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
3. ^ "A. Deborah Baker | Authors". Macmillan. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
4. ^ a b "John W. Campbell Award History". www.thehugoawards.org. 9 August 2007.
5. ^ "Nebula Award Recipients Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
6. ^ "2017 Hugo Awards". World Science Fiction Society. 31 December 2016. Archived from the original on 2017-08-12. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
7. ^ "2017 Locus Awards Winners". www.locusmag.com. Locus Online News. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
8. ^ "Alex Awards 2017". www.ala.org. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
9. ^ Flood, Alison (31 March 2013). "Seanan McGuire gets record five nominations for Hugo awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
10. ^ "https://twitter.com/seananmcguire/status/1668676000228741120". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-15. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|title=`` (help)
11. ^ "https://twitter.com/seananmcguire/status/1668676221792821249". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-15. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|title=`` (help)
12. ^ "https://twitter.com/seananmcguire/status/1668675853809770496". Twitter. Retrieved 2023-06-15. `{{cite web}}`: External link in ``|title=`` (help)
13. ^ "seanan_mcguire - Profile". seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
14. ^ "Seanan McGuire: Biography". seananmcguire.com. Retrieved 2018-03-28.
15. ^ "This story of a lizard getting trapped inside a man's leg is pure nightmare fuel". www.dailyedge.ie. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
16. ^ "Women in Queer SFF: Interview with Seanan McGuire". Sep 7, 2017. Retrieved Sep 26, 2019.
17. ^ McGuire, Seanan (Apr 22, 2015). "I am not a lesbian when I am with a woman. I am not straight when I am with a man. I am not asexual when I am with neither. I'm bi". Retrieved Sep 26, 2019.
18. ^ McGuire, Seanan (Feb 13, 2017). "My name is pronounced SHAWN-in, and while there are many aspects to the book that are not mine, I identify as demisexual". Retrieved Nov 24, 2019.
19. ^ McGuire, Seanan [@seananmcguire] (March 23, 2023). "I was diagnosed autistic in 2020, which surprised absolutely no one, and is not a useful thing to use when trying to mock me. You can do better" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2023 - via Twitter.
20. ^ McGuire, Seanan [@seananmcguire] (August 7, 2022). "It absolutely is. And my ADHD is running the schedule right now" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2023 - via Twitter.
21. ^ McGuire, Seanan [@seananmcguire] (October 23, 2022). "Me: "I wonder if my new ADHD meds are working." Also me: "Oh, I got up at 6am and got right to work, I'm already 1,500 words into my day, why are you looking at me like that?"" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2023 - via Twitter.
22. ^ McGuire, Seanan [@seananmcguire] (January 30, 2020). "And the answer is that people with OCD exist. I have OCD, and I exist. I'm not looking for a cure; I have the childhood onset form of the condition, meaning I was diagnosed at the age of nine" (Tweet). Retrieved May 6, 2023 - via Twitter.
23. ^ a b "Seanan McGuire: Bibliography". seananmcguire.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
24. ^ "Seanan McGuire: Albums". seananmcguire.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
25. ^ "Seanan McGuire: The October Daye Books". seananmcguire.com. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
26. ^ "Velveteen vs. The Aftermath". seanan-mcguire.livejournal.com. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
27. ^ McGuire, Seanan (2023-07-11). Magic: Soul & Stone. BOOM! Studios. ISBN 978-1-68415-906-2.
28. ^ McGuire, Seanan (6 September 2022). Be the Serpent. Penguin. ISBN 978-0756416867.
29. ^ MCGUIRE, SEANAN (2023). INNOCENT SLEEP. [S.l.]: DAW BOOKS. ISBN 978-0-7564-1680-5. OCLC 1372392699.
30. ^ McGuire, Seanan (7 November 2023). Overwatch: Declassified. Blizzard Entertainment. ISBN 978-1950366903.
31. ^ "Alex Awards Tor Press Release". www.tor.com. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
32. ^ "Audience Picks: Top 100 "Killer Thrillers"". NPR. 2010.
33. ^ "Publishers Weekly Best Books of 2010". Retrieved 28 October 2018.
34. ^ "The Darrell Awards". Archived from the original on 11 April 2016. Retrieved 28 October 2018.
35. ^ "2011 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2011-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
36. ^ "2012 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
37. ^ Flood, Alison (31 March 2013). "Seanan McGuire gets record five nominations for Hugo awards". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 March 2013.
38. ^ "2014 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
39. ^ "Nebula Award Recipients Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. 2017-05-20. Retrieved 2017-05-21.
40. ^ a b "World Fantasy Awards 2019 | World Fantasy Convention". Retrieved 2019-07-25.
41. ^ "Alex Awards 2017". www.ala.org. 2018-02-13. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
42. ^ a b "2017 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2016-12-31. Retrieved 2017-08-11.
43. ^ "2017 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2017-06-24. Retrieved 2017-06-25.
44. ^ "Alex Awards 2018". www.ala.org. 2018-02-12. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
45. ^ "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
46. ^ a b "2019 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 28 July 2019. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
47. ^ "2020 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. 2020-04-07. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
48. ^ "2020 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
49. ^ "2020 Youth Media Award Winners". American Libraries Magazine. Retrieved 2022-04-22.
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52. ^ "Seanan McGuire". Ohio Valley Filk Fest. Retrieved 2022-04-16.

