Ursula Vernon

American comic creator and writer

Ursula Vernon

Vernon in 2017

Born| Ursula Vernon
(1977-05-28) May 28, 1977 (age 46)
Japan[1]
Nationality| American
Area(s)| Writer, artist, webcomics creator
Pseudonym(s)| T. Kingfisher

Notable works

| Digger, Dragonbreath series, Nettle & Bone
Awards| Ursa Major Award, Hugo Award, Nebula Award, Mythopoeic Award, WSFA Small Press Award

Ursula Vernon (born May 28, 1977) is an American freelance writer, artist and illustrator. She has won numerous awards for her work in various mediums, including Hugo Awards for her graphic novel Digger and fantasy novel Nettle & Bone, the Nebula Award for her short story "Jackalope Wives", and Mythopoeic Awards for adult and children's literature. Vernon's books for children include Hamster Princess and Dragonbreath. Under the name T. Kingfisher, she is also the author of books for older audiences. She writes short fiction under both names.

## Career[edit]

Ursula Vernon grew up in Oregon and Arizona. She studied anthropology at Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, where she first took art classes.[2] She first became known for her webcomics and as a freelance artist, particularly for her works containing anthropomorphic animals. She then moved into writing and illustrating a number of children's books, her first being published in 2008, and then books for adults under the pseudonym T. Kingfisher.[3][4] She decided to start using the pseudonym in order to avoid confusion amongst parents who were only familiar with her as a children's book author,[5] and chose it because she loves kingfishers (and as an homage to Ursula K. LeGuin, who once joked that the initials "U.K." could stand for "Ulysses Kingfisher").[6] Vernon has published short fiction under both names, and has won a number of awards for them including the Hugo Award and Nebula Award.

She regularly attends conventions to exhibit and sell her work. She has been a guest of honor at Midwest FurFest 2004 and 2009, and the Artist Guest of Honor at Further Confusion 2010\. Vernon was the Author Guest of Honor for Mythcon 45[7] and a Guest of Honor at Eurofurence 20, both in August 2014. In 2017, she was the Author Guest of Honor at Arisia '17.

Vernon podcasts with her husband, Kevin Sonney.[8]

In 2023, Vernon announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer.[9]

## Works[edit]

### Books for younger audiences[edit]

Vernon is the author and illustrator of the Dragonbreath and Hamster Princess children's book series, published by Dial Books:

#### Dragonbreath series[edit]

* Dragonbreath. (2009). 0-8037-3363-1
* Dragonbreath: Attack of the Ninja Frogs. (2010). 0-8037-3365-8
* Dragonbreath: Curse of the Were-Weiner. (2010). 0-8037-3469-7
* Dragonbreath: Lair of the Bat Monster. (2011). 0-8037-3525-1
* Dragonbreath: No Such Thing as Ghosts. (2011). 0-8037-3527-8
* Dragonbreath: Revenge of the Horned Bunnies. (2012). 0-8037-3677-0
* Dragonbreath: When Fairies Go Bad. (2012). 0-8037-3678-9
* Dragonbreath: Nightmare of the Iguana. (2013). 0-8037-3846-3
* Dragonbreath: The Case of the Toxic Mutants. (2013). 0-8037-3847-1
* Dragonbreath: Knight-napped!. (2015). 0-8037-3849-8
* Dragonbreath: The Frozen Menace. (2016). 0-8037-3986-9

#### Hamster Princess series[edit]

* Hamster Princess: Harriet the Invincible. (August 18, 2015). 0-8037-3983-4
* Hamster Princess: Of Mice and Magic. (March 15, 2016). 0-8037-3984-2
* Hamster Princess: Ratpunzel. (October 18, 2016). 0-8037-3985-0
* Hamster Princess: Giant Trouble. (May 9, 2017). 0-3991-8652-2
* Hamster Princess: Whiskerella. (January 23, 2018). 0-3991-8655-7
* Hamster Princess: Little Red Rodent Hood. (September 25, 2018). 0-3991-8658-1

#### Other children's books[edit]

* Nurk: The Strange Surprising Adventures Of A (Somewhat) Brave Shrew. (2008). Harcourt. ISBN 0-15-206375-7
* Castle Hangnail. (April 21, 2015) Dial Books. ISBN 978-0-803741-29-4)

### Books for older audiences[edit]

Written as Ursula Vernon:

