Author record · 2008 to 2024
John Joseph Adams: Awards and Best-of Lists
John Joseph Adams has won 2 awards, including the Bram Stoker Awards (2023) for Out There Screaming, with 8 shortlist or finalist places, 7 longlist or nominee places, and 5 year-end list picks in our archive.
Also credited with Jordan Peele, Victor LaValle, R. F. Kuang, Karen Joy Fowler, N. K. Jemisin, Rebecca Roanhorse, Veronica Roth
Every recognition
| Year | Book | Source | Result | Translator |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Out There Screaming | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2024 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2024 | Out There Screaming | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology/Collected Works | |
| 2024 | Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2024 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2023 | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2023 | Out There Screaming | Bram Stoker Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Winner · Anthology | |
| 2023 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2022 | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2023 | Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror | Shirley Jackson Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Edited Anthology | |
| 2023 | Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Must-Read Books: Fantasy, Horror & Sci-Fi | |
| 2023 | Out There Screaming: An Anthology of New Black Horror | Chicago Public Library Best of the Best source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Our Favorite Books | |
| 2022 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2021 | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2020 | A People's Future of the United States | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2020 | A People's Future of the United States | Ignyte Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology/Collected Works | |
| 2019 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2018 | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2019 | A People’s Future of the United States | Booklist Editors' Choice source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · Adult Books: Genre Fiction | |
| 2019 | A People's Future of the United States | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror | |
| 2018 | Cosmic Powers | Locus Awards source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Finalist · Anthology | |
| 2017 | The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2016 | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2013 | Epic: Legends of Fantasy | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2011 | The Way of the Wizard | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2009 | The Living Dead | World Fantasy Award (Novel, Collection and Anthology) source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Nominee · Anthology | |
| 2008 | The Living Dead | Publishers Weekly Best Books source ↗ (opens in a new tab) | Selection · SF/Fantasy/Horror |
Books
- Out There Screaming6 sources · 2023 to 2024
- A People's Future of the United States4 sources · 2019 to 2020
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 20232 sources · 2024
- The Living Dead2 sources · 2008 to 2009
- Cosmic Powers1 source · 2018
- Epic: Legends of Fantasy1 source · 2013
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 20161 source · 2017
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 20181 source · 2019
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 20211 source · 2022
- The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 20221 source · 2023
- The Way of the Wizard1 source · 2011