## External links[edit]

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* SeananMcGuire.com
* Seanan McGuire at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* Seanan McGuire at Library of Congress, with 9 library catalog records
* Mira Grant at LC Authorities, with 4 records

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Works by Seanan McGuire

October Daye|

* Rosemary and Rue (2009)
* A Local Habitation (2010)
* An Artificial Night (2010)
* Late Eclipses (2011)
* One Salt Sea (2011)
* Ashes of Honor (2012)
* Chimes at Midnight (2013)
* The Winter Long (2014)
* A Red-Rose Chain (2015)
* Once Broken Faith (2016)
* The Brightest Fell (2017)
* Night and Silence (2018)
* The Unkindest Tide (2019)
* A Killing Frost (2020)
* When Sorrows Come (2021)
* Be the Serpent (2022)
* Sleep No More (2023)
* The Innocent Sleep (2023)

InCryptid|

* Discount Armageddon (2012)
* Midnight Blue-Light Special (2013)
* Half-Off Ragnarok (2014)
* Pocket Apocalypse (2015)
* Chaos Choreography (2016)
* Magic for Nothing (2017)
* Tricks for Free (2018)
* That Ain't Witchcraft (2019)
* Imaginary Numbers (2020)
* Calculated Risks (2021)
* Spelunking Through Hell (2022)
* Backpacking Through Bedlam (2023)
* Aftermarket Afterlife (2024)

Velveteen|

* Velveteen vs. the Junior Super Patriots (2012)
* Velveteen vs. the Multiverse (2013)
* Velveteen vs. the Season (2016)

Indexing|

* Indexing (2014)
* Indexing: Reflections (2015)

Ghost Roads|

* Sparrow Hill Road (2014)
* The Girl in the Green Silk Gown (2018)
* Angel of the Overpass (2021)

Wayward Children|

* Every Heart a Doorway (2016)
* Down Among the Sticks and Bones (2017)
* Beneath the Sugar Sky (2018)
* In an Absent Dream (2019)
* Come Tumbling Down (2020)
* Across the Green Grass Fields (2021)
* Where the Drowned Girls Go (2022)
* Lost In the Moment and Found (2023)

Alchemical Journeys|

* Middlegame (2019)
* Over the Woodward Wall (2020)
* Seasonal Fears (2022)

Collections|

* Letters to the Pumpkin King (2014)
* Laughter at the Academy (2019)
* Dying With Her Cheer Pants On (2020)

as Mira Grant|

| Newsflesh|

* Feed (2010)
* Deadline (2011)
* Blackout (2012)
* Feedback (2016)
* Rise: A Newsflesh Collection (2016)

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Parasitology|

* Parasite (2013)
* Symbiont (2014)
* Chimera (2015)

Rolling in the Deep|

* Rolling in the Deep (2015)
* Into the Drowning Deep (2017)

as A. Deborah Baker|

| Up and Under|

* Over the Woodward Wall (2020)
* Along the Saltwise Sea (2021)
* Into the Windwracked Wilds (2022)
* Under the Smokestrewn Sky (2023)

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Hugo Award for Best Novella

Retro Hugos|

* Who Goes There? by Don A. Stuart (1939)
* If This Goes On— by Robert A. Heinlein (1941)
* Waldo by Robert A. Heinlein (1943)
* The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry (1944)
* Killdozer! by Theodore Sturgeon (1945)
* Animal Farm by George Orwell (1946)
* The Man Who Sold the Moon by Robert A. Heinlein (1951)
* A Case of Conscience by James Blish (1954)