* It Made Sense at the Time: Selected Sketches. (November 18, 2004). Sofawolf Press. 978-0-971267-06-0
* Black Dogs Part 1: The House of Diamond. (March 1, 2007). Sofawolf Press. 978-0-976921-24-0
* Black Dogs Part 2: The Mountain of Iron. (January 1, 2011). Sofawolf Press. 978-1-936689-03-3

#### Temple of the White Rat books[edit]

The following books were written under the name T. Kingfisher and take place in what Vernon calls "the Temple of the White Rat world."[10][11]

* Clockwork Boys. Clocktaur War #1. (November 21, 2017). Red Wombat Tea Company. ISBN 1614504067
* The Wonder Engine. Clocktaur War #2. (February 27, 2018). Red Wombat Tea Company ISBN 978-1614504177
* Swordheart. (November 27, 2018). Argyll Productions. ISBN 978-1614504634
* Paladin's Grace. The Saint of Steel #1. (February 11, 2020) Red Wombat Studio. ISBN 978-1614505211
* Paladin's Strength. The Saint of Steel #2. (February 28, 2021). Red Wombat Studio. ISBN 978-1614505303
* Paladin's Hope. The Saint of Steel #3. (October 9, 2021). Red Wombat Studio. ISBN 978-1614505518
* Paladin's Faith. The Saint of Steel #4. (December 5, 2023). Red Wombat Studio. ISBN 978-1614506096

#### The Sworn Soldier books[edit]

Under the pen name T. Kingfisher:

* What Moves The Dead. (July 12, 2022). Tor Nightfire. ISBN 978-1250830753
* What Feasts at Night. (scheduled for February 13, 2024). Tor Nightfire. ISBN 978-1250830852

#### Other books for older audiences[edit]

Under the pen name T. Kingfisher:

* Nine Goblins. (October 27, 2013). Red Wombat Tea Company. ISBN 978-1310505768
* The Seventh Bride. (November 11, 2014). Red Wombat Tea Company. ISBN 978-1503949751
* Bryony & Roses. (May 18, 2015). Red Wombat Tea Company. ISBN 978-1614503996
* The Raven & The Reindeer. (February 7, 2016). Red Wombat Tea Company. ISBN 978-1614503897
* Summer in Orcus. (September 2016). Red Wombat Tea Company. ISBN 978-1936689606
* The Halcyon Fairy Book. (January 19, 2017). NESFA Press. ISBN 978-1610373265
* Minor Mage. (July 29, 2019). Argyll Productions. ISBN 978-1614505006
* The Twisted Ones. (October 1, 2019). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1534429574
* A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking. (July 21, 2020). Argyll Productions. ISBN 978-1614505242
* The Hollow Places. (October 6, 2020). Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1534451124
* Nettle & Bone. (April 26, 2022). Tor Books. ISBN 978-1250244048
* Illuminations. (November 25, 2022). Argyll Productions. ISBN 978-1614505778
* A House with Good Bones. (March 28, 2023). Tor Nightfire. ISBN 978-1250829795
* Thornhedge. (August 15, 2023). Tor Books. ISBN 978-1250244093

### Webcomics[edit]

Vernon is the author of the Eisner Award-nominated and Hugo Award-winning webcomic Digger.[12] A fantasy story featuring an anthropomorphic wombat,[2][13] it is also available in six paperback books published between 2005 and 2011: Vol. 1 (ISBN 0-9769212-2-7), Vol. 2 (ISBN 0-9769212-6-X), Vol. 3 (ISBN 0-9791496-3-0), Vol. 4 (ISBN 0-9819883-3-4), Vol. 5 (ISBN 0-9819883-9-3), and Vol. 6 (ISBN 1-9366890-6-5), and as Digger: The Complete Omnibus Edition (ISBN 1-936689-32-4), published in 2013. She is also the writer and illustrator of the webcomic Irrational Fears and the short stories "Little Creature" and "Little Creature and the Redcap".

### Illustrations and art[edit]

Before becoming a published children's book author Vernon was primarily a freelance artist and illustrator, and she still regularly produces new works of art. Her work includes the creation of digital art as well as the use of more traditional mediums such as watercolour and acrylics, with much of her more recent work being mixed media. Most of her art work is available as prints. Vernon has also taken commercial commissions such as book covers and game art.