1968–1980|

* Riders of the Purple Wage by Philip José Farmer /Weyr Search by Anne McCaffrey (1968)
* Nightwings by Robert Silverberg (1969)
* Ship of Shadows by Fritz Leiber (1970)
* Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (1971)
* The Queen of Air and Darkness by Poul Anderson (1972)
* The Word for World Is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin (1973)
* The Girl Who Was Plugged In by James Tiptree Jr. (1974)
* A Song for Lya by George R. R. Martin (1975)
* Home Is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny (1976)
* By Any Other Name by Spider Robinson / Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr. (1977)
* Stardance by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson (1978)
* The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (1979)
* Enemy Mine by Barry B. Longyear (1980)

1981–1990|

* Lost Dorsai by Gordon R. Dickson (1981)
* The Saturn Game by Poul Anderson (1982)
* Souls by Joanna Russ (1983)
* Cascade Point by Timothy Zahn (1984)
* Press Enter by John Varley (1985)
* 24 Views of Mt. Fuji, by Hokusai by Roger Zelazny (1986)
* Gilgamesh in the Outback by Robert Silverberg (1987)
* Eye for Eye by Orson Scott Card (1988)
* The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis (1989)
* The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold (1990)

1991–2000|

* The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman (1991)
* Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress (1992)
* Barnacle Bill the Spacer by Lucius Shepard (1993)
* Down in the Bottomlands by Harry Turtledove (1994)
* Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick (1995)
* The Death of Captain Future by Allen Steele (1996)
* Blood of the Dragon by George R. R. Martin (1997)
* ...Where Angels Fear to Tread by Allen Steele (1998)
* Oceanic by Greg Egan (1999)
* The Winds of Marble Arch by Connie Willis (2000)

2001–2010|

* The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson (2001)
* Fast Times at Fairmont High by Vernor Vinge (2002)
* Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003)
* The Cookie Monster by Vernor Vinge (2004)
* The Concrete Jungle by Charles Stross (2005)
* Inside Job by Connie Willis (2006)
* A Billion Eves by Robert Reed (2007)
* All Seated on the Ground by Connie Willis (2008)
* The Erdmann Nexus by Nancy Kress (2009)
* Palimpsest by Charles Stross (2010)

2011–2020|

* The Lifecycle of Software Objects by Ted Chiang (2011)
* The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson (2012)
* The Emperor's Soul by Brandon Sanderson (2013)
* Equoid by Charles Stross (2014)
* (No award given) (2015)
* Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (2016)
* Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (2017)
* All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2018)
* Artificial Condition by Martha Wells (2019)
* This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2020)

2021–present|

* The Empress of Salt and Fortune by Nghi Vo (2021)
* A Psalm for the Wild-Built by Becky Chambers (2022)
* Where the Drowned Girls Go by Seanan McGuire (2023)

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Hugo Award for Best Series

Retro|

* Cthulhu Mythos by H. P. Lovecraft, August Derleth, et. al. (1945)

2017–present|

* The Vorkosigan Saga by Lois McMaster Bujold (2017)
* World of the Five Gods by Lois McMaster Bujold (2018)
* Wayfarers by Becky Chambers (2019)
* The Expanse by James S. A. Corey (2020)
* The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells (2021)
* Wayward Children by Seanan McGuire (2022)
* Children of Time by Adrian Tchaikovsky (2023)

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Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel

1970s and 1980s|

* The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien (1978)
* Harpist in the Wind by Patricia A. McKillip (1980)
* Lord Valentine's Castle by Robert Silverberg (1981)
* The Claw of the Conciliator by Gene Wolfe (1982)
* The Sword of the Lictor by Gene Wolfe (1983)
* The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley (1984)
* Job: A Comedy of Justice by Robert A. Heinlein (1985)
* Trumps of Doom by Roger Zelazny (1986)
* Soldier of the Mist by Gene Wolfe (1987)
* Seventh Son by Orson Scott Card (1988)
* Red Prophet by Orson Scott Card (1989)

1990s|

* Prentice Alvin by Orson Scott Card (1990)
* Tehanu by Ursula K. Le Guin (1991)
* Beauty by Sheri S. Tepper (1992)
* Last Call by Tim Powers (1993)
* The Innkeeper's Song by Peter S. Beagle (1994)
* Brittle Innings by Michael Bishop (1995)
* Alvin Journeyman by Orson Scott Card (1996)
* A Game of Thrones by George R. R. Martin (1997)
* Earthquake Weather by Tim Powers (1998)
* A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin (1999)

2000s|

* Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling (2000)
* A Storm of Swords by George R. R. Martin (2001)
* American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2002)
* The Scar by China Miéville (2003)
* Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (2004)
* Iron Council by China Miéville (2005)
* Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman (2006)
* The Privilege of the Sword by Ellen Kushner (2007)
* Making Money by Terry Pratchett (2008)
* Lavinia by Ursula K. Le Guin (2009)