The game Black Sheep designed by Reiner Knizia and published by Fantasy Flight Games uses art by Vernon on its playing cards.[14]

Her artwork titled The Biting Pear of Salamanca became an internet meme in the form of the "LOL WUT pear"[15] and has been made into a resin figurine due to its popularity.[16] She has also designed labels for a series of tea and soap products.[17][18][citation needed]

## Awards and nominations[edit]

Award  | Category  | Year  | Work  | Result  | Ref.

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British Fantasy Award | Horror Novel | 2020  | The Twisted Ones | Nominated  | [19]
2021  | The Hollow Places | Nominated  | [19]
Dragon Award | Horror Novel | 2020  | The Twisted Ones | Won  | [20]
2021  | The Hollow Places | Won  | [21]
YA / Middle Grade Novel | 2021  | A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | Won  | [21]
Hugo Award | Graphic Story | 2012  | Digger | Won  | [22]
Novelette | 2017  | "The Tomato Thief"  | Won  | [23]
Short Story | 2018  | "Sun, Moon, Dust"  | Nominated  | [24]
2019  | “The Rose MacGregor Drinking and Admiration Society”  | Nominated  | [19]
2021  | “Metal Like Blood in the Dark”  | Won  | [25]
Series | 2022  | The World of the White Rat | Nominated  | [19][26]
Novel | 2023  | Nettle & Bone | Won  | [27]
Locus Award | Fantasy Novel | 2017  | The Wonder Engine | Nominated  | [19]
2022  | Paladin's Strength | Nominated  | [28]
Horror Novel | 2020  | The Twisted Ones | Nominated  | [19]
2021  | The Hollow Places | Nominated  | [19]
2023  | What Moves the Dead | Won  | [29]
Short Story | 2021  | "Fisher-Bird"  | Nominated  | [19]
Young Adult Book | 2021  | A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | Won  | [30]
Lodestar Award | Young Adult Book  | 2018  | Summer in Orcus | Nominated  | [19]
2020  | Minor Mage | Nominated  | [19]
2021  | A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | Won  | [25]
Mythopoeic Award | Adult Literature | 2012  | Digger | Won  | [31]
Children's Literature | 2017  | Castle Hangnail | Won  | [32]
2021  | A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | Won  | [33]
Nebula Award | Novel | 2023  | Nettle and Bone | Nominated  | [34]
Andre Norton Award[a] | 2021  | A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking | Won  | [37]
Short Story | 2015  | "Jackalope Wives"  | Won  | [38]
World Fantasy Award | Short Fiction | 2015  | "Jackalope Wives"  | Nominated  | [39]

Vernon has also received the following accolades:

* Her cover for Best in Show won the 2003 Ursa Major Award for Best Anthropomorphic Published Illustration.[40]
* For her work on Digger, Vernon was nominated for the 2006 Eisner Awards in the category "Talent Deserving of Wider Recognition",[41] and won the 2005 Web Cartoonists' Choice Award for "Outstanding Black and White Art". Digger has also been nominated in the "Outstanding Anthropomorphic Comic" category.[42][43]
* "Jackalope Wives" (2014), "The Tomato Thief" (2016) and "Metal Like Blood in the Dark" (2020) won the WSFA Small Press Award.[44][45][46]

## See also[edit]

Portals:

* Children's literature
* Comics
* Speculative fiction

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ In 2019, SFWA announced that the Andre Norton Award is considered a Nebula category.[35][36] It is awarded for middle grade or young adult science fiction or fantasy (or related genre), including graphic novels.

## References[edit]

1. ^ locusmag (April 12, 2021). "Ursula Vernon: Shiny New Idea". Locus Online. Retrieved April 14, 2021.
2. ^ a b Vernon, Ursula; Patrick Keith (September 2004). "Interview with Ursula Vernon". www.epilogue.net. Retrieved March 6, 2011. "Digger, ... is a fantasy about a wombat"
3. ^ "T. Kingfisher". Goodreads. Retrieved October 20, 2020.
4. ^ Books for Adults, by Ursula Vernon, at RedWombatStudio.com; retrieved October 20, 2020
5. ^ "Interview with Ursula Vernon". Apex Magazine. January 6, 2015. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
6. ^ "Q&A: T.Kingfisher". www.thenerddaily.com. October 2020. Retrieved February 28, 2021.
7. ^ "Mythcon 45 – August 2014 – Mythopoeic Society". Mythopoeic Society. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014. Retrieved April 8, 2014.
8. ^ "Other media". Red Wombat Studio. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
9. ^ "Pixel Scroll 6/17/23 Whoever Lives in Glass Pixels Should Not Throw Scrolls". June 18, 2023.
10. ^ Vernon, Ursula [@UrsulaV] (February 11, 2020). "You do not have to read the other books in the Temple of the White Rat world, this is a fine entry point! But if you like it, we have three other books that you may enjoy afterward in the same universe!" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
11. ^ Vernon, Ursula [@UrsulaV] (February 11, 2020). "Oh no obtuseness! No worries! Clockwork Boys & The Wonder Engine are a duology in the same universe. Swordheart stands alone but will eventually be a trilogy" (Tweet) - via Twitter.
12. ^ Cruz, Larry (July 16, 2010). "The Webcomic Overlook #127: Digger". Retrieved February 17, 2011. "best known for Digger"
13. ^ Boxer, Sarah (August 17, 2005). "CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK; Comics Escape a Paper Box, and Electronic Questions Pop Out". The New York Times. Retrieved March 6, 2011.
14. ^ "Reiner Knizia's Black Sheep". Fantasy Flight Games. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
15. ^ Ursula Vernon (February 27, 2006). "The Biting Pear of Salamanca". Retrieved March 30, 2009.
16. ^ "Biting Pear (AKA LOL WUT PEAR)". www.patchtogether.com. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
17. ^ Vernon, Ursula (June 5, 2008). "Tea! Tea! Tea!". Red Wombat Studio. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
18. ^ Vernon, Ursula (July 12, 2007). "Red Wombat Studio". Red Wombat Studio. Retrieved March 11, 2022.
19. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "T. Kingfisher Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
20. ^ "2020 Recipients – The Dragon Award". Dragon Con. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
21. ^ a b "2021 Recipients – The Dragon Award". Dragon Con. Retrieved September 14, 2021.
22. ^ "2012 Nominees". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 7, 2012.
23. ^ "2017 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. December 31, 2016. Retrieved April 7, 2017.
24. ^ "2018 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. World Science Fiction Society. March 15, 2018. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
25. ^ a b "Announcing the 2021 Hugo Award Winners". Tor.com. Macmillan. December 18, 2021.
26. ^ "2022 Hugo Awards". The Hugo Awards. April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 13, 2022.
27. ^ "2023 Hugo Award Winners". File 770. October 21, 2023. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
28. ^ "2022 Locus Awards Top Ten Finalists". Locus Magazine. May 10, 2022. Retrieved May 10, 2022.
29. ^ "2023 Locus Awards Winners". Locus Online. June 25, 2023. Retrieved June 25, 2023.
30. ^ "2020 Locus Award for Young Adult Novel". Locus Magazine. June 26, 2021. Retrieved June 27, 2021.
31. ^ "Mythopoeic Awards: 2013 Winners Announced". Mythopoeic Society. Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved June 15, 2013.
32. ^ "Mythopoeic Awards". Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved July 28, 2019.
33. ^ "Mythopoeic Awards — 2021". The Mythopoeic Society. Retrieved October 17, 2021.
34. ^ "SFWA Names the 58th Nebula Award Finalists". Nebula Awards. March 7, 2023.
35. ^ "Nebula Rules". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. October 2011. Archived from the original on July 1, 2011. Retrieved December 12, 2011.
36. ^ Levine, David D. (April 10, 2019). "I am now officially a Nebula Award winner!". daviddlevine.com. Archived from the original on February 25, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2020.
37. ^ "2020 Andre Norton Award". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. Retrieved June 9, 2021.
38. ^ "2014 Nebula Award Winners Announced". Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America. June 6, 2015. Retrieved June 8, 2015.
39. ^ "World Fantasy Awards 2015". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on November 2, 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
40. ^ "Award Winners 2003". Ursa Major Awards. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
41. ^ "Master Nominee List 2006 Eisner Awards". San Diego Comic-Con International. Archived from the original on June 14, 2006. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
42. ^ "2005 Results". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
43. ^ "2007 Results". Web Cartoonists' Choice Awards. Archived from the original on February 4, 2010. Retrieved April 20, 2010.
44. ^ "WSFA Small Press Award Winner". Locus Magazine. October 12, 2015. Retrieved October 12, 2015.
45. ^ "Ursula Vernon Awards". Science Fiction Awards Database. Locus Science Fiction Foundation. Archived from the original on July 2, 2021. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
46. ^ "WSFA Small Press Award - The History". Washington Science Fiction Association. Retrieved October 2, 2021.