2010s|

* The City & the City by China Miéville (2010)
* Kraken by China Miéville (2011)
* A Dance with Dragons by George R. R. Martin (2012)
* The Apocalypse Codex by Charles Stross (2013)
* The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman (2014)
* The Goblin Emperor by Katherine Addison (2015)
* Uprooted by Naomi Novik (2016)
* All the Birds in the Sky by Charlie Jane Anders (2017)
* The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin (2018)
* Spinning Silver by Naomi Novik (2019)

2020s|

* Middlegame by Seanan McGuire (2020)
* The City We Became by N. K. Jemisin (2021)
* Jade Legacy by Fonda Lee (2022)
* Babel, or the Necessity of Violence by R. F. Kuang (2023)

* Best Novel (1971–1981)
* Best SF Novel (1980–present)
* Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present)
* Best First Novel (1981–present)
* Best Horror Novel (1989–1997, 1999, 2017–present)
* Best Young Adult Book (2003–present)
* Best Novella (1973–present)
* Best Novelette (1975–present)
* Best Short Story (1971–present)

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Nebula Award for Best Novella

1966–1980|

* The Saliva Tree by Brian W. Aldiss and He Who Shapes by Roger Zelazny (1966)
* The Last Castle by Jack Vance (1967)
* Behold the Man by Michael Moorcock (1968)
* Dragonrider by Anne McCaffrey (1969)
* A Boy and His Dog by Harlan Ellison (1970)
* Ill Met in Lankhmar by Fritz Leiber (1971)
* The Missing Man by Katherine Maclean (1972)
* A Meeting with Medusa by Arthur C. Clarke (1973)
* The Death of Doctor Island by Gene Wolfe (1974)
* Born with the Dead by Robert Silverberg (1975)
* Home Is the Hangman by Roger Zelazny (1976)
* Houston, Houston, Do You Read? by James Tiptree Jr. (1977)
* Stardance by Spider Robinson and Jeanne Robinson (1978)
* The Persistence of Vision by John Varley (1979)
* Enemy Mine by Barry B. Longyear (1980)

1981–2000|

* Unicorn Tapestry by Suzy McKee Charnas (1981)
* The Saturn Game by Poul Anderson (1982)
* Another Orphan by John Kessel (1983)
* Hardfought by Greg Bear (1984)
* Press Enter by John Varley (1985)
* Sailing to Byzantium by Robert Silverberg (1986)
* R&R by Lucius Shepard (1987)
* The Blind Geometer by Kim Stanley Robinson (1988)
* The Last of the Winnebagos by Connie Willis (1989)
* The Mountains of Mourning by Lois McMaster Bujold (1990)
* The Hemingway Hoax by Joe Haldeman (1991)
* Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress (1992)
* City of Truth by James Morrow (1993)
* The Night We Buried Road Dog by Jack Cady (1994)
* Seven Views of Olduvai Gorge by Mike Resnick (1995)
* Last Summer at Mars Hill by Elizabeth Hand (1996)
* Da Vinci Rising by Jack Dann (1997)
* Abandon in Place by Jerry Oltion (1998)
* Reading the Bones by Sheila Finch (1999)
* Story of Your Life by Ted Chiang (2000)

2001–2020|

* Goddesses by Linda Nagata (2001)
* The Ultimate Earth by Jack Williamson (2002)
* Bronte's Egg by Richard Chwedyk (2003)
* Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2004)
* The Green Leopard Plague by Walter Jon Williams (2005)
* Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link (2006)
* Burn by James Patrick Kelly (2007)
* Fountain of Age by Nancy Kress (2008)
* The Spacetime Pool by Catherine Asaro (2009)
* The Women of Nell Gwynne's by Kage Baker (2010)
* The Lady Who Plucked Red Flowers beneath the Queen's Window by Rachel Swirsky (2011)
* The Man Who Bridged the Mist by Kij Johnson (2012)
* After the Fall, Before the Fall, During the Fall by Nancy Kress (2013)
* The Weight of the Sunrise by Vylar Kaftan (2014)
* Yesterday's Kin by Nancy Kress (2015)
* Binti by Nnedi Okorafor (2016)
* Every Heart a Doorway by Seanan McGuire (2017)
* All Systems Red by Martha Wells (2018)
* The Tea Master and the Detective by Aliette de Bodard (2019)
* This Is How You Lose the Time War by Amal El-Mohtar and Max Gladstone (2020)

2021–present|

* Ring Shout by P. Djèlí Clark (2021)
* And What Can We Offer You Tonight by Premee Mohamed (2022)
* Even Though I Knew the End by C. L. Polk (2023)

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