## External links[edit]

Personal websites

* Official website
* RedWombatStudio.com
* Bark Like a Fish, Damnit!, public Livejournal blog (last updated 2017)
* Digger webcomic

Socials

* Ursula Vernon on Twitter
* Ursula Vernon at Goodreads
* UrsulaV, Ursula Vernon's deviantART page

Catalogs

* Ursula Vernon at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
* Ursula Vernon at Library of Congress
* Ursula Vernon at Fantastic Fiction
* Free Speculative Fiction Online, accessed March 4, 2022,

Publishers

* Ursula Vernon at Penguin Random
* Ursula Vernon at Argyll
* Ursula Vernon on Uncanny Mag
* Ursula Vernon on Audible

* v
* t
* e

Furry fandom

Terms|

* Fursona
* Fursuit
* uwu
* Yiff

Conventions|

| Current|

* Anthro New England
* Anthrocon
* Eurofurence
* Furry Weekend Atlanta
* Further Confusion
* Midwest FurFest

|

Former|

* ConFurence
* RainFurrest

Media|

| Publications|

* Rowrbrazzle
* List of anthropomorphic comics

|

Audiovisual works|

* The Fandom
* Funday PawPet Show
* Fursonas

Role-playing games|

* Furry Pirates
* Ironclaw
* Jadeclaw
* World Tree

Video games|

* Furcadia
* FurryMUCK
* Inherit the Earth
* Skyrates

People|

* David Benaron
* Samuel Conway
* M. C. A. Hogarth
* Fred Patten
* Dana Simpson
* SonicFox
* Stalking Cat
* Ursula Vernon
* Taral Wayne

Publishers|

* Albedo Anthropomorphics
* MU Press
* Radio Comix

Miscellaneous|

* Litter boxes in schools hoax

Related
concepts|

* Anthropomorphism
* Moe
* Animal roleplay
* Anthrozoology
* Bronies
* Kemonomimi
* Catgirl
* Cosplay
* Human–animal hybrid
* Kigurumi
* Otherkin
* Talking animal
* in fiction
* Therianthropy

Awards for Ursula Vernon

* v
* t
* e

Hugo Award for Best Novel

Retro|

* The Sword in the Stone by T. H. White (1939)
* Slan by A. E. van Vogt (1941)
* Beyond This Horizon by Anson MacDonald (1943)
* Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber (1944)
* Shadow Over Mars by Leigh Brackett (1945)
* The Mule by Isaac Asimov (1946)
* Farmer in the Sky by Robert A. Heinlein (1951)
* Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1954)

1950s|

* The Demolished Man by Alfred Bester (1953)
* They'd Rather Be Right (aka: The Forever Machine) by Mark Clifton and Frank Riley (1955)
* Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein (1956)
* The Big Time by Fritz Leiber (1958)
* A Case of Conscience by James Blish (1959)

1960s|

* Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (1960)
* A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1961)
* Stranger in a Strange Land by Robert A. Heinlein (1962)
* The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick (1963)
* Here Gather the Stars (aka: Way Station) by Clifford D. Simak (1964)
* The Wanderer by Fritz Leiber (1965)
* Dune by Frank Herbert / ...And Call Me Conrad (aka: This Immortal) by Roger Zelazny (1966)
* The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein (1967)
* Lord of Light by Roger Zelazny (1968)
* Stand on Zanzibar by John Brunner (1969)

1970s|

* The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin (1970)
* Ringworld by Larry Niven (1971)
* To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer (1972)
* The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (1973)
* Rendezvous with Rama by Arthur C. Clarke (1974)
* The Dispossessed by Ursula K. Le Guin (1975)
* The Forever War by Joe Haldeman (1976)
* Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang by Kate Wilhelm (1977)
* Gateway by Frederik Pohl (1978)
* Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre (1979)

1980s|

* The Fountains of Paradise by Arthur C. Clarke (1980)
* The Snow Queen by Joan D. Vinge (1981)
* Downbelow Station by C. J. Cherryh (1982)
* Foundation's Edge by Isaac Asimov (1983)
* Startide Rising by David Brin (1984)
* Neuromancer by William Gibson (1985)
* Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card (1986)
* Speaker for the Dead by Orson Scott Card (1987)
* The Uplift War by David Brin (1988)
* Cyteen by C. J. Cherryh (1989)

1990s|

* Hyperion by Dan Simmons (1990)
* The Vor Game by Lois McMaster Bujold (1991)
* Barrayar by Lois McMaster Bujold (1992)
* A Fire Upon the Deep by Vernor Vinge / Doomsday Book by Connie Willis (1993)
* Green Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1994)
* Mirror Dance by Lois McMaster Bujold (1995)
* The Diamond Age by Neal Stephenson (1996)
* Blue Mars by Kim Stanley Robinson (1997)
* Forever Peace by Joe Haldeman (1998)
* To Say Nothing of the Dog by Connie Willis (1999)

2000s|

* A Deepness in the Sky by Vernor Vinge (2000)
* Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire by J. K. Rowling (2001)
* American Gods by Neil Gaiman (2002)
* Hominids by Robert J. Sawyer (2003)
* Paladin of Souls by Lois McMaster Bujold (2004)
* Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell by Susanna Clarke (2005)
* Spin by Robert Charles Wilson (2006)
* Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge (2007)
* The Yiddish Policemen's Union by Michael Chabon (2008)
* The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009)

2010s|

* The Windup Girl by Paolo Bacigalupi / The City & the City by China Miéville (2010)
* Blackout/All Clear by Connie Willis (2011)
* Among Others by Jo Walton (2012)
* Redshirts by John Scalzi (2013)
* Ancillary Justice by Ann Leckie (2014)
* The Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, translated by Ken Liu (2015)
* The Fifth Season by N. K. Jemisin (2016)
* The Obelisk Gate by N. K. Jemisin (2017)
* The Stone Sky by N. K. Jemisin (2018)
* The Calculating Stars by Mary Robinette Kowal (2019)

2020s|

* A Memory Called Empire by Arkady Martine (2020)
* Network Effect by Martha Wells (2021)
* A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (2022)
* Nettle & Bone by T. Kingfisher (2023)

* v
* t
* e

Hugo Award for Best Novelette

Retro Hugos|

* "Rule 18" by Clifford D. Simak (1939)
* "The Roads Must Roll" by Robert A. Heinlein (1941)
* "Foundation" by Isaac Asimov (1943)
* "Mimsy Were the Borogoves" by Lewis Padgett (1944)
* "First Contact" by Murray Leinster (1946)
* "The Little Black Bag" by Cyril M. Kornbluth (1951)
* "Earthman, Come Home" by James Blish (1954)

1955–1960|

* "The Darfsteller" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. (1955)
* "Exploration Team" by Murray Leinster (1956)
* "The Big Time" by Fritz Leiber (1958)
* "The Big Front Yard" by Clifford D. Simak (1959)

1967–1980|

* "The Last Castle" by Jack Vance (1967)
* "Gonna Roll the Bones" by Fritz Leiber (1968)
* "The Sharing of Flesh" by Poul Anderson (1969)
* "Goat Song" by Poul Anderson (1973)
* "The Deathbird" by Harlan Ellison (1974)
* "Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W" by Harlan Ellison (1975)
* "The Borderland of Sol" by Larry Niven (1976)
* "The Bicentennial Man" by Isaac Asimov (1977)
* "Eyes of Amber" by Joan D. Vinge (1978)
* "Hunter's Moon" by Poul Anderson (1979)
* "Sandkings" by George R. R. Martin (1980)

1981–1990|

* "The Cloak and the Staff" by Gordon R. Dickson (1981)
* "Unicorn Variation" by Roger Zelazny (1982)
* "Fire Watch" by Connie Willis (1983)
* "Blood Music" by Greg Bear (1984)
* "Bloodchild" by Octavia E. Butler (1985)
* "Paladin of the Lost Hour" by Harlan Ellison (1986)
* "Permafrost" by Roger Zelazny (1987)
* "Buffalo Gals, Won't You Come Out Tonight" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1988)
* "Schrödinger's Kitten" by George Alec Effinger (1989)
* "Enter a Soldier. Later: Enter Another" by Robert Silverberg (1990)

1991–2000|

* "The Manamouki" by Mike Resnick (1991)
* "Gold" by Isaac Asimov (1992)
* "The Nutcracker Coup" by Janet Kagan (1993)
* "Georgia on My Mind" by Charles Sheffield (1994)
* "The Martian Child" by David Gerrold (1995)
* "Think Like a Dinosaur" by James Patrick Kelly (1996)
* "Bicycle Repairman" by Bruce Sterling (1997)
* "We Will Drink a Fish Together..." by Bill Johnson (1998)
* "Taklamakan" by Bruce Sterling (1999)
* "1016 to 1" by James Patrick Kelly (2000)

2001–2010|

* "Millennium Babies" by Kristine Kathryn Rusch (2001)
* "Hell Is the Absence of God" by Ted Chiang (2002)
* "Slow Life" by Michael Swanwick (2003)
* "Legions in Time" by Michael Swanwick (2004)
* "The Faery Handbag" by Kelly Link (2005)
* "Two Hearts" by Peter S. Beagle (2006)
* "The Djinn's Wife" by Ian McDonald (2007)
* "The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate" by Ted Chiang (2008)
* "Shoggoths in Bloom" by Elizabeth Bear (2009)
* "The Island" by Peter Watts (2010)

2011–2020|

* "The Emperor of Mars" by Allen Steele (2011)
* "Six Months, Three Days" by Charlie Jane Anders (2012)
* "The Girl-Thing Who Went Out for Sushi" by Pat Cadigan (2013)
* "The Lady Astronaut of Mars", by Mary Robinette Kowal (2014)
* "The Day the World Turned Upside Down" by Thomas Olde Heuvelt, translated by Lia Belt (2015)
* "Folding Beijing" by Hao Jingfang (2016)
* "The Tomato Thief" by Ursula Vernon (2017)
* "The Secret Life of Bots" by Suzanne Palmer (2018)
* "If at First You Don't Succeed, Try, Try Again" by Zen Cho (2019)
* "Emergency Skin" by N. K. Jemisin (2020)

2021–present|

* "Two Truths and a Lie" by Sarah Pinsker (2021)
* "Bots of the Lost Ark" by Suzanne Palmer (2022)
* "The Space-Time Painter" by Hai Ya (2023)

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Hugo Award for Best Short Story (2021–present)

* "Metal Like Blood in the Dark" by T. Kingfisher (2021)
* "Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by Sarah Pinsker (2022)
* "Rabbit Test" by Samantha Mills (2023)

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Locus Award for Best Horror Novel

1989–1999|

* Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly (1989)
* Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons (1990)
* The Witching Hour by Anne Rice (1991)
* Summer of Night by Dan Simmons (1992)
* Children of the Night by Dan Simmons (1993)
* The Golden by Lucius Shepard (1994)
* Fires of Eden by Dan Simmons (1995)
* Expiration Date by Tim Powers (1996)
* Desperation by Stephen King (1997)
* Bag of Bones by Stephen King (1999)

2017–present|

* The Fireman by Joe Hill (2017)
* The Changeling by Victor LaValle (2018)
* The Cabin at the End of the World by Paul G. Tremblay (2019)
* Black Leopard, Red Wolf by Marlon James (2020)
* Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (2021)
* My Heart is a Chainsaw by Stephen Graham Jones (2022)
* What Moves the Dead by T. Kingfisher (2023)

* Best Novel (1971–1981)
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Locus Award for Best Young Adult Book

2000s|

* Coraline by Neil Gaiman (2003)
* The Wee Free Men by Terry Pratchett (2004)
* A Hat Full of Sky by Terry Pratchett (2005)
* Pay the Piper by Jane Yolen & Adam Stemple (2006)
* Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett (2007)
* Un Lun Dun by China Miéville (2008)
* The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (2009)

2010s|

* Leviathan by Scott Westerfeld (2010)
* Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi (2011)
* The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente (2012)
* Railsea by China Miéville (2013)
* The Girl Who Soared Over Fairyland and Cut the Moon in Two by Catherynne M. Valente (2014)
* Half a King by Joe Abercrombie (2015)
* The Shepherd's Crown by Terry Pratchett (2016)
* Revenger by Alastair Reynolds (2017)
* Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (2018)
* Dread Nation by Justina Ireland (2019)

2020s|

* Dragon Pearl by Yoon Ha Lee (2020)
* A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (2021)
* Victories Greater Than Death by Charlie Jane Anders (2022)
* Dreams Bigger Than Heartbreak by Charlie Jane Anders (2023)

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* Best SF Novel (1980–present)
* Best Fantasy Novel (1978–present)
* Best First Novel (1981–present)
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Lodestar Award for Best Young Adult Book

* Akata Warrior by Nnedi Okorafor (2018)
* Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi (2019)
* Catfishing on CatNet by Naomi Kritzer (2020)
* A Wizard's Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher (2021)
* The Last Graduate by Naomi Novik (2022)

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Nebula Award for Best Short Story

1966–1980|

* ""Repent, Harlequin!" Said the Ticktockman" by Harlan Ellison (1966)
* "The Secret Place" by Richard McKenna (1967)
* "Aye, and Gomorrah" by Samuel R. Delany (1968)
* "The Planners" by Kate Wilhelm (1969)
* "Passengers" by Robert Silverberg (1970)
* "Good News from the Vatican" by Robert Silverberg (1972)
* "When It Changed" by Joanna Russ (1973)
* "Love Is the Plan the Plan Is Death" by James Tiptree Jr. (1974)
* "The Day Before the Revolution" by Ursula K. Le Guin (1975)
* "Catch That Zeppelin!" by Fritz Leiber (1976)
* "A Crowd of Shadows" by Charles L. Grant (1977)
* "Jeffty Is Five" by Harlan Ellison (1978)
* "Stone" by Edward Bryant (1979)
* "giANTS" by Edward Bryant (1980)

1981–2000|

* "Grotto of the Dancing Deer" by Clifford D. Simak (1981)
* "The Bone Flute" by Lisa Tuttle (refused, 1982)
* "A Letter from the Clearys" by Connie Willis (1983)
* "The Peacemaker" by Gardner Dozois (1984)
* "Morning Child" by Gardner Dozois (1985)
* "Out of All Them Bright Stars" by Nancy Kress (1986)
* "Tangents" by Greg Bear (1987)
* "Forever Yours, Anna" by Kate Wilhelm (1988)
* "Bible Stories for Adults, No. 17: The Deluge" by James K. Morrow (1989)
* "Ripples in the Dirac Sea" by Geoffrey A. Landis (1990)
* "Bears Discover Fire" by Terry Bisson (1991)
* "Ma Qui" by Alan Brennert (1992)
* "Even the Queen" by Connie Willis (1993)
* "Graves" by Joe Haldeman (1994)
* "A Defense of the Social Contracts" by Martha Soukup (1995)
* "Death and the Librarian" by Esther Friesner (1996)
* "A Birthday" by Esther Friesner (1997)
* "Sister Emily's Lightship" by Jane Yolen (1998)
* "Thirteen Ways to Water" by Bruce Holland Rogers (1999)
* "The Cost of Doing Business" by Leslie What (2000)

2001–2020|

* "macs" by Terry Bisson (2001)
* "The Cure for Everything" by Severna Park (2002)
* "Creature" by Carol Emshwiller (2003)
* "What I Didn't See" by Karen Joy Fowler (2004)
* "Coming to Terms" by Eileen Gunn (2005)
* "I Live With You" by Carol Emshwiller (2006)
* "Echo" by Elizabeth Hand (2007)
* "Always" by Karen Joy Fowler (2008)
* "Trophy Wives" by Nina Kiriki Hoffman (2009)
* "Spar" by Kij Johnson (2010)
* "How Interesting: A Tiny Man" by Harlan Ellison / "Ponies" by Kij Johnson (2011)
* "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu (2012)
* "Immersion" by Aliette de Bodard (2013)
* "If You Were a Dinosaur, My Love" by Rachel Swirsky (2014)
* "Jackalope Wives" by Ursula Vernon (2015)
* "Hungry Daughters of Starving Mothers" by Alyssa Wong (2016)
* "Seasons of Glass and Iron" by Amal El-Mohtar (2017)
* "Welcome to Your Authentic Indian Experience™" by Rebecca Roanhorse (2018)
* "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington" by P. Djèlí Clark (2019)
* "Give the Family My Love" by A. T. Greenblatt (2020)

2021–present|

* "Open House on Haunted Hill" by John Wiswell (2021)
* "Where Oaken Hearts Do Gather" by Sarah Pinsker (2022)
* "Rabbit Test" by Samantha Mills (2023)

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